Small Group Sessions Index

Use one of these sessions as is, or customize it to better fit your group. Many sessions include a list of resources for exploring the topic in more depth or changing some of the components to better meet your group's needs.

Members of UUSF and other faith communities are welcome to use these materials—as long as you provide proper attribution—in small groups, covenant groups, and other spiritual discussion groups. However, these materials may not be used for commercial purposes.

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General Sessions

Deep Sharing (DS) Sessions: Some of the sessions listed below cover more sensitive topics that are best for groups that have been together for some time. These "deep sharing" sessions are marked with the notation (DS).

Sermon (S) Sessions: Some session topics correspond to sermons preached at UUSF. These sessions are marked with the notation (S), and include a link to the sermon audio archives on our UUSF church website.

Belief and Faith
Spiritual Practices
Community and Hospitality
Nature
Social Justice
Personal Goals, Dreams and Challenges

Beginning Sessions

Our Small Group Ministries Steering Committee creates the first five sessions to allow each group to come together before they need to start choosing their own topics. We have listed some of our more recent beginning sessions below.

2007 to 2008
  1. Hospitality
  2. Spiritual Life
  3. Play & Playfulness
  4. Transitions
  5. Openness
2006 to 2007
  1. First Steps
  2. Connections
  3. Spiritual Histories
  4. Future

Group Transitions and Events

These sessions address some of the transitions that a group may experience over the course of a year. We have also included some material on how to choose session topics and service projects.

Adding Members