The webinar titled "They Joined, They Love Us - Now What?" provides strategies for congregations to keep newer members active and involved. It discusses creating strong relationships among members, engaging members in faith formation activities like reading groups and leadership opportunities, encouraging meaningful contributions through social justice work, and using online networks and resources to continue spiritual growth and connection beyond in-person gatherings. The webinar is intended to help congregations integrate education and reflection into all of their activities to develop members' Unitarian Universalist faith over time.

1. Webinar
They Joined, They Love Us,
Now What?
will begin soon!

2. They Joined,
They Love Us –
Now What?
How to keep your
newer members
active and involved!

3. Brought to you
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4. Welcome!
Welcome
Introductions
Technical
Issues

5. This Webinar
is Being
Recorded

6. They Joined,
They Love Us –
Now What?
How to keep your
newer members
active and involved!

7. Connections - create 6-7
strong relationships

8. Beyond New UU
> Faith Formation <
 Many
books at
UUA bookstore with
free study guides
 Turn participants
into leaders
 Use articles on the
web for reading
and reflection

9. Meaningful
Contributions /
Making a
Difference

10. Sacred Dimensions at Every
Gathering, Meeting, or Event

11. Support members in living
their UU values everyday
 Why
are we here?
 What difference will
we make in our
neighborhood,
community, the
world?
 How can we help
each other with
this?

12. Include education & spiritual
reflection with all SJ work

13. Reframe
committee work,
tasks into forms of
ministry.
Be creative, adopt
attitude of
experimentation,
get input from ALL!

14. Leadership development is
constant, consistent & fun!

15. Spiritual growth central to leadership;
new leaders constantly being trained

16. Create online
networks to
reinforce and
extend faith
formation
Use social media to
connect all
members with
congregation and
each other

17. Endless variety of free online
resources to link to!
 TED
talks
 YouTube videos
 Food for the Soul
 Recorded
sermons,
podcasts from
UU
congregations

18. Use themes to develop
theological concepts

19. Invite trusted members to be
part of a team to create
ideas & resources to extend
learning experiences for
deeper faith development.