Onsite Packet - Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association

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See you at the next …
CENTER Institute for
Excellence in Ministry
February 2-6, 2015
Asilomar Conference Grounds
Pacific Grove, California
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the second UUMA CENTER Institute for Excellence in Ministry! We
hope you have arrived full of anticipation and excitement for what we will learn and
celebrate together.
Two years ago our President, Bill Hamilton-Holway and the UUMA Board welcomed
you to our first Institute held at a beautiful seaside setting on the California coastline.
This year, as your current and future President, it is our pleasure, on behalf of the
UUMA Board, to welcome you to the second Institute at another beautiful setting this
time in Florida.
In gratitude for the many UUMA leaders, volunteers and staff who have put hours and
hours - even years - of time, dedication and dreams into making this week come true,
your UUMA Board of Trustees invites you to relax, refresh and renew. The hope, and
maybe even prayer, for this week is to be changed. May it be so.
We thank you for your commitment to ministry and for living out our UUMA vision,
to nurture excellence in ministry through continuing education, collegiality and collaboration.
Yours in faith,
Rev Bill Hamilton-Holway
UUMA President
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Institute for Excellence in Ministry
Rev. Linda Olson-Peebles
UUMA President Designate
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January 28-February 1, 2013
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FRIDAY MORNING WORSHIP
OFFERING RECIPIENTS
On Friday morning our offering will be split and given to the
UUMA Continuing Education Scholarship Fund and a local organization that is supported by our local congregation. Our recipient
this year is the Free Clinic Beacon House in St. Petersburg. We
are honored to have Yolanda Giovannetti, the Director of Beacon
House, and some graduates of the program join us for breakfast
and worship on Friday morning. The UUMA Continuing Education Scholarship Fund was created in 2010 to support those UUMA
members for whom attendance at continuing education programs is
financially challenging. Almost $20,000 was given to colleagues
to assist them in coming to the 2013 Institute but many more colleagues had to stay home because we could not offer larger grants.
Our goal is to grow the fund to $50,000 by the 2015 Institute. Your support on Friday and when you return
home to your congregations and communities will help us help more colleagues.
St. Petersburg Free Clinic, Inc. is a multi-service, independent, not-for-profit human services agency. It has
been caring for the unserved and underserved families and individuals facing temporary emergency needs
throughout Pinellas County, Florida for over 40 years.
Founded in 1970, St. Petersburg Free Clinic began as a single walk-in medical facility that provided basic
health care services to people without health insurance and without the means to provide adequate health care
for themselves and their families. In subsequent years, as additional needs of the community have been identified, it has expanded its services, becoming a multi-service, multi-site agency to address the need for food,
shelter and health care through six programs.
Established in 1997, Free Clinic Beacon House provides safe, supportive, transitional shelter to single, homeless men, as they work
toward their goal of self-sufficiency. Free Clinic Beacon House provides housing for up to 25 men. Within the same building is the Free
Clinic Community Kitchen, which serves dinner six nights per week
to anyone in the community who is hungry; 3,500-4,000 meals are
prepared each month.
Dear UUMA Colleagues,
Welcome to St. Pete Beach and the second UUMA CENTER Institute for Excellence in Ministry. We on the
CENTER team are delighted you have chosen to be here! We are filled with great anticipation about what is
in store for all of us this week: moving and inspiring worship, provocative and insightful seminars, conversations with beloved colleagues, and hopefully some time on the beautiful beach, too.
You will see that there is a wealth of opportunities for learning, collegiality and growth available to you this
week. We encourage you to take as many of these opportunities as feels right to you—and we also encourage
you to take the time and space you need to open yourself to the transformative possibilities of the Institute. No
one is required or expected to do everything that is available. Taking time for a conversation with a treasured
colleague or walking on the beach—these are as much a part of what might transform you as the seminars or
the worship. Be good to yourself this week!
We on CENTER as well as our UUMA staff will do our very best to be helpful this week. You will be able to
identify us by our very stylish beach hats. We also have two excellent chaplains in place if you feel in need of
spiritual counsel and support. We’re working also on continuing to develop our multicultural awareness and
right relationship skills in ways that really work for us all– the UUMA’s Committee on Anti-Racism and Multiculturalism has taken the lead on this and are available to help. Please do not hesitate to ask any of us for assistance.
As you settle into this beautiful place, we invite you to look through the contents of this packet. You will find
a lot of information that will help you have a fulfilling, enjoyable and comfortable time.
We wish you a transformative week!
Peace,
Your CENTER Team—
Roger Bertschausen, Colin Bossen, Meghan Cefalu, Jennifer Channin, Alicia Forde, Sarah Gibb Millspaugh,
Liz Lerner Maclay, Kent Mattheis, Aaron McEmrys, Don Southworth, Marta Valentin, Cheryl M. Walker
A “graduate” of the Beacon House program said:
“Not long ago, I found myself homeless. I wasn’t just homeless, I was hopeless. I asked someone else in a
similar situation where to turn for help and they mentioned, “Try Beacon House.”
I showed up at Beacon House with nothing but the clothes I was wearing and a tattered soul. After a brief
meeting with some of the staff members, they welcomed me with open arms. They made sure I received all the
various items I needed and fed me a nice, hot meal. After entrance into the program, the caring continued. The
level of commitment from the Beacon House staff was astounding. Their continuous focus was always on my
self-improvement.
I have since moved on and am supporting myself. My heart and life, once without hope, is now full of
hope; all due to the help I received at Beacon House.”
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Dear UUMA Members and Guests,
Welcome to St. Pete Beach and the second UUMA CENTER Institute for Excellence in Ministry! We have
worked closely with your CENTER Committee and the Sirata staff to do everything we can to make this a
wonderful week for you and the UUMA. Since we have such rare occasions when we get to be with the people we love and serve (YOU!), this week is a special treat for us as well.
If we can do ANYTHING to make your week extra special please let us know. Our contact information and
areas of responsibility are below. You can find us in the UUMA office and also by our stylish beach hats. We
hope you’ll stop by to say hello and tell us how your experience is going. Learn. Relax. Connect. Have fun.
We are here to help make it all so.
Don, Janette, Jennifer & Allison
Staff Information
Ritchie is widely published on the topic of Unitarian
Universalist history and identity, and also postmodern
religious cultural studies, with her work being translated into Turkish and Hungarian. Her book on the Unitarian history in relationship to Judaism and Islam,
based on her Minns Lectures of 2009 will soon be released.
Vanessa Southern
Parish Minister, The Unitarian Church in Summit, NJ
Vanessa Southern has served at
Summit since August of 2001.
