Webinar Schedule
Upcoming Events
| Fri Jun 01 @ 4:00PM - 01:00PM Spring Women's Conference ................... |
| Wed Jun 20 @ 1:00AM - 05:00PM General Assembly ................... |
| Sun Jul 15 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM Midwest Leadership School ................... |
| Sun Jul 15 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM Youth Leadership School ................... |
| Fri Jul 20 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM OWL Training in Oak Park, IL ................... |
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Welcome to the MidAmerica Region of the Unitarian Universalist Association!
Our Region consists of three districts: Prairie Star, Central Midwest, and Heartland.
We invite you to visit the separate websites for each organization, plus our combined media site, midwestuuleadership.org.
Why Regionalization?
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Why is this shift towards regions happening?
In answer to the question “why the change?”, we describe a three-legged stool:
(1) Changing congregations and changing world require changed way of working. District structures the last thirty years have changed little. District staffs were based on what we tool to be the ideal staffing structure for a midsized suburban congregation in 1980: two roughly parallel religious professionals, a parish minister and a religious educator, with support of an administrator. For both our larger congregations and our smaller ones this model now does not fit, and of course the model has never fit for our many lay-led congregation. Models of leadership structure are much more diverse and are quickly changed. We are becoming conscious of this as part of an overall series of changes which are exciting to engage and require of us some basic rethinking of how we work. Two summaries of the trends that we need to pay attention:
http://faithcommunitiestoday.org/
http://www.faithformation2020.net/ff-2020-driving-forces.html
MWLS Registration Open
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July 15 – 21, 2012
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
MidWest Leadership School (MWLS), a part of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s nationwide network of leadership schools, will be held July 15 – 21, 2012 (Sunday thru Saturday), on the campus of Beloit College in southeastern Wisconsin. MidWest Leadership School is sponsored by the Central MidWest District, in collaboration with Heartland District and Prairie Star District of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations.
MidWest Leadership School (MWLS) develops lay leaders in the Unitarian Universalist (UU) community. The week-long intense program includes leadership, group and system dynamics, UU history and theology, and elements of worship. The program is designed to provide insights, confidence, and enrichment for each participant’s congregation, work, and personal life.
Youth Leadership School Registration Open
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Plan to join us July 15-21, 2012 at Beloit College, Wisconsin!
WHAT IS YOUTH Midwest Leadership School?
Midwest Leadership School is a weeklong intensive experience designed to engage participants in all aspects of leadership in a Unitarian Universalist faith community. For the third year we are pleased to offer Midwest Leadership School for Youth (ages 14-18) in tandem with our Adult School. It will challenge and train Unitarian Universalist youth in three areas: Leadership Skills Development, Worship, and Religious Values & Heritage. This Leadership School is an intentional community and learning experience. It equips young UU’s with a foundation that deepens their religious development and expands their ability to contribute, both in their UU community and beyond.
Youth Leadership School is designed to be an intensive learning experience. The days will be long, varied and demanding, with little free time. The community we create together will be safe, supportive and fun—aiming to give each participant as full a sense of his or her own developing leadership skills as is possible in one short week. This is not a setting for anyone who might be dealing with personal life crises and it is not a conference. Days are highly structured and participation in all aspects of the school is required. The adult to youth ratio is about 1:4, so there will be ample adult support for students. | 2012 YLS Flyer | Register Online |
