Spiritual Leadership Spiritual Leadership SymposiumSymposium

Friday, May 18 – Sunday, May 20, Friday, May 18 – Sunday, May 20, 2012 2012

OttawaOttawa

Symposium StructureSymposium Structure

AGM and Symposium will take place at AGM and Symposium will take place at The Westin OttawaThe Westin Ottawa

Friday May 18 day Friday May 18 day – CUC AGM– CUC AGM

Friday May 18 eve Friday May 18 eve – Symposium opening – Symposium opening (keynote presentation)(keynote presentation)

Symposium StructureSymposium Structure

Saturday, May 19 Saturday, May 19 – large and small group – large and small group sessionssessions

Sunday, May 20 Sunday, May 20 – worship service, large – worship service, large and small group sessionsand small group sessions

Sunday May 20 eve Sunday May 20 eve – Symposium Closing– Symposium Closing

What is unique about the What is unique about the Spiritual Leadership Spiritual Leadership

Symposium?Symposium? Collaboration between CUC and UU Collaboration between CUC and UU

Ministers of CanadaMinisters of Canada

The event will have a single focus on The event will have a single focus on spiritual leadershipspiritual leadership

Key DatesKey Dates

March 31, 2012March 31, 2012 - Early registration - Early registration April 17, 2012April 17, 2012 - Deadline for hotel room - Deadline for hotel room

bookingsbookings

What is Spiritual Leadership?What is Spiritual Leadership?

Spiritual leadership models how to live Spiritual leadership models how to live out our values in the world as implied by out our values in the world as implied by our 7 principlesour 7 principles

Spiritual leadership helps us to discern Spiritual leadership helps us to discern meaning in our livesmeaning in our lives

Symposium GoalsSymposium Goals

1.1. Share ideas and approaches related to Share ideas and approaches related to spiritual leadershipspiritual leadership

2.2. Inspire transformation in our congregations Inspire transformation in our congregations and in our movementand in our movement

3.3. Discern our future as a Canadian UU Discern our future as a Canadian UU movement and the role of the CUC in movement and the role of the CUC in fostering thisfostering this

Program DesignProgram Design

Keynote presentation(s)Keynote presentation(s)

Structured conversations and dialogueStructured conversations and dialogue

Participatory methods (open space, world Participatory methods (open space, world café, art, music, etc.)café, art, music, etc.)

Symposium ThemesSymposium Themes

Intergenerational Shared MinistryIntergenerational Shared Ministry Value and share leadership from across the Value and share leadership from across the

age spectrum in the work of our religious age spectrum in the work of our religious communitiescommunities

Understand “ministry” not just as an Understand “ministry” not just as an operational task but as a religious operational task but as a religious expression expression

Symposium ThemesSymposium Themes

Social Justice as Spiritual PracticeSocial Justice as Spiritual Practice Social justice as a spiritual practice for Social justice as a spiritual practice for

individualindividual UUs UUs How How congregationscongregations can have impact on their can have impact on their

wider communitywider community How the How the broader UU movementbroader UU movement can have can have

impact on the wider worldimpact on the wider world

Symposium ThemesSymposium Themes

Culture of LeadershipCulture of Leadership Shifting the Shifting the culture of leadershipculture of leadership towards a towards a

transformative approach that aligns needs of transformative approach that aligns needs of the congregations, communities and the the congregations, communities and the world with the gifts of people in our world with the gifts of people in our congregations and movementcongregations and movement

Congregational ParticipationCongregational Participation

This will be a multigenerational event: This will be a multigenerational event: Youth, young and older adults Youth, young and older adults Board and committee leadersBoard and committee leaders Parish MinistersParish Ministers Religious EducatorsReligious Educators Others?Others?

Congregational ParticipationCongregational Participation

We invite congregations to We invite congregations to identify and identify and supportsupport existing, new and emerging existing, new and emerging leaders of all ages in your congregations leaders of all ages in your congregations to attend the symposiumto attend the symposium

Congregational ParticipationCongregational Participation

Symposium: beginning process of Symposium: beginning process of renewed spirit and leadership in our renewed spirit and leadership in our movementmovement

Talk with others in your congregationTalk with others in your congregation Organize conversations about Organize conversations about spiritual spiritual

leadership leadership in advance of the Symposiumin advance of the Symposium

““I’ve come to believe that “preaching to the choir” I’ve come to believe that “preaching to the choir” is exactly the right thing to do. If I can help those is exactly the right thing to do. If I can help those who already share certain beliefs and dreams who already share certain beliefs and dreams sing their song a little clearer, a little more sing their song a little clearer, a little more confidently, I know they will take that song back confidently, I know they will take that song back to their networks….We gain courage from to their networks….We gain courage from learning we’re part of a choir. We sing better learning we’re part of a choir. We sing better when we know we’re not alone.”when we know we’re not alone.”

- Margaret - Margaret WheatleyWheatley