In Search of New Leadership for the CLF
The Church of the Larger Fellowship is looking for senior leadership—and we’re seeking innovative approaches!
The CLF is at a crossroads. Very shortly, our incarcerated members will represent over 50% of our membership, and we want to honor this in the way we staff our leadership going forward. We are hiring now for the functions that have been staffed by two separate part time positions—senior minister and minister of the Worthy Now Prison Network. We want to find the best fit, and we know that this does not necessarily mean one senior minister. The CLF is proud to be grounded in anti-racism, anti-oppression, and multiculturalism. We are seeking candidates who will continue our leadership and legacy in anti-racism, anti-oppression, and multiculturalism at both a congregational and denominational level. The culture of the CLF is such that we embrace a spirit of creativity, taking risks in service of the mission, with the full support and enthusiasm of the staff and board. In that spirit, we welcome proposals from both individuals and teams that reimagine how we meet the needs of our congregation and denomination.
Application Deadline: March 20, 2020
Primary Contact: CLF Search Team, email search(at)clfuu.org
Expected Start Date: August 3, 2020
Latest News from the Search Committee
Announcing the New CLF Leadership Team!
Hear it here after GA! We will go live to celebrate this news on Tuesday, June 30 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET.
CLF Leadership RFP Deadline Extended
In light of all that is happening right now with the spread of Covid-19, our team has decided to extend the CLF Leadership RFP deadline to midnight on Sunday, March 22nd.
Request for Proposals (RFP)
The CLF Search Team is excited to announce the release of our Request for Proposals for the next Senior Leadership of the CLF! Both individuals and teams are invited to apply! We are excited to learn more about your vision for the future of the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
A Heads-up for UU Leaders: The CLF Needs You
The CLF Board of Trustees is taking an open-ended, creative approach towards determining the future leadership structure for Unitarian Universalism’s “Church without Walls,” and we need your help!
The CLF Search Team
Rev. Aisha Ansano (she/her/hers) believes there is room at the table for everyone, and seeks to literally make that true by creating space for people to worship together over a meal. She is planting a dinner church in Malden, MA, as the affiliated community minister at First Parish in Malden, MA. As a CLF board member serving on the search team, Aisha is excited for all the possibilities out there for CLF leadership!
Dr. John Hooper (he/him/his) is a retired scientist and research director. Hooper has held local and national leadership positions in organizations involving naturalism, Humanism, and Unitarian Universalist social action. He is immediate past president of the Unitarian Universalist Humanist Association (HUUmanists.org); treasurer of the American Humanist Association; a board member of The Institute for Humanist Studies, and a trustee and treasurer of the UU Church of the Larger Fellowship. John served in many capacities, including Board Chair, at the Unitarian Church in Westport, CT. He is now a member of the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, where he recently chaired the Interim Minister Search Committee. He lives in downtown Pittsburgh with his spouse, Dr. Gail M. Pesyna.
Jessica James (she/her/hers) serves on the Board of the Church of the Larger Fellowship and is pursuing a master’s degree in restorative justice at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding of Eastern Mennonite University. She recently received preliminary fellowship and will be ordained by her home congregation in June. She earned her MDiv in May 2018 from Andover Newton Theological School and served as the Ministerial Intern for UUAC First Parish in Sherborn, MA from September 2017-June 2019. Jessica has also been a military spouse for 20 years. She and her husband Royce currently live in Dayton, Ohio with their four children.
