Most of us want to believe in the goodness of people – in our kindness, compassion, generosity. It’s one of the longest-standing commitments of liberal religion. But then….reality hits.
Music Ministry Visioning Statement
As our church year comes to a close, so does our nearly year-long effort to synthesize and articulate a vision for music ministry and how our congregation sees it manifesting at Foothills and throughout the larger community as we move forward. We conducted detailed interviews with some of the top UU music ministers in the […]
Board of Trustees Spring Update
Date: Sunday, April 15, 2018 Governance Update A smaller Board is currently focusing on visioning, delegation to staff, monitoring and oversight for Foothills. The Board committees (Finance, Personnel, Governance, Nominating, and Space) advise and support Board work. Additionally, the Leadership Development Team has worked with nominating committee to develop exceptional slate of candidates to bring […]
An Exegesis of the Reading from James Luther Adams
There was a version of the sermon on Sunday that included a full exegesis of James Luther Adams’ reading…but as you heard – or you’ll hear in the podcast – that version wasn’t the version that made it to the service. Too much else I wanted to say…. But, I know JLA is dense, and […]
New Leadership Development Model
from Karen Harder, Leadership Develoment Team Member It’s almost time to elect new church leaders. Where will they come from? A group here at Foothills has been busy envisioning a new way of growing our own. Instead of scrambling to find leaders to fill a nomination slate every year, a Leadership Development Ministry Team is […]
Following Up on #MeToo
It’s been a little over 3 weeks since our #MeToo worship service, and the conversation is just beginning. A few of our Senior Sisterhood groups have been taking up brave and tender conversations around #MeToo – sharing their own experiences and reflections with one another. The small group conversations for women to reflect on problematic […]
Why I’m Grateful We Won’t Be Sponsoring a Black Lives Matter Event This Weekend
It started the way that so many Unitarian Universalist actions start: with a question. One of our members asked on a progressive social media site, why there had not been any response in Fort Collins to the most recent shooting death of a Black man by police officers – in this case, Stephon Clark in […]
An Update on Music Visioning and Music Director Search
From our Music Visioning Task Force Sue Sullivan, Gretchen O’Dell and Herb Orrell After a busy autumn conducting interviews with notable music ministers across the country, holding feedback circles with choir members and other groups inside the church, and gathering feedback from the congregation at large via an online survey that was completed by 88 […]
#MeToo
Over the last year, we have been inspired and strengthened by the the rising #MeToo movement, which seeks to end the silence around sexual assault, harassment, and misconduct that people of all genders, and especially women, have experienced, and to draw attention to the magnitude of the problem. On March 25th, we will be holding a […]
Board of Trustees Winter Update
Foothills Unitarian Board of Trustees Informational Forum and Update Date: Sunday, January 22, 2018 You can view the video recording of the forum by clicking on this link and choosing the January Board Forum in the video player menu. Following is a summary of the meeting. Announcements: ● Recognition and thanks to the Auction Committee this […]