# Glossary

**ADA**: Americans with Disabilities Act — sets accessibility and non-discrimination standards.

**Archiving**: Storing selected church documents for long-term preservation and historical use.

**BOT**: <span class="relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]">Board of Trustees, the governing body of the church.</span>

**<span class="relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]">Bookstack:</span>**<span class="relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]"> open source platform that Guide.foothillsuu.org is build with</span>

**<span class="relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]">BaseCamp:</span>**<span class="relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]"> class orienting foothills members to basecamp, a requirement for membership </span>

**Caretaker**: The designated person responsible for opening, closing, and monitoring the building during events.

**Clearstream:** Our SMS / Texting Software

**Checkr:** Our background check system

**Covenant**: A shared, sacred agreement about how we commit to being in relationship with one another.

**Covenantal**: A way of being in community based on mutual promises and spiritual accountability.

**DFM**: Director of Family Ministry — staff leader for programs supporting family spiritual life.

**DFO**: Director of Finance and Operations — oversees church finances, HR, and building systems.

**DRE**: Director of Religious Education — staff leader for children’s RE programs.

**Executive-Team**: The staff team comprised of the Senior Minster, Director of Finance and Operations, and the Associate Minister.

**Exempt**: A legal employment classification that excludes an employee from overtime pay under FLSA.

**FLSA**: Fair Labor Standards Act — federal law that defines exempt/non-exempt employee status.

**Grievance**: A formal report of a violation of church policy or covenant.

**Handbook:**  is a curated collection of Organizational Guidances focused on a specific area of church life or ministry.

**Inquirers:** Newcomer class covering Foothills basics

**LAA**: Limited Access Agreement — a formal plan outlining boundaries and permissions for individuals with known safety concerns.

**Mandate**: Legal duty to report suspected abuse (e.g. ministers and DFM are mandated reporters).

**Misconduct**: A violation of congregational ethics, safety, or behavioral agreements.

**Mailchimp:** Foothills email newsletter platform

**Nepotism**: Favoritism toward relatives in hiring or leadership — restricted in church policies.

**Nonexempt**: A legal employment classification that requires overtime pay under FLSA.

**OWL**: Our Whole Lives — UU sexuality education curriculum grounded in values and consent.

**PCO**: Planning Center Online, our database.

**Parishioner**: A member or regular attendee of the church community (less common in UU usage but may appear).

**Proxy**: Authorization for someone to vote on your behalf when absent.

**Quorum**: The minimum number of members required to be present for a vote or meeting to be valid.

**RE**: Religious Education — programs supporting spiritual growth for children and youth.

**RSS:** Real Simple Syndication

**Retention**: The specific time period documents or records must be kept before disposal.

**Sanctioned**: Officially approved (often used for events or programs formally supported by church leadership).

**SOP:** Standard Operating Procedure

**Screened**: A person who has completed background checks and training for working with children or vulnerable adults.

**UYRB**: Unpacking Your Religious Baggage

**UUA**: Unitarian Universalist Association — national network and support body for UU congregations.

**YRUU**: Young Religious Unitarian Universalists — high school youth group focused on UU identity and leadership.

### Audio Visual Glossary

**ATEM**: A hardware switcher made by Blackmagic that manages video input and output for livestream and Zoom.

**Birddog**: The joystick controller used to pan, tilt, and zoom PTZ cameras.

**Companion**: Software that programs the StreamDeck buttons for automation and control.

**Encoder**: Hardware or software that converts live video into a digital stream for broadcasting.

**HDMI**: High-Definition Multimedia Interface — a cable and port type used to connect video and audio between devices.

**ISO**: In ATEM context, refers to isolated recordings of each input during a livestream.

**Macro**: A pre-programmed command that automates screen content and display cues in ProPresenter.

**Matrix**: A digital mixer setting that combines multiple audio mixes into a single output stream.

**NDI**: Network Device Interface — allows video and audio to be shared over a network, used with PTZ cameras.

**Overlays**: Visual elements such as lyrics or name slides added on top of video in ProPresenter.

**ProPresenter**: The main software used to run visual presentations (slides, lyrics, backgrounds).

**QSYS**: Audio-visual routing and control system accessed via iPad for the sanctuary setup.

**Reflow**: A mode in ProPresenter used for editing and organizing lyrics into slides.

**Scene**: A saved preset in the SQ5 mixer that recalls specific audio settings for events (e.g. HybridMeeting).

**Slide**: A single visual element used in a presentation; can contain text, media, or backgrounds.

**SQ5**: The digital audio mixer used to control sound for sanctuary, livestream, Zoom, and overflow.

**StreamDeck**: A customizable keypad used to switch camera angles or trigger presets with a single press.

**USB-C**: Cable/port format used for sending video to Zoom and recording to hard drives.

**WaveCast**: The hearing assist system that streams service audio to mobile phones.

**Zoom**: Video conferencing tool used for hybrid services — receives camera and audio via ATEM.

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