Interview with the Rev. Christana Wille McKnight

In this interview with the Rev. Christana Wille McKnight, minister of First Parish in Taunton, MA , we discuss the principles and strategies that helped this Unitarian Universalist congregation move from being at risk of closing to becoming a thriving small congregation playing a major role in Taunton’s revitalization efforts.  

Get the "Playbook"
Rev. Christana Wille McKnight has kindly shared a Google Doc on the 11 points we discussed in this interview.  To get the playbook, click here to open the Google Doc and then hit the add to drive icon to save a link to it in your drive.

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(0:00) Countdown
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0:43) Welcome
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2:00) Overview of Transformation
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6:00) Rev. Christana Wille McKnight's "playbook"'
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6:25) 1. Live Invitational Culture
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9:29) 2. Use Accessible Language
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12:05) 3. Put Your Words into Action
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17:15) 4. Create Intentionally Welcoming Community
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19:20) 5. Reflect Your Community and Context.
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20:48) 6. Understand that Every...

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