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New Fall Planning for Growth Member Training

by Peter Bowden
Aug 22, 2025

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 fact that people arrive wanting to immediately verify that the congregation is a good fit and need "Just Right" opportunities connect, explore, and experience congregational life.  For most newcomers these are likely single session low commitment group experiences.  

During this session we look at the entire Fall season with a UU Growth Lab mindset centering the needs of visitors and newcomers who may be visiting for the first time any time!

To make the most this training, I recommend the following (login required).

Click the two PDF links and save. Print the takeway notes and review. 

  1. Download the Takeaway Notes (PDF) and print them out.
  2. Download the Full Session Transcript (PDF) in case you want to read any specific section.   If you use AI tools and want to discuss them with your AI, go for it. 
  3. Read / Scan the Takeaway notes to get a sense of what we covered in the session. 
  4. Watch, read or listen to the training or any specific sections based on your interest.


You may watch the 1 hour on-demand training here.  This page also includes copies of the resources above and an Audio MP3 file of the training if you'd like to listen.

Watch Training 

The recording of our 8/12 live Zoom session on this topic is also available.  That session runs 1 hour, 56 mintes.

 Live Zoom Replay


New to the UU Growth Lab?  Every month our live sessions and on-demand trainings explore strategies related to Unitarian Universalist congregational growth, outreach and media.  Learn more about our membership program at https://www.uugrowthlab.com 

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