Leading Through the Fog - What's Your Compass?
Welcome to the resource page for the Fall 2025 Unity Northwest Regional conference! Here you will find links to recorded presentations and resouces that were presented at the conference. For those who were in attendance please feel free to access these as you wish. For those that did not attend, we are asking for a recommended $30 love offering to help offset the costs of creating these resources. DEI and CEU credits are available as marked. Questions? Feel free to email us here.
Note: We are in the process of uploading these presentations and notes, so this is not a complete listing. Please check back soon if the session you are looking for is not yet available here.
Unity World Headquarters - Fall Conference Video
Link to the video that Rev. Jim Blake shared at the 2025 UNWR Fall Conference
Balancing Safety and Inclusion - Frank Patka (DEI/CEU)
Frank Patka, director of Changing Patterns, shares his experience assisting people returning from prison to successfully reintegrate back into community. A healthy community provides a sense of belonging for all members while respecting the need for creating safety boundaries. In this workshop, you'll receive guidelines for creating a healthy support system and those safety measures. You'll also have an opportunity to discuss ways to foster inclusiveness for those exiting the correctional system. Create a Sense of Belonging - pdf download
Financial Literacy - Rev. Don Barton (MAM/CEU)
Learn the intricacy of reading financial reports and guiding your ministry to abundance. Financial Literacy (Power Point Presentation)
Guiding Our Communities Through the Fog - Rev. Dr. Ruth Miller
Change is in the air and illusions are convincing and distressing. Those of us in leadership are often left wondering how to guide our communities. Do we address the illusory elephants in the room? Is our message dependent on political leanings of our people or something else? Rev. Dr. Ruth will help us find a compass that will take us through the fog.
Preparing for Danger, Real or Imagined - Officer Knutzen
How to keep our communities safe in attacks or natural disasters.
Spiritual and Emotional Maturity in Leadership - Rev. Carrie Kenyon
Explore how self-awareness, compassion, and spiritual grounding strengthen board leadership and support a thriving, conscious ministry.