WUU’s fall schedule is full of courses—two in the areas of leadership development and one online course in UU history. More will be offered in early winter/spring 2027. Here’s a summary.
2026 Fall
September Focus on Leadership Development
10 WUUs took WUU’s “Nuts and Bolts” leadership series at a Saturday morning workshop and two Zoom follow-up sessions. Discussions included foundations of our faith, stages of faith development, the importance of covenant, organizational structure and leadership opportunities, ministerial and developmental goals, creating charters and committee goals, and financial literacy. Thank you to facilitators Bill Geary, Helen Hansen, Rev. Jude, and Linda Lane-Hamilton.
2027—a second “Nuts and Bolts” course will be offered on a Saturday and two Wednesdays in January. Read the Spiral and WUU News for information about signing up.
Conflict Resilience
18 WUUs signed up for an intense and instructive eight-session series on conflict—congregational stories about conflict, congregational emotions and grief, power and trust, and more. The course is co-facilitated by Rev. Jude and (via Zoom) Dr. Jes Martinez-Hunt, the creator of the curriculum. The group meets Sundays and one Saturday through November from 11:30-1:30, participating through deep listening and discussion.
Faith Development via Zoom—UU History 101
Last year the WUU Faith Development team taught UU History 101. This year the six-session class is being offered via Zoom through the Dallas UU Faith Forward curriculum creator, Rev. Beth Dana, and the coordinator, Betty-Jeanne Rueters-Ward. 12 WUUs signed up for the course, which began October 28 and runs through mid-December, and is attended by UUs across the country.
2027 Early Winter
WUU History—Sunday, January 31, 11:15-12:15
Join a panel of WUUs who can provide an overview of WUU history—its founding, building programs, religious education history, social justice involvement, and more.
Turning Points in UU History
For the second year WUU’s Faith Development team will offer a 5-session in-person series on significant events in UU history. Classes include the origins of Unitarianism and Universalism including the Dedham decision and Ultra-Universalism, Black universalist history in eastern North Carolina and Tidewater Virginia, Unitarianism in Richmond during the Confederacy, the importance of and discrimination against Unitarian women clergy, the rise of humanism, and issues around race and power in the early 1960s.
Leadership Development
A second “Nuts and Bolts” leadership training series will be offered in early winter. Watch the Spiral and WUU News to sign up.
Thank you to all WUUs who are participating in these sessions, who are bringing food for the Conflict Resilience class, who are Zooming in for various UU history sessions, and who are willing to give their time and attention to learning more about our faith. As we always say, read the Spiral for your opportunities to attend future classes.
Leadership and Faith Development Team: Rev. Jude, Linda Lane-Hamilton (chair); David Hamilton; Helen Hansen; Beverly Peterson.