Adult Religious Education
Fall 2014
Our topic for discussion this fall is the book, The Almost Church, Redefining Unitarian Universalism for a New Era by Michael Durall.
“The major purpose of a church is to
empower people to go out and make the world a better place in which to
live.”
~Michael Durall
"The leading edge questions that bring people to church now are:
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How can I lead a deeper spiritual life?
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How can I be engaged with something beyond day to day secular life?
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How can I be part of a community of meaning and purpose?"
~Anthony Robinson
As a church consultant who works with numerous
denominations, Michael Durall utilizes his extensive experience. He gleans
the writings of forward-looking thinkers in religious life in America
today, and applies what he has learned to help Unitarian Universalist
congregations. He encourages us to "write a new playbook" by which we can
create the Unitarian Universalist church of tomorrow.