{"id":5558,"date":"2017-11-18T14:41:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T19:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bruu.org\/?page_id=5558"},"modified":"2017-11-19T13:08:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T18:08:32","slug":"bruu-congregational-covenant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bruu.org\/test20221220\/settled-minister-search-welcome\/bruu-congregational-covenant\/","title":{"rendered":"BRUU Congregational Covenant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Preamble<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Love is the spirit of this congregation and service is its calling.<br \/>\nThis is our great covenant \u2013<br \/>\nTo help each other to thrive,<br \/>\nTo seek the truth in love,<br \/>\nAnd to dwell together in peace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Covenant <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As members of BRUU, serving our congregation with passion and commitment, we strive to:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Help each other thrive (Acceptance)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Welcome people of goodwill<\/li>\n<li>Provide opportunities to share diverse ideas in a safe place<\/li>\n<li>Support and encourage the personal and spiritual growth of others, acknowledging that each person has a unique path and truth<\/li>\n<li>Express ourselves in ways that respect each other&#8217;s inherent worth and dignity<\/li>\n<li>Treat each other with compassion, reach out to those in need<\/li>\n<li>Rejoice in one another, recognizing that joyfully sharing song, food and fun helps nourish creativity and strengthen bonds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Seek the truth in love (Integrity)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take responsibility for our own spiritual growth<\/li>\n<li>Be honest and authentic<\/li>\n<li>Listen attentively and value the experience and perspective of others<\/li>\n<li>Hold ourselves accountable for our own actions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dwell together in peace (Conflict Resolution)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Approach disagreements and conflicts constructively, communicating with others in a direct, caring and responsible manner<\/li>\n<li>Assume good intentions<\/li>\n<li>View conflict as an opportunity for growth<\/li>\n<li>Advocate for mediation and resolution processes that are fair, helpful and kind<\/li>\n<li>Seek and offer forgiveness, for everyone makes mistakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5601 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/bruu.org\/test20221220\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Covenant1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bruu.org\/test20221220\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Covenant1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bruu.org\/test20221220\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Covenant1-420x560.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Preamble<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Love is the spirit of this congregation and service is its calling.<br \/>\nThis is our great covenant \u2013<br \/>\nTo help each other to thrive,<br \/>\nTo seek the truth in love,<br \/>\nAnd to dwell together in peace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Covenant <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/bruu.org\/test20221220\/settled-minister-search-welcome\/bruu-congregational-covenant\/\"><strong>&#8230; read more<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":4648,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-search-committee.php","meta":[],"tags":[189],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BRUU Congregational Covenant - Bull Run Unitarian Universalists (test)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bruu.org\/test20221220\/settled-minister-search-welcome\/bruu-congregational-covenant\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BRUU Congregational Covenant - Bull Run Unitarian Universalists (test)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Preamble Love is the spirit of this congregation and service is its calling. 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