In 2010, her congregation was
named a "Breakthrough Congregation" by the Unitarian
Universalist Association, was awarded the first ever
Congregational Social Justice Award by the Unitarian
Universalist Service Committee and in 2011 was a
part of the fledgling "Leap of Faith” program. She also currently serves as part of the five-person 50th Anniversary Task Force of the UUA. Vanessa graduated
from Stanford University in 1990, with a degree in
philosophy and religious studies, and from Harvard
Divinity School in 1995. She is the author of This
Piece of Eden, published by Skinner House Books in 2001.
Scott Tayler
Scott Tayler is the Co-Senior Minister of the First Unitarian Church
of Rochester, NY. He and his
staff team have developed a small
group system that engages over
♦ Don Southworth – 919-824-3999, [email protected]
Appreciations - Complaints - Questions about anything
♦ Janette Lallier – 401-578-9093, [email protected]
Onsite Arrangements: Catering/Food Issues, AV needs, Child Care, Accessibility
♦ Jennifer Channin – 609-865-5359, [email protected]
Onsite Coordination of: Seminars, One-Time-Opportunities, and the Dance Party
♦ Allison Palm – 320-420-0921, [email protected]
Onsite Coordination of: Registration, Volunteers, Partner/Spouse Tours
After the initial registration period (Monday, 1:30-6:00) we will be opening an onsite UUMA Office. Please stop by to
purchase publications (from both our presenters and the UUMA), ask questions about your membership, have a new
membership card made, or just say "hello" and tell us how your Institute experience is going -- we love getting to know
our members!
We will be open:
Monday: 7:30-9:00 PM
Tuesday: 6:30-10AM, 1:00-2:00PM, 5:00-6:00PM, 8:00-9:00
Wednesday: 7:30-10AM, 1:00-2:00PM, 5:00-6:00PM, 8:00-9:00PM
Thursday: 7:30-10AM, 1:00-2:00PM, 5:00-6:00PM
Friday: 7:30-10AM
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Jai Uttal
Jai Uttal, a sacred music composer,
recording artist, multiinstrumentalist, and ecstatic vocalist, combines influences from India
with influences from American
rock and jazz, creating a stimulating
and exotic multi-cultural fusion that
is truly world spirit music. Having
traveled extensively in India, where he met many
beautiful saints and singers, Bhakti yoga became his
personal path. Jai has been leading kirtans around the
world for more than 30 years, creating a safe environment for people to open their hearts and voices.
www.jaiuttal.com
Cheryl M. Walker
Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington, NC
Cheryl has been serving as
the Minister at the Wilmington Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship of Wilmington, North Carolina since
2009. She came to Wilmington after serving at All
Soul's Unitarian Universalist Church in New York
City. She has served on the UUMA CENTER team
since 2010 and is currently co-chair of the committee.
** EVALUATIONS **
Hours for UUMA office:
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half of their 1000 members and at the same time cut
his work-time in half, allowing him twice as much
time to ski the snowy slopes of upstate New York!
Your evaluation of the Institute, seminars, and facilities are very important to us. In order to save trees and
more quickly gather your feedback we ask that you go to http://www.uuma.org/surveys/default.asp?
id=2013_Institute_Evaluation on the UUMA website to fill out the evaluation form. We will have a limited
number of paper evaluations available in the UUMA office beginning on Thursday morning. Thank you for
your participation in the life of the UUMA and at the Institute. We look forward to hearing how we can continue to serve your continuing education needs as richly as possible.
The CENTER Committee
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Mark Hicks
Tamara Lebak
Dr. Mark A. Hicks is the Angus
MacLean Professor of Religious Education at Meadville Lombard Theological School and Director of The
Fahs Collaborative: A Laboratory
for Leaders in Faith and Learning.
He is a JUUST Change Consultant for the UUA and
former chair of the South-East Regional Committee
on Candidacy.
Tamara Lebak is the Associate
Minister at All Souls where she
has been since 2006. Tamara integrates her training in Gestalt Organization and Systems Development, conflict management, appreciative inquiry, and community
organizing to serve her ministry,
independent consulting, and executive coaching.
Carol Howard Merritt
Carol Howard Merritt is a pastor at
Western Presbyterian Church, an
intergenerational congregation and
the home of Miriam's Kitchen, a
feeding and social service program
that welcomes 200 homeless guests
for breakfast and dinner each weekday. Carol is the award-winning
author of Tribal Church (Alban Institute, 2007)
and Reframing Hope (Alban Institute, forthcoming).
She has written numerous articles and she blogs for
the Christian Century and Huffington Post. Carol cohosts a weekly God Complex Radio podcast and she
leads conferences nationally and internationally on
cultural shifts and religion.
Marlin Lavanhar
Marlin Lavanhar has been Senior
Minister of All Souls in Tulsa since
2000. Working collaboratively
with colleagues, staff and laity the
church has grown from a unicultural church of 1000 adults to an 1800 member
church with an active vision of being a multicultural,
multiracial congregation. A central feature of his ministry is a prominent public presence in the city.
Dan McKanan
Dan McKanan is the Ralph Waldo
Emerson Unitarian Universalist Association Senior Lecturer at Harvard
Divinity School, where he works to
maintain the historic connection between Harvard and Unitarian Universalism. He is the author of four books, and a proud
member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford, Massachusetts.
Rebecca Parker
Rebecca Ann Parker is President
and Professor of Theology at Starr
King School for the Ministry in
Berkeley, California. Parker is an
ordained United Methodist minister
in dual fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association. Before
assuming leadership of Starr King
School in 1990, she spent 10 years as a parish minister
in the Pacific Northwest and taught at the Northwest
Theological Union in Seattle. As Starr King’s Professor of Theology, Parker lectures widely on behalf of
Unitarian Universalists.
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able of Contents
UUMA Covenant ............................................................................... 6
Institute Covenant ............................................................................... 7
Right Relations..................................................................................... 8
Hospitality & Child Care Information ....................................... 10-11
Institute Schedule ......................................................................... 12-13
Seminar & Spiritual Practices Locations......................................... 14
Sirata Facilities Map .......................................................................... 15
Seminar Descriptions ........................................................................ 16
Spiritual Practices Descriptions ....................................................... 17
One-Time Gatherings ....................................................................... 19
Vespers ............................................................................................... 19
Spouse/Partner Tours ...................................................................... 20
St. Petersburg Attractions................................................................. 21
St. Petersburg Restaurants ............................................................... 22
Presenter Information .................................................................. 23-26
Evaluation Information .................................................................... 26
Friday Morning Offering ................................................................. 27
Susan Ritchie
Susan Ritchie is Professor of UU
History at the Starr King School for
the Ministry, a member of the UUA
Board of Trustees, and has served
as Minister to the North UU Congregation in Lewis Center Ohio
since 1996.
