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    • Mission, Vision, & Values
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    • Church Organization
    • LGBT Open & Affirming
    • Racial Justice
    • God is Kid-Friendly
    • What to Expect
    • Why the Rooster?
  • Online Worship
    • Live
    • Sermon Videos
    • Worship Schedule & Series
    • Media Policy
  • What's Happening
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      • Lenten Faith Formation
      • Download Lent Phone Backgrounds
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      • Good Friday
      • Holy Saturday
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    • Black Lives Matter
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      • Road Map of Interim Tasks
      • Holy Conversations
    • Adults
    • Children >
      • Sunday School & Nursery
      • Blended Worship
      • Worship & Wonder
    • Youth >
      • Youth Sunday School
      • Youth Group Activities
      • 2020 Virtual Mission Trip
    • Music
  • Connect
    • Contact Us
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    • Prayer Requests
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Favorite Hymn Excercise:
A Holy Conversation for ALL Church Members, Committees, & Groups During the Month of August

Thank you for taking the time to do this excercise on favorite hymns. You may complete this excercise by yourself, with your family, in your committee, in your coffee hour breakout room, or in your small group any time during the month of August.

This excercise comprises the first of several Holy Conversations that we will hold as a congregation to discern our history, who we are today, and strategically plan where we are going tomorrow. These Holy Conversations about our identity and direction will form a strong foundation for our next chapter in our life together, helping us to discern what we will need to reach our goals in the way of resources, structuring, and leadership.

Your participation, and the participation of ALL church members in these Holy Conversations is crucial.  So please, take the time to engage in this excercise below in your committees, your small groups, your families, or on your own during the month of August. Just like voting, your voice matters.

If you are a group leader or committee chair,​ please set aside some time in your agenda or gathering when you can have this Holy Conversation with your members. Your group's input will help guide the future of UCC. Expect to hear soon about the theological emphasis of United Christian Church of Austin as discovered in this, our first, Holy Conversation.

For ground rules for group discussions, please follow this link.

    Favorite Hymn Excercise Response Form

    • Give yourself space and time to think. If you have a hymnal, thumb through it or its index. If you don't have a hymnal, you can click on this link  to see the hymns listed in our pew hymnal, The New Century Hymnal to start brainstorming.
    • We will use your hymns and ideas to choose music for this worship series, our Old Fashioned Hymn Sing at the end of the month, and to inform leadership about the theological grounding of our congregation.
    Allow two or three minutes of silence to reflect.
    If doing this activity alone, you can answer as yourself. If doing this activity with a small group or committee, try to see if there the hymns you all picked painted a certain picture of God.
    If doing this activity alone, you can answer as yourself. If doing this activity with a small group or committee, try to see if there the hymns you all picked painted a certain picture of life.
    If doing this activity alone, you can answer as yourself. If doing this activity with a small group or committee, try to see if from your views you can come up with an answer.
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From Holy Conversations: Strategic Planning as a Spiritual Practice for Congregations by Gil Rendle and Alice Mann. Copyright © 2003 by the Alban Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.​
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