40 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2020–2023 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/reving-up-answering-the-call-of-liberal-religious-leadership.html
Every audio sermon week across the years we have — a filled cell is a week with an upload, darker blue means richer topics. A steady weekly cadence shows as a solid band across years.
Against other uu and against every sermon on the site. Signals are approximate and grow more reliable as more of the archive is scored.
●this church┃peer average┃site average
Emotional rangesomewhat narrower
Its sermons travel somewhat narrower in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and somewhat narrower than the site overall.
Emotional intensitysomewhat higher
The peaks run somewhat higher than peers, somewhat higher than the site.
Dynamic deliverynoticeably lower
In the voice itself, energy runs noticeably lower than peers, noticeably lower than the site.
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #159 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it uses a more distinctive, less typical vocabulary for its tradition.
Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.
The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.
These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.
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Feb 17, 2022 · connected common experience
Divorce & Broken RelationshipsFaith & Civic Life
Feb 15, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityRacial JusticeIdentity & Worth
Feb 8, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityRacial JusticeHumanism
“If you want to stop and say that Community Church of New York, just yesterday, principal, and I'm going to read it, just because you know, let's let'…”
Feb 1, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & DoubtCreation CareGrief & Lament
Jan 25, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Doubt
Dec 20, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Advent & ChristmasFear & AnxietySin & Repentance
“I'm thinking about the early New England Days of Christmas, when Christmas was a little bit more like SantaCon- those of you who live drinking and pa…”
Dec 14, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & Membership
“Just because of the non credible nature of Unitarian universalism, many of us are more comfortable in those non-Christian or Christian spaces, or Jew…”
Dec 7, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & GivingChurch Life & Membership
“One of the things we've been talking about in that class is fundraising and The Minister's role and the things that I'm congregations before, but bec…”
Nov 22, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & GivingUnitarian Universalist IdentityAdvent & Christmas
Nov 16, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist Identity
“Well, that's really been to me, and so the kind of, and it reminds me how much of our work as ministers is to build community, is to build Beloved Co…”
Nov 9, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticePoverty & CompassionMarriage
“I'm here and also not being, as people must say, I'm not racist or I don't have a racist bone in my body and I don't have any.”
Oct 26, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
MarriageGrief & LamentAll Saints
“Many of us do that in different ways and I would love to hear from our listeners / viewers of ways that you are, ways that you remember those who hav…”
Oct 19, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentFaith & DoubtUnitarian Universalist Identity
“So there were all of these people bearing witness to this moment, where she was wailing and you could hear it, and then slowly, she and her friends w…”
Oct 12, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasHope & EncouragementUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Asking God for granting is like asking to have something like that is Starlight, Starbright first star I see tonight which I may wish I might get the…”
Oct 4, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & Gratitude
“I didn't encounter prayer in high school and was like: okay, this is like a new thing for me, talking to God, but this summer I to God with people an…”
Sep 29, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & GratitudeBaptism & CommunionAdvent & Christmas
Jun 28, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic Life
“I think I know what that means, but why don't you tell us what is your role, what are your goals for Google, and just tell us a little bit about what…”
May 25, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist Identity
May 18, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFear & AnxietyImmigration & Refuge
May 11, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & Gratitude
“And like how great I feel so grateful that we've had this opportunity at Community Church to be serving together and really acting, living into colle…”
May 4, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & MembershipMarriage
Apr 27, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist Identity
Apr 20, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & MembershipWork & Vocation
Apr 13, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionRacial JusticeReason & Free Inquiry
Apr 6, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityBaptism & CommunionAdvent & Christmas
“Can I hear their their time, apart from the congregation, is symbolized in bring water from Ben or just symbolizes, and that water is cord into one C…”
Mar 30, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Evangelism & MissionBeloved CommunityHumanism
Mar 23, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Faith & DoubtUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Yeah, we're really looking forward to a conversation that happens through email and social media at first and then building up to a with all of us, a…”
Mar 16, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Work & VocationRacial JusticeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Feb 17, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareBeloved CommunityPeace & Nonviolence
“You know who you're married to or who your best friend is.”
Nov 18, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Baptism & Communion
Oct 14, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Baptism & CommunionSuffering & PerseveranceRacial Justice
Oct 7, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Bible & Exposition
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