Meet Rev. Roy Reynolds Our New Interim Minister Reverend Roy Reynolds starts as UUCG's part-time Interim Minister on August 15, 2008. We're very pleased he will be serving our congregation! Rev. Reynolds is in his nineteenth year as a UU minister and is currently completing a two-year interim position with the UU Church of Augusta, Georgia. In addition to his present position in Augusta he has served Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Atlanta, as their Settled Minister (1992-2000), UU Congregation of Marietta as Consulting Minister, and three congregations in Mississippi and Alabama as Consulting Minister. A second career minister, Rev. Reynolds was previously an urban planner and adjunct professor in Oklahoma. He left full-time parish ministry in 2000 to simplify his lifestyle and pursue a persistent vocational urge to help UU congregations move toward wholeness and authentic community. That work is ongoing through his consulting and interim ministry. Reverend Reynolds’ ministries have also included volunteer leadership in the Southeast UU Ministers Association, the UU Musicians Network, the UU Process Theology Network, and the Mid-South District Board and Long Range Planning Committee. He is now serving on the continental UUMA professional leadership development committee. Ministry Skills The following list highlights a few of the areas of ministry in which he is particularly competent: Preaching and leading worship, creating liturgies and conducting rites of passage Music: leading congregational singing; soloist (tenor); percussionist Pastoral care and counseling Environmental justice work, Human rights work, especially against prejudice and racism UU history and celebrating our heritage Community interfaith dialogue and UUA denominational involvement Membership development and creating and sustaining a covenantal sense of community Administration and church management Religious Leadership Denominational and professional involvement has included: UUA Mid-South District Board, Ministerial Representative (2002-2003), Leadership Development Committee (2004) and Long Range Planning Committee (2002-2004) Southeast UU Ministers Association (SEUUMA), President (1998-2000), Worship Chair (2003-2006), Program Chair (1997-1998), Treasurer (1995-1997) UU Process Theology Network, Board Member (1990-2006) and frequent General Assembly panelist/presenter Board Member of the UU Musicians Network (1998-2000) Professional Leadership Development Group (PLDG) of the UUMN (2005- 2006). The task force is for credentialing professional UU music directors. UU Ministers Association (UUMA) CENTER Committee member (2006-2009) Social Justice Work Progressive Religious Coalition, Augusta, GA – Active interfaith work, including MLK interracial observances Steering Committee of the Faith and Environment Connection, Atlanta, GA Co-Founder of the North Georgia Seventh Principle Project The Interfaith Alliance Congregational support for Project Open Hand (AIDS Ministry), Common Ground, Open Door Community, Community Action Center, Inner City Outings, and the UU Service Committee Community Activist against the war on Iraq, participation in Gay Pride marches, MLK Day marches, and letters to Georgia congressional representatives Education Master of Divinity (1989), Starr King School for the Ministry, Berkeley, CA. Post-Graduate coursework (fall 1982-spring 1983), Dept. of Philosophy, Univ. of Okla. Master of Regional and City Planning (1975), University of Oklahoma Bachelor of Architecture (1968), University of Kentucky Start Date Rev. Roy Reynolds will be returning to his home in Doraville and will begin as our part-time Interim Minister on August 15, 2008.