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Unitarian Universalist Church
                                                                                   in Eugene, Oregon

                         Where Your Liberal Spirit Belongs

     
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SINCE 1909

477 EAST 40th AVE
EUGENE, OREGON  97405
 541-686-2775

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SMALL GROUP MINISTRY (SGM)
    COVENANT OF RIGHT RELATIONSHIP

Group Agreements and Guidelines
to Meet Our Needs and Support Our Values

Within the Group

PDF of Covenant of Right Relationship
[Revised-9/23/09]

Respect,Consideration,and Support

  • Begin and end on time.
  • Have a strong commitment to attend every session.
  • Let the facilitator know when you will not attend.
  • Practice respectful listening and sharing of “air time” by listening to each person’s check in and sharing of the topic without interruption or cross talk (silent empathy).
  • The facilitator and group members will call the group back to the covenant when needed.
  • Respect the right to pass.  A person may choose to talk later, or to sit/share in silence.

Empathy and Understanding    


Small Group Ministry
Steering Committee

2010

Rev. Stephen A. Ames 
(541) 686-2775
Brian Lewis 
(541) 870-6658
Dick Loescher   (chair)
(541) 485-1157
Leora White  
(541) 337-5001  

Facilitators
2010

Cassiel, Marika 541-302-4927
Clark, Dorothy 541-342-2013
Coleman, Bob 541-461-0956
Cummings, Rachel 541-485-7561
Fishcrup, Lyn 541-653-8922
Gilbert, Leslie 541-520-2624
Loescher, Dick 541-485-1157
Moses, Sandy 541-484-3960
Newman, Connie 541-343-6813

 

  • Speak from personal experience and use “I” statements.
  • Refrain from giving advice or trying to fix problems (yours or someone else’s).

Trust and Safety

  • Confidentiality:  keep what is shared in the group within the group.  The facilitator is considered to be a “mandatory reporter” to appropriate authorities for suspected abuse or neglect of vulnerable people, or other risks for people’s safety.
  • Follow the meeting format.  It provides a safe and predictable environment.

Learning and Contribution

  • Remember we are all learners and teachers.       

From the Group to the Church

Respect, Consideration, and Support

  • Affirm and promote the principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association and the UUCE mission statement.
  • Do a service project for the church or the larger community.   

From the Church to the Group

Nurturance and Support        

  • Provide the organizational and logistical support to maintain the Small Group Ministry program.


Optional Meeting Strategies
 

  • Use a “talking stick or object” to indicate who is talking and when the person is finished.
  • Indicate when one is done talking with a gesture or a phrase such as “I am finished”.
  • For time management consider having a clock visible to the person speaking for self-monitoring of time, or have a timekeeper or use a timer to indicate when the allotted time for a person’s sharing is reached.
  • Save time for response and dialog after all have shared.


    Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene
    Small Group Ministry Program
    [Revised by the Small Group Ministry Steering Committee
    (Rev. Stephen A. Ames, Brian Lewis, Dick Loescher, Leora White) 9/23/09]


Revised 10-14-09
per Dick Loescher

Unitarian Universalist Church
in Eugene, Oregon

A Welcoming Congregation
A Green Certified Congregation

Rev. Stephen A. Ames, Minister

• Candee Cole, Director of Religious Education (on sabbatical) •
Sarah Hendrickson, President of the Board
Steve Hutchison, Office Administrator

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