Common use of Ongoing Dialogue Clause in Contracts

Ongoing Dialogue. The Board and Interim Minister recognize the different cultural, racial/ethnic, ability, gender, sexual orientation, generational, economic, social, and theological experiences and identities that exist within our congregation, aware that these differences can be sources of both strength and challenge. • The Board, the Interim Minister, and the Transitions Team commit to honest and ongoing communication about how identity and power impact and shape the congregation. • The Board and Interim Minister commit to addressing concerns that arise, recognizing that conflict is inherent to a diverse community. • Congregational leaders will consider how differences in identity, experience, or power might be a factor in any conflict. • The Board and Interim Minister will hold themselves accountable to our shared values and may seek an outside facilitator from the UUA or other mutually agreeable organization. Increasingly, conflicts involving congregational staff, including the minister, seem exacerbated or even triggered by different life experiences, identities, and expectations. Congregational leadership need to be attuned to this possibility, and promptly address it with outside facilitators if necessary.

Ongoing Dialogue. The Board and Interim Minister recognize the different cultural, racial/ethnic, ability, gender, sexual orientation, generational, economic, social, and theological experiences and identities that exist within our congregation, aware that these differences can be sources of both strength and challenge. • The Board, the Interim Minister, and the Transitions Team commit to honest and ongoing communication about how identity and power impact and shape the congregation. • The Board and Interim Minister commit to addressing concerns that arise, recognizing that conflict is inherent to a diverse community. • Congregational leaders will consider how differences in identity, experience, or power might be a factor in any conflict. • The Board and Interim Minister will hold themselves accountable to our shared values and may seek an outside facilitator from the UUA or other mutually agreeable organization. Increasingly, conflicts involving congregational staff, including the minister, seem exacerbated or even triggered by different life experiences, identities, and expectations. Congregational leadership need to be attuned to this possibility, and promptly address it with outside facilitators if necessary.