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Introducing Multi-Site

Introducing Multi-Site. A Workshop for Unitarian Universalists. The Rev. Christine Robinson Albuquerque, New Mexico. Albuquerque. New Mexico. UU’s in New Mexico. 2000 census data Black=.7-1.5% of the population is UU Purple =.3-.6% population UU Pink = .1-.2% of the population UU

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Introducing Multi-Site

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  1. Introducing Multi-Site A Workshop for Unitarian Universalists The Rev. Christine Robinson Albuquerque, New Mexico

  2. Albuquerque

  3. New Mexico

  4. UU’s in New Mexico • 2000 census data • Black=.7-1.5% of the population is UU • Purple =.3-.6% population UU • Pink = .1-.2% of the population UU • White = no reported UU’s

  5. We’ll Cover Today

  6. What are they?

  7. Multi-Venue: Several Different Services on One Site

  8. Multi Site: Several Services on Different Properties

  9. Why Do It?

  10. National Multi Site Trends

  11. Multi Site is

  12. Questions?

  13. The How-To’s

  14. Multi Site Multi Venue Uses Video

  15. Kinds of video worship • Projection Assisted Worship • Lyrics, announcements, sermon illustrations are Projected. • The Sermon is Live. • Video Assisted Worship • Most of the worship service is locally produced • The Sermon is a video. • Other elements might be projected. Projection-Assisted Video-Assisted

  16. Video Capture

  17. Video Files

  18. Video Display • large screen TV or a projector and screen • The 110% rule • Darkened room makes a big difference, especially for faces. • The better the projector the more ambient light it can handle. • The quality of the screen matters, too. • Quiet projectors are important.

  19. And once you have those videos… • Your preacher will get better if s/he watches them! • Your teens might like to view them! • Put them on your website and link to Facebook! • Make DVD’s for shut ins • Sell DVD’s to members • Use for discussion groups • Make them available to small groups

  20. P.S. Our Subscription Series • Four video sermons a year offered to Lay-Led Congregations. • The package includes a DVD, worship suggestions, readings, and a text of the sermon. • The cost is $100 a year. • The sermons cover “UU-101” topics. • Lay leaders tell us this is very popular and useful to them. • They want more congregations to do this.

  21. Questions?

  22. Quality Small Group Worship

  23. How do we do… • Governance and Budgeting? • Each Branch is a “Complex Program” of First U. Each branch has a steering committee. • Program? • Branches have weekly worship (school year) Social action project, social events, and covenant group. • Pastoral Care? • Mostly by phone and email. Ministerial contact

  24. How do we do... • Leadership Development? • Summer Conference, workshops, consulting • Congregational Meetings? • Audio Hookups (polycom) • Membership? • Cards and ceremony • Pledge Drive? • Same for everybody!

  25. Questions?

  26. How did we get started? Identify likely places Find likely people Evaluate Leadership Covenant Group planning/training Publicity Start-up!

  27. Questions?

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