Comments on: What common distributed work would work for UUs? http://boyinthebands.com/archives/what-common-distributed-work-would-work-for-uus/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:46:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Shelby Meyerhoff http://boyinthebands.com/archives/what-common-distributed-work-would-work-for-uus/#comment-47417 Shelby Meyerhoff Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:14:11 +0000 http://boyinthebands.com/?p=2509#comment-47417 Ok, this is going to seem very basic (and very familiar to churches), but how about Unitarian Universalists take responsibility for inviting a friend or stranger to church whenever that person expresses an interest in attending. For example, you tell someone at a party that you are a Unitarian Universalist and they say "I've always been curious about that." Then you say, "Oh, well I go to the ____ church, I really like it because ____. Would you like to come with me on Sunday?" Then, if they do come with you, introduce them around and help them get connected to a group or activity that they might enjoy in the future. Obviously, this might work better in a congregation where people have joined together to make an effort to really welcome folks, but it's work even a single individual can start with. Also, I think we're seeing a number of innovative shared work efforts recently focused on organizing online content about Unitarian Universalism, including UUpdates, DiscoverUU, and UUPlanet.tv Ok, this is going to seem very basic (and very familiar to churches), but how about Unitarian Universalists take responsibility for inviting a friend or stranger to church whenever that person expresses an interest in attending. For example, you tell someone at a party that you are a Unitarian Universalist and they say “I’ve always been curious about that.” Then you say, “Oh, well I go to the _ church, I really like it because _. Would you like to come with me on Sunday?”

Then, if they do come with you, introduce them around and help them get connected to a group or activity that they might enjoy in the future.

Obviously, this might work better in a congregation where people have joined together to make an effort to really welcome folks, but it’s work even a single individual can start with.

Also, I think we’re seeing a number of innovative shared work efforts recently focused on organizing online content about Unitarian Universalism, including UUpdates, DiscoverUU, and UUPlanet.tv

]]>