Unitarian Universalist churches bring together people of diverse religious/spiritual backgrounds and practices. Finding common ground for theological conversation can be challenging. Many churches in the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) have started using monthly themes as a way of focusing ongoing theological reflection and discussion among church members. Sermons, music, small groups, and religious education all revolve around the monthly theme. In most cases, the themes are structured on a three-year cycle, enabling members to return to the themes regularly and measure the shifts and changes in their spiritual growth and understanding over time.

This website is designed to be a collaborative resource both for those churches that are currently using theme-based ministry and those that are exploring the use of such an approach. Readings, orders of worship, sermons, small group materials, religious education curriculum, and church publications are provided and will be added over time, allowing users to explore the varied ways in which churches have approached a variety of theological themes.

Explore the site. Come back often. New material will be added on a regular basis.

Contributions to ThemeBasedMinistry.org may be sent to themebasedministry@gmail.com