2016 Updates from Unity Worldwide Ministries Central Office

1. 2016 Updates from Unity Worldwide Ministries Central Office

2. Current UWM Board of Trustees • Rev Karen Tudor – Chair • Rev Richard Bunch – First Vice Chair • Rev Sharon Ketchum – Second Vice Chair • Rev Toni Fish – Treasurer • John McMahon – Secretary • Tim Alderman – Chair Emeritus • Tom Armour • Christopher Ashe • Beth English • Rev Doris Hoskins • Rev. Tim Lytle • Rev Myra McFadden • Rev Donna Johnson – President and CEO • Rev Paulette Pipe – Keeper of the Flame

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4. Welcome Our New Staff Members • Manny StoneTechnology SupportCoordinator • Laura CarlMarketing andCommunications Specialist Rev Cynthia Vermillion-Foster Member Services Director Rev David Ridge UWM Marketing Contractor • Andy Waggoner Media Development Specialist Diane PletcherReceptionist

5. Welcome Our New Staff Members Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute Rev James Gaither Academic and Student Affairs Director Rev Diane Venzera Instructional Designer Consultant Chris Gannan Registrar Pami Parker Instructional Designer Consultant Christina Lawrence Executive Assistant, Education

6. Changes in Staff Positions Rev Deborah Frownfelter From: Executive Director Visionary Research, Development and Training To:Exec Dir of Education Marti Hayes From: Exec Asst to Visionary Research, Development and Training To: Sr Exec Asst to Education Rev Lynn O’Dell From: Education Coordinator To: Credentialing Coordinator • Rev Xiomara Malagon • From: Worldwide Consultant • To: Worldwide Support Specialist

7. Changes in Staff Positions Suzy Forrester From: Accounting Asst To: Administration & Finance Coordinator Celia Holman From: Credentialing Asst To: Accounting Coordinator Rev Toni Boehm From: Volunteer To: Ministry Skills Consultant

8. Bringing Unity Education to the Desktop High Quality – Affordable – Accessible – Sustainable

9. UWSI Foundation • UWSI is committed to living and teaching the Unity way to Higher Spiritual Consciousness, as the foremost priority, including the teachings of our founders.

10. Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute A Journey into Enlightenment • Vision – We are the leading worldwide educational network empowering people on their spiritual journey • Mission – Empowering people on their journey with practical, progressive teachings that ignite spiritual awakening and transformation • Values – • Empowering – take control of their own pursuit of an enlightened and compassionate life • Liberating – from ineffective beliefs and practices • Inspiring – reach higher, be open to “the greater,” love more deeply • Embracing – honor diversity while standing tall in our teaching • Exploring– knowledge, ideas, technology, connections

11. Changing Form, Not Substance

12. Special Thanks for Education Grant • For funding for a high quality, state-of-the art learning management system to support online spiritual education forUnity Worldwide SpiritualInstitute.

13. Online Learning • John Templeton Foundation Funding for • Learning Management System for 3 years • Blackboard Collaborate Ultra • Live, self-study and blended courses • 24/7 Support & software upgrades • Responsive—computer, tablet and smartphone • Breakout “rooms” for greater learner involvement

14. UWSI “Course-scape” • Dissolve “silos” of SEE & M&RS curricula • Open enrollment for all courses (considering prerequisites) • Maintain high credentialing standards • Develop Unity-Introduction Market — “Spiritual But Not Religious” & “Christians with Questions” — “on-ramp” courses

15. SEE Program: What Stays the Same Continuing the Successful Elements • Spiritual Development courses available online and in field ministries • Leadership Development C weeks onsite at Unity Village through Fall 2017 • Foundational Unity courses remain • Credentialing requirements remain the same through 2017

16. SEE Program: What Changes • Several courses combined with longer time lengths • New courses: • Self Awareness • Conversation Skills • Self Care • Discerning Your Purpose • I of the Storm moved from Leadership C

17. SEE Program: What Changes SEE Leadership Development Courses • Number of courses increase from 12 to 15 effective January 2018 • New online courses – Developing and Administering Youth & Family Ministry – Inclusive Ministry – Technology in the Emerging Church

18. Ministerial & Religious Studies: What Stays the Same • Continuing the successful elements • Solid Fillmorian, Metaphysical, Scriptural Studies, Pastoral Counseling

19. Ministerial & Religious Studies: What Stays the Same • Expand Administration, Marketing, Fundraising & Technology courses • Enhance internships • Increase SEE pre-requisites for the ministry path from 12 to 18 courses by Jan 2018 • Transform to 95% online to allow candidates to continue their existing profession while studying

