Perhaps it is time for the UUA to wake up. My medical school training did not include any “business of medicine” training, but as a department head my position demanded further education. Not my favorite endeavor, but critical to my role. A honest “job description “ with the tools required would seem to be in order. Mike Balsan, M.D.
It doesn't have to be this way. In our UU congregation, most of the tasks you listed have been the responsibility of our congregational administrator (contractor interactions and basic business) and Board of Trustees (capital, budget, and committee oversight). This doesn't mean all is sweetness and light. I write this having just stuck my neck out and volunteered to help organize a new Facilities Council because our long-time congregational administrator is slated to retire.
By the way, your Union connection strikes a chord. My dad was an administrator there for nearly forty years; my wife and I wedded in James Chapel.
Perhaps it is time for the UUA to wake up. My medical school training did not include any “business of medicine” training, but as a department head my position demanded further education. Not my favorite endeavor, but critical to my role. A honest “job description “ with the tools required would seem to be in order. Mike Balsan, M.D.
It doesn't have to be this way. In our UU congregation, most of the tasks you listed have been the responsibility of our congregational administrator (contractor interactions and basic business) and Board of Trustees (capital, budget, and committee oversight). This doesn't mean all is sweetness and light. I write this having just stuck my neck out and volunteered to help organize a new Facilities Council because our long-time congregational administrator is slated to retire.
By the way, your Union connection strikes a chord. My dad was an administrator there for nearly forty years; my wife and I wedded in James Chapel.
Thank you! Well said.