<< Back to LIGHT Events This event has passed. September Series Workshop 2 Strategic Governance Through an Equity Lens September 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CDT How can faith communities ensure that their governance practices reflect their deepest commitments to justice, dignity, and shared leadership? “Strategic Governance Through an Equity Lens” invites religious and lay […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events September Series workshop 3 Ethical Financial Decision Making September 26 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am CDT Financial decisions in faith communities are never only about numbers—how can leaders ensure their financial practices reflect love at the center? “Ethical Financial Decision Making” invites religious and lay leaders to explore how transparency, accountability, […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events October UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion October 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CDT Walking in Wonder by John O’Donohue (2018)As autumn deepens, we turn toward beauty, imagination, and the sacredness woven through ordinary life. O’Donohue’s reflections and blessings invite us into a spirituality of presence and wonder. This […]
Brenton T. Weathers, DMin, Support Director at BNI Global and Executive Director of DELBRECO International
What does it mean to practice loving-kindness leadership in our work settings, ministry settings, and in our community leadership? How can your leadership and your team be transformed? In this one-hour workshop, Brenton T. Weathers, DMin guides learners into the heart of loving-kindness leadership and shares cases about this profound shift in leadership practice.
<< Back to LIGHT Events November UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion November 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST Writing Creativity and Soul by Sue Monk Kidd (2025)In a season when many caregivers and spiritual leaders are carrying exhaustion, this book offers creativity as soul care rather than performance. Sue Monk Kidd explores writing, […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events December UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion December 10 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST How the Stars Get in Your Bones by Jan Richardson (2025)December invites tenderness, blessing, grief, and light. Jan Richardson’s work holds all of these with extraordinary care. Through poetry, image, and reflection, she companions readers […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events Session 1: Uncovering your money story January 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm OnlineWe begin with reflective, spiritually grounded work. Participants will explore the formative experiences—familial, cultural, and religious—that shaped their current beliefs and behavior around money, worth, and ministry. Through guided journaling and small-group sharing, we’ll explore the […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events January UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion January 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST Embracing Hope: On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Lifeby Viktor E. Frankl (2024)At the turn of the calendar year, we engage profound questions of meaning, freedom, responsibility, and hope. Frankl’s reflections emerge from both […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events Session 2: The true cost of spiritual connection January 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm OnlineMany spiritual directors have never calculated what it actually costs to offer this work sustainably. In this session, we move from story to numbers—without losing the soul. You’ll learn to distinguish fixed costs (platform fees and professional memberships), […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events Session 3: Accessibility without apology January 25 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm OnlineMany spiritual directors have never calculated what it actually costs to offer this work sustainably. In this session, we move from story to numbers—without losing the soul. You’ll learn to distinguish fixed costs (platform fees and professional memberships), variable costs (marketing, […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events February UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion February 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness in the Roots and Future of Contemplative Spiritualityby Cassidy Hall (2024)This month we explore contemplation through the lenses of queerness, embodiment, liberation, and expansive spirituality. Cassidy Hall invites readers to question […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events March UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion March 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earthby Four Arrows and Darla Narvaez with multiple voices (2022)As spring begins, we widen our lens beyond individual spirituality toward relationship, […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events Supervision Connection: Research and Practice March 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Do you supervise others as part of your ministry? What makes for a “good” supervisee/supervisor relationship? How does this component affect formation for ministry? Rev. Jules Taylor shares their research on the landscape of supervision practices, focusing […]
<< Back to LIGHT Events April UU Spiritual Direction Book Discussion April 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CDT Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victoryby Valarie Kaur (2026)Valarie Kaur weaves activism, spirituality, embodiment, grief, joy, and collective liberation into a compelling call toward courageous living. This book asks how […]