Prairie Star District sponsors a number of meetings and workshops every year. These are announced in various publications, including the District Calendar.
Registration is required for all workshops. The registration deadline is listed in each workshop description.
A printable flier for Fall 2010 online workshops is available. Print and share with your congregation’s leadership.
Monthly Online Workshop Series
Online: Any location with high speed Internet connection and phone line.
6:45 – 8:00 PM Central Time (7:45–9:00 PM Eastern Time)
Each workshop offered twice.
- Second Hour Ministry
- September 14 & 16, 2010
- Exploration of Social Media in Congregational Life
- October 14 & 19, 2010
- Money
- November 9 & 18, 2010
- Growth
- January 2011
- Youth Ministry
- February 2011
- Dealing with Conflict Positively
- March 2011
- Worship
- April 2011
- Lay/Ordained Partnership
- May 2011
Click the workshop title for more information. If the title is not a link, the information will be available soon.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Online: Any location with high speed Internet connection and phone line.
There will be three ninety minute sessions with two workshops per session.
Workshops will be offered for:
- New Presidents
- New Treasurers
- New Religious Educators
- New Membership Committees
- New Worship Coordinators
- New Social Action Committees
The workshops will bring together people from the MidAmerica region (Prairie Star, Heartland, and Central Midwest Districts) for online presentations by experienced lay leaders from UU congregations.
More information
Our Whole Lives (OWL) Trainings
- Junior/Senior High Combined OWL: October 1–2, 2010, Rochester, Minnesota
- K–1 & 4–6 Combined OWL: October 15–16, 2010, Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Young Adult/Adult OWL: January 2011 (date TBA), Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Junior/Senior High OWL: March 11–13, 2011, Robbinsdale, Minnesota
OWL helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior. These trainings are for adults who want to teach the Our Whole Lives (OWL) curriculum in their congregations or community setting.
More information about the 2011 trainings will be available early in the fall.
These trainings are co-sponsored by the Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ, and Prairie Star District.
Completed Recent Workshops
- Multi-site Congregations, November 7, 2009: A video of this workshop is available at Archived Workshops.
- Staffing for Growth, February 25, 2010: A video of this workshop is available at Archived Workshops.
- Ten Good Ideas about Church Staff Evaluation, April 8, and 13, 2010 A video of this workshop is available at Archived Workshops.
- Ten Steps in Becoming a Safe Congregation, May 11 and 20, 2010
- Getting Ready for Fall August 12 & 18, 2010
