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The Six Components of a Balanced Youth Program (PDF)
Worship, leadership, youth-adult relations, community building, social action, and learning—these are the six components of a balanced youth program. These components can and should be applied to a congregational context as well. A congregation with active social action, learning, community building, worship, leadership, and intergenerational programs is a truly balanced, thriving congregation. All of these components support the life of a congregation by providing connection points for youth and adults.

"Co-Facilitation with Youth: Ways to Involve Youth in Program Leadership" (PDF)
by Jesse Jaeger, Youth Programs Director

"Critical Ingredient in Youth Ministry—You!" (PDF)
by Tera Little, Pacific Southwest District (PSWD) Lifespan Religious Education Consultant

"Looking to Our Past to Find Our Future: Foundations of Unitarian Universalist Youth Ministry
By Tera Little, PSWD Lifespan Religious Education Consultant

"A Statement about Youth Empowerment" (PDF)
by Anya Brebner, from the St. Lawrence District Youth Events Manual

"Youth Empowerment is..." (PDF)
From the Youth Leadership Development Conference Training of Trainers, 2001

Synapse—a point of contact where information and energy are exchanged
Synapse is a magazine published three times per year by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Youth Office. Each issue has a theme and contains articles, essays, resources, poetry and artwork by youth.

Youth Office Resource List
Includes youth-related publications available from the UUA Bookstore, as well as a long list of online resources for youth programs.

Last updated on Monday, June 9, 2008.

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