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Presenters
UUMA Covenant
Keith Arnold
United in our call to serve the spirit of love and justice through the vocation of ministry in the liberal religious
tradition, we, the members of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association, covenant with one another:
To conduct ourselves with integrity, honoring the trust placed in us;
To embody in our lives the values that we proclaim on behalf of our faith;
To support one another in collegial respect and care, understanding and honoring the diversity within our association;
To hold ourselves accountable to each other for the competent exercise of our vocation;
To use our power constructively and with intention, mindful of our potential unconsciously to perpetuate systems of oppression;
To seek justice and right relations according to our evolving collective wisdom, and to refrain from all abuse
or exploitation;
To cultivate practices of deepening awareness, understanding, humility, and commitment to our ideals;
To labor earnestly together for the well-being of our communities and the progress of Unitarian Universalism.
Through fidelity to this covenant and our Code of Professional Conduct, we aspire to grow in wholeness, and
bring hope and healing to the world.
Minister of Music, Jefferson
Unitarian Church, Golden, CO
Keith Arnold has served at Jefferson Unitarian Church since 1997.
He earned a Doctorate in the History and Performance of Choral
Music from the University of Colorado, and has led
Unitarian Universalist music ministry programs in
Nashville, TN; Boulder, CO; and Golden, CO. Under
his direction, the JUC Choir was invited to represent
Colorado in Washington DC's National Cathedral in
2005, and members of the JUC Choir sang at Carnegie
Hall in 2010. At the denominational level, Keith conducted the General Assembly Choir (2001) and Singers of the Living Tradition (2007), co-chaired a UU
Musicians Network Conference (2005), and served as
President of the UUMN (2008 - 2010). Keith has also
served as Music Director of the Arvada Center Chorale from 2001 to 2010, and he currently conducts the
One World Singers, a chorus dedicated to promoting
understanding through performance of music from
many cultures. Keith studied Renaissance music in
England with Peter Phillips and conducted choirs on
tour to Bulgaria, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland,
Canada, and China.
Mark Belletini
Senior Minister, First Unitarian
Universalist Church, Columbus, OH
Mark Belletini began his ordained
ministry by serving as Assistant to
Rev. Diane Miller at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco. He moved on to serve as minister of the Starr
King Unitarian Universalist Church for 18 years. He
has been senior parish minister at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus since August 1st of
1998. Mark served as the chair of the Hymnbook Resources Commission which produced the present hardbound worship book for the Unitarian Universalist Association, and he has served four two year terms on
the Ministerial Fellowship Committee of the UUA.
Mark has also taught in a number of seminaries, including Meadville-Lombard in Chicago, which awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1994, and Starr King
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School for the Ministry, which is his alma mater. He
has taught worship and celebration, Unitarian Universalist history, gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender
studies, and the Gospels from a Unitarian Universalist
perspective. In addition, he has written papers for conferences and study groups, including a paper on radical theology for the Unitarian Church in Prague, a paper on Jesus as a Torah based Prophet, and a historical
study on our Unitarian ancestor, Arius of Alexandria.
He has also written a number of song texts and hymns
for various occasions, and writes poetry for both his
ministry and himself.
Lia Davis
Worship Musician, First Unitarian
Society, Denver, CO
Lia Davis began playing piano by ear
at age five, has fourteen years of classical training, and is an accomplished
musician across many genres, including jazz, Argentine tango, folk, and pop. Piano is her
native instrument, though she also sings and plays accordion, organ, electric bass, folk harp, and drum set.
Fascinated by learning and how to facilitate others'
learning, Lia teaches piano to students of all ages and
skill levels. Her other interests include dancing, cooking, architecture, and improvisation (in all areas of
life). A Colorado native, Lia returned to Denver in
2007 after having lived in Boston for six years.
James Forbes
Senior Minister Emeritus, Riverside
Church, New York, NY
James Alexander Forbes, Jr. is Senior
Minister Emeritus of The Riverside
Church, President of the Healing of
the Nations Foundation and the Harry
Emerson Fosdick Distinguished Professor at Union
Theological Seminary . Dr. Forbes is known as the
preacher’s preacher because of his extensive preaching career and his charismatic style. He was named by
Newsweek magazine as one of the 12 "most effective
preachers” in the English-speaking world.
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Gennaro’s Ristorante
2004 Pass a Grille Way
727-360-0563
Italian, Pizza
Entrees: $12-20
Sea Critters Café
2007 Pass s Grille Way
727-360-3706
Seafood
Entrees: $10-25
Brass Monkey
709 Gulf Way #200
727-367-7620
Seafood, Pizza, Sandwiches
Entrees: $8-28
Paradise Grille
900 Gulf Way
727-367-1495
Sandwiches, Seafood
Entrees: $7-15
Vida De Café
120 – 8 Avenue
727-289-7164
Vegetarian, Raw
Entrees: $8-15
Smiley’s Snack Shack
3700 Gulf Boulevard
727-803-6885
Burgers, Sandwiches
Entrees: $5-10
Gigi’s Italian Restaurant
4399 Gulf Boulevard
727-363-3344
Italian
Entrees: $10-20
Blue Fugu
4615 Gulf Boulevard
727-367-6762
Japanese Steakhouse
Entrees: $15-25
Buona Pizza
4705 Gulf Boulevard
727-360-7970
Pizza, Italian
Entrees: $7-15
MadFish
5200 Gulf Boulevard
727-360-9200
Seafood, Burgers
Entrees: $12-35
Crabby Bill’s
5100 Gulf Boulevard
727-360-8858
Seafood
Entrees: $11-35
Silas Dent’s Steakhouse
5501 Gulf Boulevard
727-360-6961
Seafood, Steakhouse
Entrees: $8-35
Jimmy B’s Beach Bar
6200 Gulf Boulevard
727-367-1902
Burgers, Sandwiches
Entrees: $10-12
Fetishes Fine Dining
6305 Gulf Boulevard
727-363-3700
Seafood
Entrees: $19-40
Basil Leaf Thai-Sushi
6395 Gulf Boulevard
727-360-4000
Thai, Sushi
Entrees: $8-20
Institute Covenant
Our UUMA CENTER Institute for Excellence in Ministry is a learning environment that is sacred to all who
attend. In order to provide the best possible experience for all, CENTER and the Committee on Anti-Racism,
Oppression and Multiculturalism ask that you read and respect it as you enjoy your time at the Institute.
We adhere to the covenant of the UUMA (above) and the guidelines of professional practice.
We strive to be in right relationship with one another in our daily interactions.
Therefore we acknowledge:
1) We all have something to learn. We want to set and uphold the expectation that we are a learning community, in which well-intentioned mistakes are an inevitable part of the road toward growth
2) As a community, we all have the responsibility to help each other in relationship. We need each other for
help in seeing what we can't see on our own.
