Roles and Responsibilities

Task Forces, Congregational Liaisons, and Action Teams

Task Force Chair

• Cares passionately about a specific justice issue
• Recruits and supports members of the Task Force
• Receives requests for action from within the UULMNJ
• Responds to requests from allied organizations for collaboration and support
• Keeps track of the accomplishments of the Task Force
• Provides regular updates to the Director
• Communicates with the Director and the Public Policy Committee when planning and carrying out action items
• Coordinates monthly Task Force conference calls
• Attends necessary meetings of the UULMNJ a few times a year

Task Force Members

• Have an interest in a specific justice issue
• Take an active role in planning and carrying out the work of the UULMNJ
• Participate in a monthly conference call
• Research issues and identify allies
• Keep track of changes in public policy that might affect their target issue
• Develop action plans that will be sent out to the congregations or other target groups
• Attend necessary meetings of the UULMNJ a few times a year

The Congregational Liaison

• Wants to bring the work of the UULMNJ to their home congregation
• Distributes information from the UULMNJ to their congregation
• Recruits and supports a congregational Action Team
• Mobilizes the Action Team in response to requests from a Task Force
• Communicates to the Task Force what has been accomplished at their congregation
• Works with their congregation's social action committee to coordinate efforts
• Attends necessary meetings of the UULMNJ a few times a year

Members of the Congregational Action Team

• Are interested in supporting the work of the UULMNJ
• Commit to responding to requests for action from the Congregational Liaison
• Invite other members of their congregation to take part in specific action items
• Find creative ways to bring the issues addressed by the UULMNJ into their home congregation
• Participate in fundraising efforts
• Share their experiences and knowledge with the larger body of the UULMNJ through writing articles for the newsletter, participating in trainings and regional events, and letting us know when it's time to celebrate a success or address a concern

Our religion is a religion of social concern, a religion of intellectual and ethical integrity, a religion that emphasizes the dynamic conception of history and the scientific worldview, a religion that stresses the dignity and worth of the person as a supreme value and goodwill as the creative force in human relations. This religion can and ought to become a beacon from which this kind of faith shines.
  - Rev. Lewis A. McGee (1893-1979)