‘UU World’ events at the 2008 General Assembly

UU World is sponsoring a number of exciting events at the 2008 General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale:

• The Letter and the Spirit—Friday, June 27, 3:15-4:30 p.m.: How do written words forward our spiritual growth? Can our religious concerns inform and infuse our written communication? How do we reach an audience beyond current UUs? UU authors and editors will reflect on these questions and more. Speakers: The Rev. Victoria Safford, minister of the White Bear UU Church in Mahtomedi, Minn., and author of Walking Toward Morning: Meditations; Jeffrey Lockwood, professor of natural sciences and the humanities at the University of Wyoming, a member of the UU Fellowship of Laramie, and the author of many books including Prairie Soul; and Kenneth Sutton, managing editor of UU World.
• Facebook, YouTube, Podcasting, Second Life: Exploring New Media—Thursday, June 26, 3:15-4:30 p.m. or Friday, June 27, 1:30-2:45 p.m.: Are you mystified by the explosion of new media and new avenues for connections and communication? Wondering how or if you or your congregation can use them? Join us for a primer and discussion of the new Internet, and find out how to make creative use of them! Speakers: The Rev. Christine Robinson, senior minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Albuquerque and the author of iMinister; and Kenneth Sutton, managing editor of UU World.
• Writing Workshop with Jeffrey Lockwood—Saturday, June 28, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Hyatt Pier 66 Hotel. (Limited to 20 participants; $50 registration fee; contact world [at] uua [dot] org to register.) The Pushcart Prize–winning author of Grasshopper Dreaming and Prairie Soul will present a three-hour writing workshop. Exercises will involve the short and intense crafting of prayers, meditations, dialogic poetry, parables, and flash fiction. This event is not listed in the General Assembly program book.

Contributing editor Don Skinner, who is also the editor of the InterConnections how-to newsletter for congregational leaders, marks the newsletter's tenth anniversary with a workshop on best practices for vital, growing congregations. Thursday, June 26, 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.