The UU Growth Lab Newsletter

News, resources, and member updates from the UU Growth Lab, Peter Bowden's center for Unitarian Universalist growth, outreach, and ministry innovation!

UU clergy, staff, and volunteer leaders: You are invited to register for our November UU Growth Lab live Zoom strategy session! It has never been more critical for us to connect with those who are longing for connection, meaning, and a community to face these times with. In this session, w...

Oct 21, 2025

On Re-Braninding and Re-Structuring UU Congregational Life

UU Growth Lab Members, Our October on-demand training is now available in our member area: October 2025: Belonging, Branding, and the Structure of Congregational Life In this session, I challenge the impact of the amount of religious language that many UU congregations have progressively adopte...

by Peter Bowden — Oct 21, 2025

Member Replay of October 7 UU Growth Lab Live Session

Oct 10, 2025

RSVP October 7 UU Growth Lab Live

Unitarian Universalist clergy, staff, and volunteer leaders: You're invited to the October 7th UU Growth Lab live session. Belonging First: Redesigning Unitarian Universalism for a Fractured WorldA UU Growth Lab strategy session with Peter Bowden October UU Growth Lab Live SessionDate: October...

Sep 20, 2025

OnDemand: Small Group Ministry for Health, Growth, and Impact

Dear UU Growth Lab members: Our latest training, Small Group Ministry: Health, Growth, and Impact, is now available in our member area. Access this Training Content You may access this training and associated resources in our member area via the following links (login required). If you share ...

Sep 18, 2025

Topic Interest Survey and Live Session Schedule

Hi UU Growth Lab members! Peter Bowden here with a quick survey and upcoming UU Growth Lab live Zoom session RSVP links.

by Peter Bowden — Sep 12, 2025

RSVP Sept 9, 2025: UU Growth Lab Live

Hi friends! This month's UU Growth Lab live session is on Small Group Ministry for Health, Growth, and Impact. In other words, small group ministries that work, not stagnate, not get derailed, not fight with your other objectives. Registration is open in our usual two-stage process. Members ...

by Peter Bowden — Aug 29, 2025

New Fall Planning for Growth Member Training

Hi UU Growth Lab members! Our latest training "Fall Planning for Growth" has been added to our member area. This one hour training is dedicated to helping you help more visitors successfully connect with your congregation and move into membership this Fall. A primary focus is addressing the ...

by Peter Bowden — Aug 22, 2025

Live Replay: August Planning for Growth

Hi UU Growth Lab friends! The replay of our August 12, 2025 live session on Fall Planning for Growth via Zoom is available in our member area. The focus was bringing a UU Growth Lab mindset to Fall congregational planning inlcuding: Keeping visitors and their needs in mind continually, not ...

by Peter Bowden — Aug 18, 2025

August Update: Planning for Membership Growth

Hi UU Growth Lab members and friends! Peter Bowden here with an August update. The YouTube video below shares program highlights for those new to the UU Growth Lab. You might appreciate that overview as well. I'll explain everything in detail including RSVP links for our Tuesday, August 12 l...

by Peter Bowden — Aug 09, 2025

New Training: 2 Key Videos for Membership Growth

UU Growth Lab Members - Our newest on-demand training "2 Key Videos for Membership Growth" has been added to our member area along with strategy takeaway notes, training transcript, and audio MP3 of the training. This training explains the content strategy for two videos I recommend you add to y...

by Peter Bowden — Jul 23, 2025

UU Growth Lab July 15 Live Video Workshop

Friends, our next UU Growth Lab Live session is July 15, 2025 and is dedicated to getting you ready to film key video content to support your Fall outreach membership development efforts. Specifically, we'll work on video outlines and scripts for: 1. Welcome Video for First Time Visitor PagesT...

by Peter Bowden — Jun 30, 2025

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