Sharing the job of committee chair is another way of keeping the committee vital. Marr is cochair with her husband, Chris. He's interested in things like the World Trade Organization. My interests are more local. You need a variety of activities.
Some people are afraid to go look that homeless person in the eye, but they'll do other things.
And keep in mind that most people just want to do a couple things a year. They don't necessarily want to become activists at the front lines. Sometimes having a committee is not absolutely essential. The UU Church of Loudon, Leesburg, VA, has only 42 members and no social justice committee, but that doesn't much matter, says member Ann Robinson. The church gets involved in community controversies, she says, just because it's so obvious that something needs to be done.