Workshop 12: The Call for Responsible Leadership Part of Heeding the Call In This Section Introduction From Heeding the Call When you take on some leadership responsibility in the world, you must accept the fact that you will change lives. You will change the status quo by... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Heeding the Call Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Juggling Our Strengths 15 Activity 2: Story — It's Up to Us 15 Activity 3: Presente Litany 20 Faith in Action: Th... Spiritual Preparation From Heeding the Call As you prepare for the end of the program, you may have a wide range of thoughts and feelings. Can you create a simple ritual to mark this passage for... Opening From Heeding the Call Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for... Activity 1: Juggling Our Strengths From Heeding the Call Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A basket One small beanbag stuffed animal for every youth Newsprint, markers and tape Description of... Activity 2: Story - It's Up to Us From Heeding the Call Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Copy of the story "It's Up to Us" Preparation for Activity Read the story until you are comfortable... Activity 3: Presente Litany From Heeding the Call Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Music player and audio of calming music Leader... Closing From Heeding the Call Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Taking It Home for all participants Description of Activity Distribute Taking It Home. Invite... Leader Reflection and Planning From Heeding the Call This is an opportunity to reflect not only on this workshop, but also on the program as a whole.... Faith In Action: The Long Haul From Heeding the Call Description of Activity Has your congregation participated in the restoration efforts in the Gulf Coast region? Research Unitarian Universalist... Faith In Action 2: Allies, Phase 8 From Heeding the Call Materials for Activity Handout 1, Oppression Continuum, or projected Justicemakers Guide, from Workshop 5 The returned handouts from the last workshop P... Alternate Activity 1: UUs in New Orleans From Heeding the Call Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity "Refl… on New Orleans" video by the Winchester Unitarian Society Preparation for Activity Watch a 10... Alternate Activity 2: Youth Leadership From Heeding the Call Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity One three-foot sheet of paper for every small group Handout 1, A Youth Leader Is...... Taking It Home: The Call for Responsible Leadership From Heeding the Call When you take on some leadership responsibility in the world, you must accept the fact that you will change lives. You will change the status quo by... It's Up to Us From Heeding the Call Adapted from "The Real Heroes and Sheroes of New Orleans" by Lorrie Beth Slonsky and Larry Bradshaw. Original story appeared in the Socialist Worker.... Handout 1: A Youth Leader Is... From Heeding the Call This list was created by the youth and adult trainers at the Unitarian Universalist Youth Leadership Development Conference Training in 2004. One who... Leader Resource 1: Presente Litany Opening From Heeding the Call Feelings of uncertainty and hopelessness are understandable in a world with so much injustice. Yet the root causes of injustice did not come into being... Leader Resource 2: Names for Presente Litany From Heeding the Call Cut apart each name on individual slips of paper. Distribute before the Presente Litany. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Raziq Brown Hunter Jackson and the... Find Out More From Heeding the Call Leadership There are many books on developing youth leadership. One of them is Youth Leadership: A Guide to Understanding Leadership Development in... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Heeding the Call NEXT: Introduction Download all of Heeding the Call (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.