3) We want to see, trust, and affirm one another's good intentions. We also want to have a process for working
through the harm caused when there is a "miss" - when the intentions and the impact are not aligned. This accountability has three parts:
to one’s self and idea/image of self/spirit (how do you set your mark? how do you know you have
missed it?)
to the person/persons who have been wronged
Café Luna
6700 Gulf Boulevard
272-360-7500
Seafood, Pizza, Steak, Vegetarian
Entrees: $14-27
The Boulevard Grille
7081 Gulf Boulevard
727-623-9995
Steak, Pasta, Pizza
Entrees: $8-20
Sandra’s German Restaurant
71155 Gulf Boulevard
727-363-4414
German
Entrees: $15-20
Dockside Dave’s Grill
7141 Gulf Boulevard
727-360-4200
Seafood, Sandwiches
Entrees: $7-20
Woody’s Waterfront Restaurant
7308 Sunset Way
727-360-9165
Seafood, Sandwiches
Entrees: $8-15
Oyster Shucker
650 Corey Avenue
727-363-4464
Burgers, Tacos, Seafood
Entrees: $8-15
Sloppy Pelican
677 75th Avenue
727-360-7100
Seafood, Sandwiches, Burgers
Entrees: $9-20
Verducci’s Pizzeria Trattoria
7736 Blind Pass Road
727-363-7900
Pizza, Italian
Entrees: $10-15
Salty Rim
9254 Blind Pasa Road
727-861-9955
Seafood, Steak, Burgers
Entrees: $9-25
Carino’s Ristorante
727-360-8502
Italian
Entrees: $12-20
Sea Hags Bar and Grill
727-360-2800
Sandwiches, Pizza, Grill
Entrees: $10-20
Agave Restaurant
6400 Gulf Boulevard
727-367-3448
Mexican
Entrees: $11-30
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to the community as a whole
We take collective responsibility to embody the best of ministry.
We share responsibility for group dynamics and work in service of our purpose.
We are mindful and respect each other by showing up on time and being fully present.
We respect one another’s privacy.
We are here in service of our faith.
And we have fun.
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A Fresh Look at Right Relations
Building skills for intercultural communication and community is essential to living into the power
and potential of our faith. We cannot benefit from the fullness of each person’s humanity, from the
light of spirit that sparks in each of us uniquely, unless we can see and appreciate the differences
among us. Those differences allow us to deepen in our knowledge of the holy as we bow to the mystery in each other. Many of those differences derive from what we have come to understand as culture. Our skill at honoring, celebrating, and working with the complexities of difference is instrumental to our ability to connect and see and know each other. It can be the foundation for discerning what
shape justice should take, and what peace really looks like.
As you are probably aware, the UUMA has a longstanding commitment to full inclusion, equity and antioppression, expressed most succinctly in our UUMA Code of Conduct as follows:
Ethical Standards:
Expectations of Conduct:
I will acknowledge the reality of privilege arising from differences of social location and historical marginalization. I will exercise the power of my authority and the privileges of my social location in such a
way that I do not disadvantage my colleagues on the basis of my or their race, color, class, sex, sexual
orientation, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability or ethnicity.
Our intentions to fulfill these standards and expectations have been good, and we have sometimes fallen short
of meeting them. At the Institute this year, we are working on some new practices of personal and communal
accountability.
As we pursue our fulfillment of our obligations to each other and our aspirations for our selves, we are guided
by these assumptions:
1. Ours is a learning community in which well-intentioned mistakes are an inevitable part of the road
toward growth.
2. As members of a learning community, we each have the responsibility to help each other learn. We
need help in learning what we can’t learn on our own. We need to help others learn what they cannot learn on their own.
3. We trust and affirm one another's good intentions.
4. Identity-based power dynamics are a fact of our institutional life together and will impact how we
experience the Institute.
5. In the event of harmful statements or actions, we will work to respond with three priorities in mind:
a) the person or persons who have been harmed; b) the person or persons who are accused of causing the harm; c) the community as a whole.
Chihuly Collection at
Morean Arts Center
400 Beach Drive
(727)896-4527
The Pier
800 Second Avenue N.E.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 821-6164
Mahaffey Theater
400 First Street South
(727) 892-5746
The Palladium
253 Fifth Ave North
(727) 822-3590
The Coliseum
535 Fourth Avenue North
(727) 892-5525
freeFall Theatre Company
6099 Central Avenue
(727) 498-5205
American Stage
163 3rd Street North
(727) 823-7529
The Florida Botanical Gardens
12520 Ulmerton Road
Largo, FL 33774
(727) 582-2300
Boyd Hill Nature Park
Wheedon Island Preserve
1101 Country Club Way South
(727) 893-7326
1800 Wheedon Drive NE
(727) 453-6500
Sawgrass Lake Park
7400 35th Street North
(727) 217-7256
Gizelle Kopsick Arboretum
901 North Shore Drive NE
(727) 893-7441
Sunken Gardens
1825 4th Street North
(727) 551-3100
Lake Rogers Park
9910 Mobley Road
(813) 264-3917
Demens Landing Park
Bayshore Dr. & 2nd Avenue South
(727) 823-7529
Entertainment
Parks
I will work to confront attitudes and practices of unjust discrimination on the basis of race, color, class,
sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability, or ethnicity, and to challenge
them within myself and in individuals, congregations, and groups I serve.
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St. Pete Museum of History
335 2nd Avenue Northeast
(727) 894-1052
www.stpetemuseumofhistory.org
Florida Holocaust Museum
55 5th Street South
(727) 820-0100
www.flholocaustmuseum.org
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Restaurants
Compass Grille
Sirata Beach Resort
727-363-5129
Sandwiches, Seafood, Pizza
Entrees: $10-20
Harry’s Beach Bar
Sirata Beach Resort
727-363-5125
Sandwiches, Pizza
Entrees: $9-12
Rum Runner’s Bar & Grille
Sirata Beach Resort
727-363-5135
Burgers, Sandwiches, Pizza
Entrees: $9-13
Skidder’s Restaurant
5799 Gulf Boulevard
727-360-1029
Greek, Italian
Entrees: $12-20
Snapper’s Sea Grill
5895 Gulf Boulevard
727-367-3550
Seafood
Entrees: $18-40
The Wharf Seafood Restaurant
2001 Pass a Grille
727-367-9469
Seafood
Entrees: $10-18
Spinners Rooftop Revolving Bistro
5250 Gulf Boulevard
727-360-1811
Seafood, Steak
Entrees: $20-35
PJ’s Oyster Bar
595 Corey Avenue
727-367-3309
Seafood
Entrees: $10-40
Nori Thai Restaurant
727-367-6535
Thai, Sushi
Entrees: $11-20
Madeleina Cottage Restaurant
357 Corey Avenue
727-367-1727
English, European
Entrees: $10-25
Black Palm Restaurant
109 8th Avenue
727-360-5000
Tapas, Latin American
Entrees: $15-35
Hurricane Seafood Restaurant
809 Gulf Way
727-360-9558
Seafood
Entrees: $8-20
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Spouse/Partner Tours
There will be two Spouse/Partner Tours during the 2013 Institute. One will be a full day trip to the Salvador
Dali Museum and the Florida Holocaust Memorial Museum. The second will be a half-day trip to the Sunken
Gardens. Pre-Registration was required. To inquire to the availably of tours onsite see Allison (320-420-0921).
