http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/RecentChanges Workshops.Recent Changes Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:00:51 GMT pmwiki-2.2.2 http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/LeadershipDay2010 Fall Leadership Day will be online and will include participants from three districts.Download a printable flier to share with others. When Saturday, October 9, 2010 Sessions Three sessions on one ... sgreene 2010-09-08T21:00Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/SocialMedia What’s all this Facebook, blog, My Space, Twitter stuff that’s going on out there? How can social media help our congregation, and how do we use it smartly? This workshop will explore ... sgreene 2010-09-08T17:26Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/SecondHourMinistry The “Second Hour Church” is just one of the many different religious education formats congregations are beginning to explore as they seek to become more intentionally multigenerational. ... sgreene 2010-09-08T17:25Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/FutureWorkshops 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. ... sgreene 2010-09-08T17:14Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/ArchivedWorkshops Ten Steps in Becoming a Safe Congregation Held: May 11 and 20, 2010 Leaders: Rev. Phil Lund, the Lifespan Program Director for the Prairie Star District Nancy Combs-Morgan, the Faith Development ... sgreene 2010-09-08T17:13Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/OWLRochester2010 Friday and SaturdayOctober 1–2, 2010Rochester, Minnesota This training is for adults who want to teach the Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality curriculum in their congregations. This training will ... plund 2010-09-08T16:44Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/YouthSummit2010 Friday and SaturdayOctober 1–3, 2010Ames, Iowa This is a weekend event starting Friday evening and ending Sunday morning event dedicated to helping congregational youth groups learn about cool ... swarren 2010-09-07T20:19Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/LayOrdainedPartnership This workshop will explore some of the “secrets” that create a good lay/clergy partnership in congregational life. We will learn from a team who has been there, and learned along with way ... sgreene 2010-08-25T20:22Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/DealingwithConflict This workshop will give leaders a simple, useful tool kit for dealing positively with the conflict that is part of the life of even the healthiest of congregations and also will give guidelines for ... sgreene 2010-08-25T20:16Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/ReadyForFall Getting Ready for Newcomers We want to welcome everyone who comes to our congregation, though many times it is easier to greet those we already know than brand new people. There are many things ... sgreene 2010-07-29T15:22Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/OWLSaintPaul2010 Friday to SaturdayOctober 15–16, 2010Saint Paul, Minnesota This training is for adults who want to teach the Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality curriculum in their congregations. This training ... bstallings 2010-07-02T17:45Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/SafeCongregation For this webinar we will be highlighting 10 steps for your congregation to consider in becoming a “Safe Congregation.” We will include information on safety and liability policies for ... bstallings 2010-04-16T18:38Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/StaffEvaluation As churches grow and hire paid staff, they are sometimes stymied by the issues that emerge. Should we hire a church member as a staff member? What kind of evaluation system would be fair to staff and ... sgreene 2010-04-13T19:55Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/StaffingForGrowth A video of this workshop is available at Archived Workshops When Rev. Mark Stringer of First Unitarian Church of Des Moines, Iowa, went on sabbatical two years ago, he visited several large UU ... sgreene 2010-03-19T19:11Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/ManageDifficultBehavior Leaders are called in many different ways to respond to and manage difficult behavior. In this workshop hear about ten effective and good ways to respond to, and even prevent, challenging and ... bstallings 2010-02-11T18:41Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/StandingOnTheSideOfLove Guest presenter will be Adam Gerhardstein, campaign manager for Standing on the Side of Love, the UUA’s new interfaith campaign to advocate for justice and compassion for the issues of our ... sgreene 2010-01-26T18:38Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/GovernanceAsLeadership Ten Good Ideas About Good Governance Many of our most committed leaders have sat in congregational board meetings and said to themselves “there must be a better way to do this work”! ... nheege 2010-01-20T22:44Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/MultisiteCongregations This workshop has already happened. You can now watch a video of the presentation. Come hear about the possibilities for multi-site Unitarian Universalist congregations in Prairie Star District. ... bstallings 2009-12-02T21:19Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/AdultRE Everything we do is faith development. All we teach is Unitarian Universalism. The congregation is the curriculum. (Connie Goodbread and Susan Smith) Take part in this on-line session and find ... bstallings 2009-11-09T22:48Z http://www.psduua.org/Workshops/SmallCongregations Brief Description Join us to explore where small UU congregations seem to get tripped up and what seems to help strengthen and enliven them. Topics to be presented briefly and discussed will ... sgreene 2009-10-07T19:30Z