In The Absence of Clarity

When people in any organization are not given clear, shared, honest answers to the question of what they are trying to accomplish together, they do not operate in a neutral zone. They fill in the center. They fill it with their own histories, their own fears, their own private visions of what the organization should be. And they work from those private understandings, which means a congregation full of people who genuinely share the same values can still be pulling in fundamentally different directions, without anyone having done anything wrong. This is why it is important to create a shared understanding of how to live the mission, because in the absence of clarity, people fill in their own meaning and context. Rev. David Miller, a native Evanstonian, is our preacher. Lynn Kendall serves as Worship Associate and Gregory Shifrin is on the piano. 

Rev. David A. Miller has served the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax as the senior minister since 2015. Before coming to UUCF, Rev. Miller was the settled minister of the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship of San Dieguito in Southern California since 2009. David was raised Jewish in the Skokie/Evanston area. Before he was called to the ministry, David spent more than 25 years in executive management, strategic planning, marketing, business development, and fundraising with private sector and non-profit organizations. He also served Unitarian Universalism as a member of the Standing on the Side of Love National Creative Advisory Team.

Upcoming Services

7/26/2026 – Nellie Eastman, What’s Your Story?

8/2/2026 – Rev. Jules Taylor, Dreamers

8/9/2026 – Dr. Elizabeth Mace, Sounds of Silence

8/16/2026 – Ryland Rich, Imperceptible Song