Tuesday, January 29: Museum Tour.
The first thing we ask of individuals is to join in a regular reflection practice on your own participation and
experience of the Institute, centered on the following questions:
What went well?
What went wrong?
Gather in the lobby at 9:45 am (return scheduled for 5PM)
What was challenging?
Salvador Dali Museum: www.salvadordalimuseum.org
What did you learn?
Located at 1000 3rd Street South at 10th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, on the waterfront, the Dali Museum
has over 200 of the artist's paintings, plus 1,300 graphics. "Dali: Gems" rarely viewed jewelry, paintings,
drawings, glassware, and flatware designed by Dali.
What do you want to do differently in the future?
Florida Holocaust Memorial Museum & Educational Center : www.flholocaustmuseum.org
Located at 55 - 5th Street South, in downtown St. Petersburg, the Florida Holocaust Memorial Museum & Educational Center is the 4th largest Holocaust museum in the U.S. The museum houses a permanent exhibit entitled "History, Heritage, and Hope”, a compelling history of individuals of strength, courage and spirit, who
confronted the extremes of hatred and persecution in their homes and communities. Experience a collection of
works of art, photographs and historical artifacts, in exhibits from all over the world, and an extraordinary traveling collection, which changes on a regular basis. (727-820-0100)
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Thursday, January 31: Garden Tour.
Gather in the lobby at 9:45 am (return scheduled no later than 3PM)
Sunken Gardens: A Botanical Experience...
www.stpete.org/sunken
1825 – 4th Street, N.; St. Petersburg, FL (727) 551-3100. Enjoy St. Petersburg’s 100-year old botanical garden, see a 200 year-old oak tree, discover new and unusual plants, watch cascading waterfalls, walk through
the Butterfly Experience or talk to a flamingo...
St. Petersburg Attractions
How will you develop the skill/information needed to make that change?
There are three ways you might choose to engage in this reflection:
As part of your own spiritual practice on a daily basis.
In a facilitated small group that will gather on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 8:00-8:30pm in
the main ballroom (where morning worship is held).
In an informal, self-selected small group that meets one or more times during the week.
If there are things that arise in you during the reflection process that you would like to share, we have asked
some of our “Who Are Our Neighbors?” facilitators - Susan Suchocki Brown, Kathryn Ellis, Lynn Gardner,
Mark Glovin, Dan King, Lois Van Leer, Tera Little, Jill McAllister, Diane Rollert and Diane Teichert - to help
facilitate the reflection groups and hear your insights. You also are encouraged to contact one of our chaplains, Jaco ten Hove ([email protected] or 206-200-5403) or Cathleen Cox ([email protected] or 707-8530009). If you have substantive matters of concern about matters of power and privilege at the Institute, please
be in touch with Parisa Parsa ([email protected] or 617-721-3970) or Nori Rost ([email protected] phone
719-963-0242).
We look forward to learning and deepening our community together under the Florida sun!
Parisa Parsa, Nori Rost
UUMA Committee on Anti-Racism, Oppression and Multiculturalism
Museums
Gulf Beaches Historical Museum
115 10th Avenue
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
(727) 552-1610
Morean Art Center
719 Central Avenue
(727) 821-7361
www.moreanartscenter.org
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
249 Windward Passage
Clearwater, FL 33767
(727) 441-1790
www.SeeWinter.com
The Armed Forces Museum
2050 34th Way North
Largo, FL 33771
(727) 539-8371
Salvador Dali Museum
1000 Third Street South
(727) 823-3767
www.salvadordalimuseum.org
The Pier Aquarium
800 Second Avenue NE
(727) 803-9799
www.pieraquarium.org
Museum of Fine Arts
225 Beach Drive NE
(727) 896-2667
www.fine-arts.org
Florida Craftsmen
501 Central Avenue
(727)821-7391
www.floridacraftsmen.net
Heritage Village
11909 125th St North
Largo, FL 33774
(727) 582-2123
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CHAPLAINS
Chaplains are available to community members who need immediate ministerial support or guidance. Our
chaplains are Jaco ten Hove (cell: 206-200-5403) and Cathleen Cox (cell: 707-853-0009).
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ONE TIME WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES
Sirata Beach Resort Welcomes
UUMA Center Institute for Excellence in Ministry
Dear UUMA Guest,
We welcome you to the Sirata and hope you enjoy your stay here on St. Pete Beach. The entire Sirata Beach Resort
staff is at your service. We pride ourselves in providing comfortable accommodations and friendly service. If you have
any questions or concerns, please contact us so that we may better serve you.
For your pleasure and to better assist you with any special requests or needs, we have compiled for you a list of Sirata
venues and resources along with resort phone extensions.
On Wednesday evening from 7:30 - 9:00 pm there will be an opportunity for various leaders or interest groups
to have time and space to meet. Anybody interested in offering this one time opportunity on a specific topic or
program area is welcome to do so. Look for the UUMA office at the back of our main worship space to post
and describe your gathering with spaces for people to sign up by Tuesday evening. Depending on the type of
gathering and the number of folks who sign up, rooms will be assigned on Wednesday morning. If you are
wanting to create a gathering for an interest group on topics such as Shared Professional Development Needs,
Young Adult Ministers, Congregations and Beyond, Mentoring, Coaching, Recruiting, After Pastor ministry,
Who Are Our Neighbors?, ministry in the aftermath of Sandy, emerging ministry, community ministry, spiritual directors, etc. during this 90 minute slot, bring any materials you need and be prepared to post a brief description when you arrive and register. Offerings will also be listed in the daily newsletter. Any questions,
please be in touch with Jennifer Channin at 605-477-2100 or [email protected].
One Time Workshop:
Concierge (located in registration lobby)
Ext. 5134
Meet with the UUMA/UUMN/LREDA Task Force!
Compass Grille
Ext. 5129
Rum Runners Beach Bar & Grille
Ext. 5135
Harry’s Beach Bar & Grille
Ext. 5125
Conference Center Lobby Lounge
Ext. 5828
Seabreeze Trading Company
Ext. 5144
The LREDA/UUMA/UUMN task force was envisioned by the Presidents of LREDA and UUMN (Sarah Dan
Jones and Natalie Fenimore) and the Executive Director of the UUMA (Don Southworth) as a way for our professional organizations to work together to identify best practices and recommend training opportunities (new
and existing) to nurture excellence in ministry. The task force is charged with meeting and communicating
with key leaders/members of our professional organizations so they can a) identify our most urgent shared professional development needs; b) identify best practices and models for team learning and excellence; c) recommend best practices, learning opportunities and other strategies to nurture and sustain excellence in professional ministry. Task force members are available to meet with you individually or on Wednesday evening. Your
input is vital to this work and critical to professional development in our faith. Task force members are Wendy Williams and Evan Keely (UUMA); Gail Carey and Karen Bauman (UU Musicians Network); and Anne
Principe and Annie Scott (Liberal Religious Educators Association).
