General Assembly, A Meeting of Congregations

GA08

June 25-29, 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

2008 General Assembly Workshop Materials
Materials here are from workshops presented by Mid-South staff and leaders. Many more resources from the 2008 GA in Ft. Lauderdale can be found at the UUA web site at: http://uua.org/events/generalassembly/2008/index.shtml 

WHAT IF? Crisis Planning for Congregations
(Program #2048 at GA)
Presenters   Gretchen Alther, Eunice Benton, Connie Goodbread, Harlan Limpert, and Susan Suchocki Brown. 
Is your congregation prepared for a crisis? A hurricane, an earthquake, a fire, the death of a child at an RE event? Pre-planning is crucial to effective crisis management. Glean wisdom from those who have successfully handled various kinds of crisis. Get a 'tool kit' for your congregation's planning. 

Download the presesentation document and resource documents.
(PowerPoint) or (PDF)

Resources for Disaster or Crisis Preparation for Congregations
(Word doc) or (PDF)

Creating Covenants in Congregations
(Program #3035 at GA)
Presented by Eunice Benton and Connie Goodbread

What does it mean for members of a congregation to be in covenant with one another?  How can a behavioral covenant enrich congregational life?  How does a congregation go about creating a covenant?  Congregation and district leaders who have experience with covenants will share insights and engage the audience. 
Download the presesentation document and resource documents.

(PowerPoint) or (PDF)