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Join us for the 13th annual Starr King Symposium (August 25-27, 2025) as we explore the shape of religious and social leadership amidst a polycrisis of s

Starr King School for the Ministry houses a 1,300-volume library covering the history of Unitarian Universalism from the early 16th century to the Rev. Thomas Starr King’s San Francisco ministry during the Civil War. The collection was named for Earl Morse Wilbur, the school’s first president (1904 to 1931). Click to learn more.

Join us for the 13th annual Starr King Symposium as we explore the shape of religious and social leadership amidst a polycrisis of sociopolitical, cultural, economic, and climatic disruption. Gathering together in hybrid community, we will find guidance and inspiration in expert teachers, practitioners, and one another, and will begin to develop action plans to meet the challenges ahead.

This year we continue our experiment in offering multi-locational, hybrid education, structuring a program that supports the full participation of persons who may gather either online or at one of two locations on opposite ends of the country. Instead of having a singular “Honored Teacher” to headline Symposium, the program will feature a variety of contributing presenters and workshop leaders.

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Discover Starr King Are you called to be an agent of sacred social

Many religious professionals are turning towards entrepreneurial ministry to activate and sustain their vocations amidst the decline of mainline religious institutions. Others feel a strong call to spiritual leadership but sense layers of misalignment with established spiritual communities. This online synchronous course is intended for those who wish to explore entrepreneurial ministry as an emerging

On Thursday, May 8, the Starr King community gathered at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco for the Commencement of the 120th acad

Cláudio Carvalhaes, earth thinker, theologian, liturgist, performer and artist, a native Brazilian from São Paulo, completed his Ph.D. in Liturgy and Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York City in 2007.

WEAV is the curriculum designed for UU congregations for building spiritual community that involves counter-oppressive spiritual engagement. It incorporates 1) education of systemic injustice, 2) resilience and self-care practices, as well as 3) restorative process for mending and revitalizing spiritual community when and where harm has occurred. It is an outgrowth of Educating to “Create