20. Ministerial & Religious Studies • Emphasis on maintaining hidden curriculum and connections • Draw on the expertise of field ministers as instructors

21. M&RS Program Structure • 3-year program culminating in a master of divinity degree and eligibility for ordination • 90 credit hours – 83 credit hrs Core, 7 credit hrs Elective • 1st and 2nd Years • 4 x 10-week academic terms per year • 2 Face-to-face intensives per year • 3rd Year • 16-week ministry internship • Two 9-week internships • 1 Face-to-face intensive

22. Ministerial & Religious Studies: What Changes • Effects on Credentialing Path Students • Graduation credits maintained at 90 hours • Completion period extended to as much as seven years

23. Continuing Education • Credentialed leaders • Update knowledge and skills • Interact with colleagues • Exploring Unity-conferred master of divinity path for past ministerial graduates

24. Online Deployment Timeline • M&RS Courses • Terms 1-9 Courses – “just in time” as defined by M&RS Course Map • Electives – as adequate demand requires them • SEE Courses • Spiritual Development courses –six courses per quarter starting Oct 10, 2016

25. Tuition/Scholarships • Ministerial and Religious Studies • $140 per credit hour • Spiritual Education and Enrichment • $120 per course • Scholarships available for qualified candidates

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27. Online Teaching Opportunities • Faculty recruited from field leaders • “Online instruction” training • Paired with online instructional designer when course developed for the first time • 24/7 tech support • Résumé and courses • interested in teaching to • Deborah@unity.org

28. Envisioned Evolution of Curriculum • Unity-focused courses • Additional courses beyond those developed by UWSI • Developed by ministers and LUTs • Vetted for • content to complement existing UWSI offerings • quality of instruction

29. UWSI Impact on Unity Movement • High-quality, consistent Unity teachings delivered everywhere • Increase the number of qualified Unity ministers • Utilize subject-matter and teaching expertise in the field • Raise Unity’s profile in the general public through more exposure of Unity teachings • Increase participation in Unity ministries by engaging SBNRs and Cw/?s through UWSI curriculum • Inject Unity teachings into the public discourse

30. Funding the Education Initiative • Contributions • Ministries • Individual Donors • Grants • Fund-raising campaigns/ events such as “$4 for Education” • Tuition • “Offering Unity’s transformative education • wherever in the world you are” • To donate go to: www.unity.org/support

31. “How Can I Help?” • Designate incremental ministry tithes to UWSI send to: UWM, P.O. Box 610, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063 • Promote the courses offered through UWSI through the Education Partners Program: • Page 1 ministry website link • Bulletin, newsletter, power point ads provided by UWSI • Receive: • Tuition-sharing with ministry • Continuing Education discount for ministry’s credentialed leader • Support the UWSI Social Media initiative • Appoint one or more Social Media Ambassadors • Empower them to re-post & re-tweet UWM messages

32. Visit Our New Responsive Website • We have updated our • UWM website • to a new • responsive design • www.UnityWorldwideMinistries.org

33. Grants for Ministries Thanks to John Templeton Foundation for: Responsive website design for those ministries in the Unity Identity Program Grant for supporting ministries applying for audio visual podcasts Media House resources for leaders & ministries

34. Unity Media House www.UnityWorldwide.media

35. 2017 Unity People’s ConventionJune 12-16, 2017 Wyndham on the River, San Antonio, Texas

36. Unity Identity Program (Branding) Total of 339 Participants including 53% of US/Canadian ministries We invite you to join the Unity Identity Program as it continues to grow: • Are you ready to join? For information on how your ministry can join the Unity Identity Program, visit: • www.Unity.org/branding

37. UWM Branded Websites • 3 Responsive Website Designs Available through OneEach Technologies, our web service supporting branded ministries. • 148 Ministry customers (55 new responsive sites) • 128 live ministry websites (20 in process) • Our new website is an amazing portal that allows new congregants to get a great first impression of our center. OneEach Technologies makes their website cutting-edge and affordable. As a small ministry of under fifty, we have the same site as the larger centers at a reduced price. • —Tony Jackson, Unity of Richmond East Bay, CA

38. New Teen Ministry Manual IsFree to Member Ministries Every ministry with a youth department needs to have this manual. This manual covers both Uniteens and YOU. • To download, • login to • www.UnityWorldwideMinistries.org with uwmmember/uwmmember. • Same login as for the free Leadership Guides.

39. Today I find I am one with the infinite law of expansion—one with the principle of never-ceasing growth and development toward the fulfillment of God’s perfect idea that is firmly infixed in all creation. —Charles Fillmore, Keep a True Lent, page 158