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Hey Joey! Love how you are thinking out of the box. One thing to keep in mind is that anything we call a “church” will turn some people off. People of the Jewish faith are not inclined to go to church. That’s part of the reason why you’ll see many UU churches call themselves “congregations” or “fellowships” (the latter is used for other reasons too) as to be a bit more inclusive. That way Walter can attend too:-)
My initial idea was to think about a bowling Center because they often have classroom space and a bar (for sacramental purposes of course!).
Peace!
Russell
Hey Joey, think about libraries too. Often if you are a member they’ll allow a free room or for a small fee. They’ll sometimes help you advertise to other members through meeting notices. I think you are taking a great approach.
Russell
Great idea Joey! I’ll bet Oliver has something or could give us permission to use info from the website.
Russell
Hey Joey!
i think you and I are very much on the same page. I’m biased towards the UUA form of “worship” because I believe it could be applied to just about any form of religious expression. I also believe the ULC has some things to offer us as far as forming/creating religious communities.
The thing is, as best I understand it, our form of worship can be or look like just about anything. I wonder if a little tai chi might be worthwhile? I wonder if a sacrament of a White Russian (or J) might be a part of the service. Could bowling play a role? I think a message should be the centerpoint of a service. Unless the mother church requires a particular liturgy we can do what works best in our particular locale.
I’d also suggest looking at other resources for congregational formation. My understanding is that most states make it quite easy to start a religious community. Most, in fact the vast majority of, religious communities are not 501(c)(3) organizations. The ULC because of its legal status might be looking to be extra careful. Though this could be instructive for us too…
What I believe to be most important would be a core of about 20 people who’d really like to see the group get up and going. I think we could really do this!
russell
This is a great conversation. Thank you Oliver.
I think we are looking at the fests with two different goals in mind. I wouldn’t be trying to create new Dudeists but instead try to measure the level of interest Dudeists might have in creating face to face interactions, perhaps creating an honest to goodness congregation. Seems like Fests would be the place to go, not to convert but to recruit. Does that make sense?
I wonder if there would be value if, during the ordination process, there could be an option of requesting State and Zip Code info? It could be a voluntary opt-in that said something like, “Would you like to meet other Dudeists in your area? If so, please provide your state and zip code. We’re not trying to scam anybody here!”
Russell
Oliver, did you find it helpful to table at the four fests? Did you try to capture any info (ex emails, zip codes) from those who stopped by? I’m really keen on the idea of trying to form some sort of live community of Dudeists. Sounds like Joey has used Facebook to creat something in his neck of the woods. I wonder if you could appoint/commission a Bishop (or any other honorific) to table in your place if you’re unable to attend?
I live about half way between Chicago and Milwaukee and would be happy to table for Dudeism at either of those future events. I assume the Fest charges a fee for tabling? I think this might be a fairly easy way to begin starting communities of Dudeists around the country.
Of course, that’s just my opinion, man.
russell
Very cool Joe!
I’ve recently deleted my FB account. I’m glad I did but it will very possibly make finding like minded souls a bit more difficult. Keep up the good work! I’d really like to commune with other Dudeists face to face.
Peace,
Russell
Gosh, the recipe sounds very good to me! At the same time, I don’t do a very good job at specific measurements so I just put in *exactly* what I like. Some Smirnoff, some Kailua, and I use some plant based (vegan) creamer. It’s a pretty cool sacrament but not very precise.
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Russell
Hey @abidingly! I’m in Illinois too!
Hey Duder!
I think you’ll see two tabs in the upper right when you reply or start a new post. Visual (I think) is kind of what you see is what you get. However if you use the text tab (I think) you can use html to do things like <b>bold text </b> etc. If you don’t notice the tabs or sometimes copy/paste you will likely see the html codes.
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Russell
