If you want to start a lively discussion in person or on-line, I’ve learned that all you have to do is bring up the UCC Medical Benefits program. The conversation usually revolves around two points. One, the plans cost a lot. Two, you must enroll within the first 90 days you take a job in…
Today’s blog is written by the Rev. Elizabeth Dilley, Minister for Ministerial Support and Accountability on the national staff’s Ministerial Excellence, Support and Authorization (MESA) ministry team. Nine hundred and fifty-seven. That’s the number of emails that greeted me in my inbox on August 7 when I returned from a two-month sabbatical in the national…
This week’s post is from Rev. Elivette “Elly” Mendez Angulo (whose pronouns are she, her, hers, ella) serves as Project Coordinator of Encuentros de Gracia y Bienvenida, an initiative of the United Church of Christ that seeks to engage the faithful in prayerful dialogue regarding the intersection of sexual orientation and Latinx identity. Rev. Elly…
This week’s blog post is by Rev. Bobbie McKay, Ph.D., a UCC minister, author, and licensed psychologist. Rev. McKay co-created The Spiritual Health Center, NFP and conducted a research study on Spiritual Life in the United Church of Christ. Based on the findings of this study, “Spiritual Life Teams” were born and the study has been extended into the Episcopal Church,…