Should you require transportation during your visit, the following services are readily available either on property or
just a phone call away.
Free Beach Ride:
727-776-7553
BATS Taxi:
727-367-3702
Avis/Budget Car Rental (located at Sirata)
727-363-5823 or ext. 5823
VESPERS:
We sincerely hope that your stay with us will be both an enjoyable and safe experience. However, if an emergency
occurs, please call 911 (or call the hotel operator and we can contact 911 for you). If the situation is non emergency in
nature, the Sirata Security staff will assist you in any way necessary; please call the hotel operator and we will dispatch
our on-property security personnel to your location. For your information and convenience, we have compiled the following list of nearby health providers.
Closest Hospital:
Palms of Pasadena Hospital
1501 Pasadena Shores Dr, St. Petersburg
727-381-1000
Closest Walk-in Clinic: Bayfront Convenient Care
6455 Gulf Blvd, St. Pete Beach
727-367-5666
Closest Pharmacy:
4685 Gulf Blvd, St. Pete Beach
727-360-0818
CVS Pharmacy
Please join us at the end of the day on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for three very special vespers services from 9 pm to 9:45. We're excited to share this rich range of evening worship opportunities with
you! Monday night's vespers will be a service full of sound and spirit, led by our Institute Music Director and
Jefferson UU Church Minister of Music, Keith Arnold, together with our Institute Assistant Music Director
Lia Davis. Tuesday night we'll have kirtan vespers conducted by workshop leader Jai Uttal, giving us all a
chance to experience the chanting and yoga-infused musical spirituality for which Jai has become famous
across the world. Wednesday night vespers will be a Spirit of Ruah service, led by our colleague at the Clearwater congregation Rev. Abhi Janamachi and his colleagues, in a service combining many spiritual practices
grounded in song, sound and movement.
St. Pete Beach was voted #1 US Beach Destination - 2012 TripAdvisor Travelers Choice Award. Please enjoy our
beautiful venue and our Sirata hospitality and let us know if there is anything more we can do to make your stay with us
a wonderful and pleasurable experience.
Sincerely,
Sirata Management & Staff
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Morning Run
Kim Crawford-Harvie (Location: Child Care Rm 3123 Meet-Up)
A half hour run followed by a cool down with some yoga and meditation on the beach.
Kim Crawford-Harvie is the senior minister at Arlington Street Church in Boston. She is married to Kem
Morehead. After sending their third of three daughters off to college, they moved into a huge Greek Revival
house in Concord (built the year Thoreau left for Walden Pond), where they live with twenty-nine high school
boys. During summer vacations, they backpack in the National Parks or take to the road to camp with their
Shiloh shepherds, Sierra and Obadiah.
Singing Meditation
Madeline Sifantus (Location: Coconut Palm)
Child Care, Accessibility & Hospitality
Accessibility:
We have designated a few tables closest to the buffet lines as Easy Access. If you find you it would be
helpful to be closer to the buffet line please take a spot here. We will also have some volunteers who
will be available to navigate the line if you need an extra hand. They will be wearing special nametags
– if you need help please ask! The Sirata also has multiple unisex bathrooms located throughout the
hotel - in the main building, one by the Front Desk, and one inside the Royal Palm.
Singing Meditation is a contemplative time which will combine singing with short periods of silence. This is
not about performance for an audience but rather the blending of voices in simple song and chant interspersed
with silence. Songs will be eclectic and come from a number of spiritual paths including Unitarian Universalist, Taize, earth based, and world sources. This spiritual practice is suitable for beginners as well as experienced singers and/or mediators.
Maddie Sifantus is the Consulting Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Wakefield, MA, Former
Director of MUSE (Music Serving Elders), Founder and Director Emerita of the Golden Tones elder chorus,
adjunct faculty at Andover Newton Theological School and a professional singer. She has been using music as
a medium to connect ages and for transformation for several decades.
A special note about food: We have spent a great deal of time working with the Sirata to prepare the
grounds and meals so that all will be comfortable and feel welcome. We have done the best we can to
accommodate different food requests but please understand that feeding over 500 people makes it difficult to gracefully provide individualized meals. To help make the buffets easier to navigate meals have
been labeled so that you will know if something is Gluten Free, Corn Free, Vegan, etc. If you have
concerns or find a meal where there is not sufficient food for you, please see Janette and she and the
Sirata staff will do their best to address it or create a plate that you can enjoy. We ask that if you are
omnivorous you save specialty items (such as Vegan dishes, Gluten-Free treats, etc) for those who requested such items.
Chakra Yoga on the Beach
Please note: We do our best to ensure that UUMA events are nut-free. Please do not bring food
into the event which may contain nuts — a number of our members are severely allergic.
Watercolors
Christina Sillari (Location: Hospitality Suite Rm 3124 Meet-Up)
Nadine Swahnberg (Location: Mediterranean Palm)
Art skill not required. Maximum of 15 participants.
Our class will include meditative experiments with both clear liquid watercolors and tube or pan colors. You
will be introduced to the layering of color, abstractions and their suggestively, and being at peace with the lack
of control we experience in watercolor. Most of our work with be on relatively small paper or card stock. Nadine will show you useful tricks for masking, burnishing and creating textures.
Nadine Swahnberg is a pastoral psychotherapist in private practice in Lakewood CO. She has been doing watercolor and studying painting for about twelve years. She has saved a lot of money on greeting cards!
Sound as Spiritual Practice: Finding Our Voices, Sharing Our Faith
Gretchen Woods (Location: Royal Palm)
Yellow name badges should be worn to every meal. Thank you.
Child Care:
Our child care will be provided by Our Loving Arms, LLC www.ourlovingarms.com. Child care is
free to members who registered prior to the event. Each morning please bring your child to the child
care room (3123) and check in with the provider. Questions or concerns can be directed to Janette. If
you wish to arrange child care outside the below hours you may do so directly with Our Loving Arms
(941-677-8687)
Hours Provided:
Curious about how sound may heal and energize your body, offer deeper avenues to your inner knowing, and
soothe your soul? Here is an opportunity for anyone - Yes, Anyone! - to experience sound within the body as a
positive force for good. No vocal training expected. Just come and experience.
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Monday, 1/28: Children are welcome at the opening meal (a fun luau). We will not have sitters available
during the Welcome/Opening Vespers in the evening. You may arrange directly with ourlovingarms.com if
you need child care.
