On March 1, under the auspices of the UUA Settlement Office, Joseph Priestly District Executive, the Rev. Richard Speck met with the Board of Trustees and the Committee on Ministry (CoM) to conduct a congregational "Transition Interview." He described this UUA tool as intended to capture UNMC as "a snapshot in time." The Board received for the Church a record copy of the report on this interview, which has been finalized and forwarded to the UUA.
Whenever a minister departs a settled ministry, the UUA's process is to conduct interviews with both lay leadership of the congregation and the departing minister, in order to help the Settlement Office, and ultimately (with respect to a congregation), future ministers assist a departing minister and the Church in moving on and moving forward in their ministries. The Settlement Office seeks candor and self-examination in this process; its interview questions reflect this objective, and accordingly the UUA treats the resulting report with sensitivity.
At UNMC, the elected Church leaders represent and are accountable to the congregation. Accordingly, the Board is making this report available to any member who wants to read it. However, due to the sensitive nature of this report, the Board has decided to make it available for viewing only by members and only in the church office, with no copies to be made. Please contact Vice Moderator Vicki Pepper or Church Administrator Kimberly Durham Bates to make the necessary arrangements to review this Report.