6 Steps To Hiring A Great Youth Professional
As the summer begins, so many of us find our organizations in some form of transition. We all know that the secret behind excellent programs is strong leadership, and now is a good time to think about building your team for the upcoming year. We want you to find – and keep – the best people possible, so we’ve created a guide to hiring and onboarding your new youth professionals. It’s filled with resources and advice, and we hope it will help you create the community you dream of.
4 Ways to Succeed as a Congregational Leader
Here are four key concepts that all leaders – lay or professional, emerging or experienced – need to embrace.
How Your Congregation Can Transform Life for its Members
More than three years ago, four visionary congregations began to work together, in partnership with the Union for Reform Judaism, on a new strategy and vision for congregational life. That vision centers around “small groups,” a concept adapted for our purposes from the world of mega-churches.
How to Give Your Services Fresh Air and Sunshine This Summer
Outdoor services offering kid-friendly, informal or abbreviated worship, and camp-style music are popular during the summer. Here’s a sampling of good ol’ summertime Shabbat celebrations in some Reform congregations across North America.
Accounting for Native Americans in Federal Funding
This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Naso, includes the dedication of the Tabernacle the Israelites have been building as they wander through the wilderness.
How a Holocaust Survivor Led a Hijacker to Confront His Conscience
Captain Michel Bacos and the crew of their hijacked Air France Airbus refused to abandon the 94 Israeli and Jewish passengers who had been selected as hostages by the team of Palestinian and German terrorists who forced the plane to land at Uganda’s Entebbe Airport on June 27, 1976.
Remembering Charleston, One Year Later
On June 17, 2015, one year ago today, nine people were killed at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina when a 21-year-old man opened fire in a weekly Bible study.
Promoting Environmental Justice through New Methane Emission Standards
Climate change and poor air quality, often caused by methane pollution, disproportionately impact communities that contribute the least to pollution. We cannot live in a truly just society until we address this undue burden.
Turbulent Battle Over D.C. Budget Autonomy
In 2013, voters in the District of Columbia were asked on their ballots if they support granting the District autonomy over how it spends locally-raised funds.