The Rev. Dr. Gretchen Woods has studied spiritual mentoring since 1990, especially focusing upon the effects
of sound vibrations within the human body. She retired from 27 years of fully-settled UU parish ministry in
2011 as Minister Emerita of the UU Fellowship of Corvallis, Oregon. She is currently in her second year serving All Souls Unitarian Church in Indianapolis, IN as Interim Minister.
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Tuesday, 1/29 through Thursday, 1/31: Child Care will be available from 8:00AM to 6:30PM
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Friday, 2/1:Child Care will be available from 8:00AM to 12:30PM
Aikido
Mike Young (Location: Foxtail Room Meet-Up)
We'll learn some breathing and Ki exercises together and learn to stay centered in motion. In Aikido with
mind and body united there are no attack modes. On the sand we can at least fall down safely. Come to
play. Come to calm and center yourself.
Currently in Venice, FL, Mike Young serves congregations in transition as an alternative to retirement from 44
years as a settled Unitarian Universalist minister at churches in California, Florida and Hawaii.
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Hospitality:
We have arranged with the hotel to pay a group gratuity for the excellence service provided. Please do
not leave any housekeeping gratuity in your room. If you experience any excellent service or have
complaints or concerns please let Janette know so that we may let the hotel know of your experience.
Special Note: Check-out is a 11am. If you are leaving on Friday and have belongings to store during
the closing program you may leave them in the Majestic. Hotel staff will be available to supervise the
area during lunch.
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Awakening Bhakti Workshop: A Celebration of Divine and Human
INSTITUTE SCHEDULE
Jai Uttal (Location: Royal Palm)
Monday January 28
Choir Rehearsal
Registration
Welcome Reception
Dinner
Welcome & Vespers
(Majestic Palm)
(Majestic Foyer)
(Breezeway)
(Food Tent)
(Majestic Palm)
3:00-4:30
1:30– 9:00
5:00-6:00
6:00-7:30
9:00-9:45
(Various: See page 14)
(Food Tent)
(Majestic Palm)
(Food Tent)
6:45-7:45
7:00 - 8:15
8:30 - 9:30
10:00-12:00
12:00-1:00
1:00-2:00
2:00-5:00
5:00 -6:15
8:00-8:30
9:00-9:45
Tuesday January 29
Spiritual Practices
Breakfast
Worship: Cheryl Walker
Instruction Time
Lunch
Free Time
Instruction Time
Choir Rehearsal
Group Reflection
Vespers: Jai Uttal
(Majestic Palm)
(Majestic Palm)
(Majestic Palm)
Wednesday January 30
Spiritual Practices
Breakfast
Worship: Mark Belletini
Instruction Time
Lunch
Free Time
Instruction Time
Choir Rehearsal
One Time Workshops
Vespers: Abhi Janamanchi
(Food Tent)
(Majestic Palm)
(Food Tent)
(Majestic Palm)
(Various TBA)
(Majestic Palm)
6:45-7:45
7:00-8:15
8:30-9:30
10:00-12:00
12:00-1:00
1:00-2:00
2:00-5:00
7:00-8:30
7:30-9:00
9:00-9:45
Bhakti Yoga is the path of personal relationship with Spirit, with God, with Goddess; a relationship that includes all the flavors and moods of the human heart. In the journey of Bhakti our emotions become the fuel to
reconnect us with the Divine and to find healing and wholeness within us. Through singing Kirtan we explore,
express and share the deepest caverns of our souls and ultimately find the eternal spring of love.
For everyone who loves and practices Kirtan; or chanting the ecstatic songs of ancient India, Jai will share and
demystify some of their secrets particularly the 'fact' that with just a little understanding of music and rhythm
and a lot of self acceptance we all can sing and lead and share our hearts with others. The practice of chanting,
itself, can become our teacher, guiding us home.
Religion and the American Radical Tradition: Exploring the Contributions of Unitarians,
Universalists, and Others
Dan McKanan (Location: Date/Blue)
For more than two centuries, people of faith have been at the forefront of movements for social transformation
in the United States—and it is still going on today. Join Harvard historian Dan McKannan as he shares themes
from his recent book, Prophetic Encounters: Religion and the American Radical Tradition, with special emphasis on the ways Unitarian Universalists have contributed to historic struggles for liberty, equality, and solidarity in the United States. We will consider abolitionism, socialism, pacifism, feminism, and other movements as components of a single, continuous radical tradition that has always been deeply shaped by religious
belief and practice. Each session will include close reading of primary sources and shared reflection on the significance of history for our movement today.
Preaching and the Next Great Awakening
James Forbes (Location: Canary/Sable)
What will be the next great awakening and how will preaching help it come to be? Join one of the world's
greatest preachers and learn about the power, possibility and practice of prophetic preaching.
Spiritual Practices
Thursday January 31
Spiritual Practices
Breakfast
Worship: Vanessa Southern
Instruction Time
Lunch
Free Time
Instruction Time
Choir Rehearsal
Group Reflection
Dance
(Food Tent)
(Merrill Hall)
(Food Tent)
(Majestic Palm)
(Majestic Palm)
(Majestic Palm)
6:45-7:45
7:00-8:15
8:30-9:30
10:00-12:00
12:00-1:00
1:00-2:00
2:00-5:00
5:00-6:00
8:00-8:30
9:00-12:00
Friday February 1
Spiritual Practices
Breakfast
Worship: James Forbes
Closing Panel
Lunch
Departure
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(Majestic Palm)
(Majestic Palm)
(Food Tent)
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6:45-7:45
7:00 - 8:15
8:30 – 10:00
10:30-12:00
12:00 - 1:00
“Friends of Bill W.”
Creative Writing
(Location: Canary/Sabal Palm)
David Breeden (Location: Rum Runner Café, Date/Blue Palm for Rain)
Writing exercises to clear the mind and encourage creativity.
David Breeden is the settled minister at Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bloomington,
Minnesota. He is an editor, author, and translator, having published many novels and collections of poetry. He
regularly posts work on Twitter, Tumblr, and Wordpress.
Morning Worship on the Beach
Jan Carlsson-Bull (Location: Breezeway Meet-Up)
Worship on the beach will blend aquatic metaphors with the intimacy and ultimacy of our lives as spiritual/ /
religious/human beings.
Jan Carlsson-Bull is minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden, CT. She has served congregations in Kingston, NY and Cohasset, MA and for seven years was Assistant Minister at the Unitarian Church
of All Souls, New York City. Jan brings seasoned experience in worship participation, leadership, and training, as well as a passion for liturgical innovation, justice ministries, and the ocean.
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Institute Seminars
INSTITUTE SCHEDULE
Seminars have been pre-assigned. Please attend the seminar that is listed on your name badge.
