This training equips congregational leaders to strengthen the relational and organizational foundations that sustain thriving UU communities. Effective boundaries support mission alignment and promote the wellbeing of leaders, volunteers and the wider congregation.
Participants will explore boundaries at three levels: clarifying and maintaining their own roles and responsibilities, recognizing and honoring the boundaries of others and understanding how governance, policies and structural supports uphold accountability, safety and trust within congregational life.
Series Faculty
Series Lead:
- Lillian Drab-Braddick, Dean: UU Institute & Leaderlab, Southern Region
Series Faculty:
- Rev. Summer Albayati, Congregational Life Staff in the Pacific Western Region
- Lenore Bajare-Dukes, Congregational Life Staff in the Central East Region
- Rev. Erica Baron, Congregational Life Staff in the New England Region
- Rev. Byron Tyler Coles, Lead: Central East Region
- Connie Goodbread, Director of Hope for Us
- Jes Martinez-Hunt, Hope for Us Conflict Engagement Coach
- Rev. Sana Saed, Congregational Life Staff in the Central East Region
- Kathy McGowan, Congregational Life Staff in the Southern Region
- Ember Oak Kelly, Youth and Emerging Adult Ministry Staff
- Rev. Alia Shinbrough, former Congregational Life Staff in the Central East Region
- Lauren Wyeth, Faith Development Specialist and Congregational Life Consultant, MidAmerica Region
Development and Production Support
- Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, Website UX Project Manager & Originator of the UU Institute
- Beth Casebolt, Communications Consultant and Operations Manager in the Central East Region
- Nate Esparza, Regional Administrator in the Southern Region
- Rev. Matthew Johnson, Congregational Life Staff in the MidAmerica Region
- Chelsea Krafka, Regional Administrator in the MidAmerica Region
- Rev. Sunshine Wolfe, Regional Lead in the Pacific Western Region
With gratitude to all who contributed to the Effective Boundaries Series: our Series Faculty and project support folks, our leadership, including Rev. Megan Foley and Natalie Briscoe, and Team LeaderLab for their support in bringing this series to life.
