1.
The Ministry of Membership
Heidi Mastrud, Director of Congregational Life, First
Universalist Church of Minneapolis, UUAMP Board of Trustees
Phil Lund, Director of Faith Development and Congregational
Growth, Prairie Star District

2.
Multi-tasking?

3.
Chalice Lighting

4.
Inviting Reflection
Think of a time that your congregation did
not do a good job of being open to
newcomers.

5.
Radical Hospitality
“When I let a stranger into my heart,
I let a new possibility approach me.
When I reach past my own ideas, I
begin to stretch myself open to the
world, and this opening of my heart
could change everything.That’s
pretty frightening stuff.You can’t
ever be the same if you start doing
that kind of thing.”
- From Introduction, p.xx

6.
Hearing Your Voices
Describe Unitarian
Universalism at its best.

7.
Hearing Your Voices
Describe Unitarian
Universalism at its worst.

8.
What is the Role of the
Membership
Professional/Committee?

9.
Cultivating a Culture of Inclusivity
This is everyone’s work.
Preach it!
Communicate
strategically.
Align programming.

10.
Cultivating a Culture of Inclusivity
Never use insider language.
Intros at every meeting.
Know your congregational
identity.
You have a vision.

11.
My Vision
Come into this place.
There are healing waters here
and hands with soothing balm
to ease your troubled days…
Rest awhile.
Let the warmth of this community
surround you,
hold you,
heal you.
-From “Saved” by Theresa Novak

12.
UU Theology, Principles, Sources
Inherent
Worth &
Dignity of
All
Wisdom
Justice,
From the
Equity &
World’s
Compassion
Religions
Acceptance
Universal
of One
Salvation
Another

13.
What is Hospitality?

14.
Welcome. Without Exception.

15.
My Challenge to You:
 Sit down tonight or tomorrow, while
this is still fresh in your head, and
write two or three sentences about
how your work with membership is
a ministry and a faith-full practice.
Then send those ideas to me
(heidi@firstuniv.org) and I’ll compile
them and disseminate them to the
people on this call.

16.
Radical Hospitality
Throw open the windows, swing wide
the doors, crank up the music of our
lives and our congregations. Amazing
things will happen if we… become
available to others, radically available.
- From Introduction, p.xx

17.
Resources
 Serving with Grace: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice, Erik Walker
Wikstrom
 Radical Hospitality: Benedict’s Way of Love, Lonni Collins Pratt with Father
Daniel Homan
 “Saved” from With or Without Candlelight: A Meditation Anthology, Rev.Victoria
Safford, ed.
 Heidi’s Blog, “Not Hell But Hope” http://nothellbuthope.blogspot.com/
 Rev. Justin Schroeder’s Blog, “The Well”
http://wellswedidnotdig.blogspot.com/2011/10/mapping-life-hospitality-or-
exclusivity.html - this will link to a post about hospitality
 www.uuamp.org or Facebook Group: UUAMP

18.
Questions
or Comments?

19.
Thank you!
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