Ordained Ministry for A New Millennium: Theologies and Practices of Re-newal
Rebecca Parker & Susan Ritchie (Location: Queen Palm)
How might we reimagine a practice and theology of ordained ministry for this new millennium? The Puritan
inheritance of an apocalyptic and eschatological imagination has informed our current understandings of prophetic, pastoral, and counter-oppressive ministry, but these understandings might be further evolved in light of
contemporary contexts. Similarly, the historical relationships between UU identities and the roles of ordained
ministers have shaped our theologies of sacramental and ritual practice—and yet, how might these theologies
shift now, especially in the context of multi-religious engagement? How might a post-modern, relational understanding human interchange inform an evolving ecclesiology in an age of social networking and internet
technologies? Come to think afresh about the nature, expression, and context of our calling.
Reaching (and Doing) More by Being Less: Taking Theme-Based Ministry and Member
Integration to the Next (Simpler) Level
Scott Tayler (Location: Mediterranean Palm)
There was a time when we assumed that “bigger menus” equaled greater impact, that more options meant
reaching more people. Turns out it just leads to member confusion and minister burn-out. So, are there ways
to both simplify our small group programming and make it more compelling at the same time? Can our small
group programs provide ministers with ideas and material rather than requiring them to generate even more of
it? This seminar answers with a resounding, “Yes!” Together we will look at a number of theme-based ministry models that allow us to do more with less; and then we will tweak those models to fit our own settings.
Power with Love
Marlin Lavanhar and Tamara Lebak (Location: Grand Plaza Imperial Ballroom)
In ministerial formation, little attention is spent teaching ministers how to identify and leverage our power effectively. This workshop will offer tools and practical ways to use ministerial power and authority to reclaim
the incredible promise of our free faith. Topics include leading with vision, raising the money to achieve vision, collaborative leadership, power within a multicultural community, and effective UU justice-making.
Current(s): How are the shifting tides changing your church today?
Carol Howard Merritt (Location: King Palm)
How are congregations effectively navigating generational shifts? What are the cultural changes that should be
effecting our churches? In our time together, we will explore how generational dynamics, technological advancements, and evolving communication have changed our culture and how they affect our ministries.
Whether you serve a traditional congregation or you're interested in new church movements, we will discern
how God is working through and with our current landscape.
Dancing on the Edge of Meaning: Religious Leadership for a Multi-Racial, Multicultural and
Theologically Diverse World
Time
6:00
6:30
6:45
7:30
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
Noon
12:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
6:00
6:30
7:00
7:30
Monday 1/28
Check In &
Registraon
1:30-6:00
Tues 1/29
Wed 1/30
6:45-7:45 Early
spiritual practices
Breakfast
7:00 - 8:15
Worship
8:30- 9:30
Instruction time
10:00 - 12:00
6:45-7:45 Early
spiritual practices
Breakfast
7:00 - 8:15
Worship
8:30- 9:30
Instruction time
10:00 - 12:00
LUNCH
12:00 - 1:00
Free Time
1:00-2:00
LUNCH
12:00 - 1:00
Free Time
1:00-2:00
LUNCH
12:00 - 1:00
Free Time
1:00-2:00
Instruction time
2:00 - 5:00
Instruction time
2:00 - 5:00
Instruction time
2:00 - 5:00
DINNER
6:00 - 7:30
Choir
Rehearsal
5:00-6:15
Dinner
On Your Own
6:45-7:45 Early
6:45-7:45 Early
spiritual practices spiritual practices
Breakfast
Breakfast
7:00 - 8:15
7:00 - 8:15
Worship
Closing Worship
8:30- 9:30
8:30 - 10:00
Instruction time
10:00 - 12:00 Closing Panel/Q&A
10:30 - 12:00
LUNCH
12:00 - 1:00
Registration Continues
7:30-9:00
Group Reflection
Space 8:00-8:30
Choir
5:00-6:00
Dinner
On Your Own
Choir
One Time
7:30-8:30
Opportunities
Dinner
On Your Own
Group Reflection
Space 8:00-8:30
7:30 - 9:00
8:30
9:00
Friday 2/1
Choir
Rehearsal
3:00-4:30
Welcome Reception
5:00 - 6:00
8:00
Thurs 1/31
Vespers 9:00-9:45
Vespers 9:009:45
Vespers 9:00-9:45
9:30
10:00
11:00
Midnight
Dance
9:00-12:00
Mark Hicks (Location: Coconut Palm)
Trying to negotiate a world of multiple voices and multiple realities can often pull us to the edge of what we
know to be true and/or good. As a community of beloveds, we strive to create conditions that help us not only
make meaning of these moments, but to use them as a opportunity to expand the boundaries of the soul. Religious leaders must pay special attention to these “moments,” especially as we work intentionally to be ever
more inclusive, welcoming and loving. Come to this experiential seminar ready to explore the theories and
methods that grow the boundaries of the soul.
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Seminar Locations
Seminars meet from 10-12 and 2-5 each day
1. Ministry for a New Millennium (Parker/Ritchie): Queen Palm
2. Reaching (and Doing) More (Tayler): Mediterranean Palm
3. Power with Love (Lavanhar/Lebak): Grand Plaza Imperial Ballroom
4. Shifting Tides Changing Your Church (Merritt): King Palm
5. Dancing on the Edge of Meaning (Hicks): Coconut Palm
6. Awakening Bhakti Workshop (Uttal): Royal Palm
7. The American Radical Tradition (McKanan): Date/Blue
8. Preaching (Forbes): Canary/Sable
(Descriptions on page 16)
Spiritual Practice Locations
Spiritual Practices are held each morning from 6:45-7:45 AM
A number of practices will be using the beach space – you may want to bring your beach mat. For these practices a room has been assigned to serve as a meeting place and in the case of inclement weather.
• “Creative Writing” with David Breeden: Rum Runner Café (Date/Blue Palm for Rain)
• “Morning Worship on the Beach” with Jan Carlsson-Bull: Breezeway Meet-Up
• “Morning Run” with Kim Crawford-Harvie — a half hour run followed by a cool down with some yoga
and meditation on the beach: Child Care Rm 3123 Meet-Up
• “Friends of Bill W.” Canary/Sabal Palm
• “Singing Meditation” with Madeline Sifantus: Coconut Palm
• “Chakra Yoga on the Beach” with Christina Sillari: Hospitality Suite Rm 3124 Meet-Up
• “Watercolors” with Nadine Swahnberg—Participants will learn several tricks that make watercolor painting extremely simple and meditative. Art skill not required. Maximum of 15 participants: Mediterranean
Palm
• “Sound as Spiritual Practice: Finding Our Voices, Sharing Our Faith” with Gretchen Woods: Royal
Palm
• “Aikido” with Mike Young: Foxtail Room Meet-Up
(Descriptions on page 17)
Meditation Room
The meditation room is located in the Foxtail Palm.
It will be open:
Tues & Thurs from 8:00AM to 10:00PM,
Wednesday from 8:00AM to 7:30PM and
Friday 8:00AM to 1:00PM.
Please enter with care and respect for other who may be in the space
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Onsite Packet - Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association

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