Congregational Organizing

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The congregation is where we gather to worship, to grieve, to celebrate, and to be renewed. It is where we practice covenant—the promise to show up for one another, to be accountable to one another, and to grow together toward something larger than ourselves. And it is from this foundation that we are called to act in the world.

We don't believe in the myth of the charismatic solo leader. Justice is a collective practice. Our work is to cultivate teams, not heroes, creating spaces where more people can learn, lead, rest, and grow into the roles that are right for them, right now.

Congregational organizing is how we turn values into action. It is the work of equipping UU congregations not just to respond to the crises of our time, but to become rooted, resilient centers of justice and transformation in their communities.

Side With Love partners with congregations to build real organizing capacity, developing leaders at every level, deepening political education, strengthening relationships within and beyond congregational walls, and connecting local action to national movements.

Leadership development is at the heart of this work because movements are not sustained by programs alone. They are sustained by people, people who know why they are in this work, who have the skills to bring others in, and who are spiritually grounded enough to stay in it for the long haul.

Together, we are building a movement rooted in covenant, animated by love, and led by communities of faith ready to meet this moment.