Guides and Tools
This section of the Blue Boat blog includes links to training tools (including videos and webinars) and articles by the staff of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries for informing, building, sustaining and guiding ministry for Unitarian Universalist youth and young adults, youth and young adults of color, Campus Ministry, and those who serve them.
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In this month’s episode, Bart reviews Lyn Mikel Brown’s Powered By Girl. Published by Beacon Press, Powered by Girl explores how young women are embracing activism and are showing up for themselves and their peers. It also serves as a guide for adults who want to support youth activism. This is a timely read in the era of the Movement for Black Lives, #MeToo, and #Enough.
By Bart Frost | March 30, 2018 | From Stories and Voices -
Religious Educator Jamaine Cripe reports from the first ever Youth Ministry Leadership Exchange on the big takeaway anyone interested in successful youth ministry needs to know.
By Jamaine Cripe | March 2, 2018 | From Future of Faith -
Bart circles back to re-read Kate Erslev's "Full Circle- Fifteen Ways to Grow Lifelong UUs" and finds its as indispensable as ever for anyone growing vibrant youth and young adult ministry.
By Bart Frost | February 28, 2018 | From Guides and Tools -
So you read the intro and you understand challenge, comfort and processing, right? Ok, then onto practice. There are so many ways to put our new insights into practice! We can practice personally, interpersonally, communally and systemically. Personal The personal work involves interrupting the...
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | November 28, 2017 | From Social Justice -
Have you already read the introduction to this post? Oh you have? Great, let’s go! Note: As I write about challenge, comfort, and processing needs, I use examples from my growth as a white person trying to unlearn white supremacy and my growth as a young woman trying to unlearn patriarchy....
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | November 28, 2017 | From Social Justice -
96% of parents prioritized that youth programs should be safe spaces for youth to explore their faith. We’re pretty good at creating safe spaces for our young folks, but how do we engage in promoting spiritual growth for everyone in our congregations?
By Bart Frost | November 6, 2017 | From Future of Faith -
“This is the church of the open mind. This is the church of the loving heart. This is the church of the helping hands, where friends come together.” As we finished our opening words, we joined our hands together. It was Sunday morning again, one of my favorite moments in a busy week. Here, I...
By Karishma Gottfried | October 2, 2017 | From Stories and Voices -
I left Unitarian Universalism when I was 18. Having gone through the survey of world religions that was the emphasis of my late 80’s RE experience, I identified more as a Buddhist than I did as UU. College brought a myriad of intellectual awakenings, but my soul lay dormant.
By Eric Bliss | September 18, 2017 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UU Theology -
The Annual Beloit College Mindset List is released for each new entering class as way to acknowledge the differences in worldview (or mindset) of incoming first-years. Originally, it was intended as a way to remind professors to watch their references with students. It continues to serve this...
By Bart Frost | September 4, 2017 | From On Campus -
Posted by Annie Gonzalez Milliken // August 18th 2017 Tomorrow some march against white supremacy. Like many folks, I have a lot of questions rattling around in my brain. I have petty selfish questions, logistical questions, and deep questions. I’m wondering “How much violence will there be?”...
August 17, 2017 | From Issues and Trends