SUULE Nomination Process
The nomination process for SUULE 2012 is now open.
Once again the Southern Unitarian Universalist Experience (SUULE) offers a chance for turbocharged training for leaders – lay and clergy alike. SUULE offers intensive and diverse lectures, exercises, case studies, theological dialogue, and skill building from organizational skills to worship arts, from UU history to contemporary trends, from lifespan faith development to mission and vision, from small group ministry to stewardship. The SUULE experience is an investment in the health and vitality of your congregation and to Unitarian Universalism.
The next SUULE will be held February 19 – 24, 2012, in Orlando, Florida. You will be able to nominate those you wish to send to SUULE beginning October 15th. Nominations will close December 15th. The nominating process will be similar to last year. Participants must come in congregational teams of two or more leaders (including ministers, DREs, etc.). Sorry but no solo participants will be accepted. The cost per participant is $695 the same as last year (covers room & board, all meals, and materials except for the two books for required pre-work).
SUULE is an intense and deeply spiritual experience for lay and clergy alike. It will focus on the presence and functioning of the individual leaders and will help to form them into a team who serve Unitarian Universalism as servant leaders to their congregations and elders of the faith. Through small group experiences, case studies, lectures, worship, and theological dialogue, participants will gain practical understanding of healthy congregation concepts and tools, the value of intentional leadership process, and the vital connections between religious leadership, faith development, and the realization of beloved community.
Our goal is to translate the SUULE experience into tangible congregational health and vitality. Factors that appear to make a difference in how SUULE affects congregational health include participants who come well grounded in Unitarian Universalism, participants who serve significant leadership roles in their congregation, participants who come in teams of two or more from a congregation, congregations who send teams of leaders to SUULE for several years in a row, and congregations that have an intentional process for selecting their SUULE registrants and integrating knowledge and skills from the experience into the life of the congregation.
We urge you to begin considering which leaders would help your congregation benefit most from this experience.
Sincerely, Complete the Online NOMINATION FORM
Peter Kandis
SUULE Dean
803-422-3116
PKandis@gmail.com
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