Foothills Unitarian Church

Rev. Elaine offers a reflective practice with four writing prompts,

Rev. Gretchen, Rev. Sean, and Rev. Elaine answer your questions about persevering in the face of despair, describing Unitarian Universalism to those unfamiliar with our faith, the history of the Foothills membership book, and more!

Rev. Gretchen, Rev. Sean, and Rev. Elaine answer your questions about the inherent worth & dignity of all people, where to find hope, sharing Unitarian Universalism with others, and more!

You can't help but smile while watching this rapid-fire Q&A with six Unitarian Universalist Ministers across the country. Not only is it fun, the ministers also answer questions that are really helpful for living in this moment. Permission to stream music obtained from https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/tropicana License code: 2HZULWUH28ZPMEPW.

Rev. Sean draws on the work of Nobel prize winner and theoretical physicist, Richard Feynman to reflect on the nature of truth and what it means to "live the questions."

Rev. Gretchen uses storytelling to illustrate that, at its core, living in covenant means calling one another back to our truest selves over and over again - and to receive the message when we ourselves are lost and those with whom we are in covenant call us back to our authentic selves.

Rev. Sean offers a five-minute introduction to Universalist history.

Rev. Sean offers a five-minute introduction to Unitarian history.

Rev. Gretchen teaches about the practice of mutual edification in the context of covenantal relationships (like we have at Foothills Unitarian) and explores how we each exist in a constellation of belonging and accountability.

Rev. Gretchen draws on Rev. Nancy Bowen's teaching about being in covenant with the whole world to explore what it means to embrace that there is no "them," there is only "us" even when our partners break our hearts.

Rev. Gretchen explains what it means to be a covenantal, rather than creedal, faith and explores how in making promises to each other, to ourselves, and to life itself - promises towards our highest ideals - we must also practice repair and forgiveness.

Rev. Sean guides us in a meditation to help bring ourselves, our bodies, our minds, and our focus fully into the here and now with all its gifts and challenges.

Learn all about the Five Jagged Rocks! First, Rev. Gretchen introduces the Five Jagged Rocks, an evolving group of five foundations on which we can base our Unitarian Universalist faith. Then Rev. Sean speaks with Rev. Nancy Bowen, who was instrumental in catalyzing and formulating the Five Jagged Rocks.

Rev. Sean invites us into a time of contemplation and reflection. He guides us to bring ourselves into the present, practice self-compassion, and awaken to the joy of life.

Sometimes people talk about being either someone who focuses on inner growth or social change. Rev. Gretchen invites us to consider these instincts as two sides of the same journey.

Rev. Gretchen offers a meditation to help us breathe and make space for "the wild animal of the soul to show up" and to conspire with ourselves, with each other, and with something greater.

Rev. Sean explains what our mission of unleashing Courageous Love actually means. 

Rev. Sean Neil-Barron draws on the work of Parker Palmer to explore how Unitarian Universalism asks us to live from the inside out - how the work of being in relationship with ourselves helps us be in relationship with others. When we shake off the tyranny of “should,” we make space to listen to our authentic selves, and when we listen to our authentic selves, when we live by our own standards, we are empowered to discern our vocation – our calling.

Rev. Elaine guides us in shifting into a more inward-looking mode and invites us to consider how the sacred shows up in our everyday lives through the contemplative practice known as daily examen.