For UU students attending Harvard University. Students planning to pursue ministry are encouraged to apply, but there are no restrictions on majors.

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Write questions on newsprint, and post: Have you ever participated in a small group ministry program in your congregation? What were the strengths and weaknesses of the...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Handout 2, Thandeka's Theology of Personal Experience Timepiece (minutes) Optional: Bell or chime Preparation for Activity Write these questions for small...

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Thandeka's Change of Heart" Story, "A Lonely Soul in Community" Story, "Doctrinal Freedom" Preparation for Activity Review the stories so that you are able to effectively read them aloud. Optional: Arrange for volunteers to read stories aloud.

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing materials Handout 1, Introducing Thandeka Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Prepare a copy of the handout for each participant. Description of Activity Briefly introduce the Rev. Dr.

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Preparation for Activity If participants may need journals, obtain notebooks with unlined pages. Gather a variety of writing and drawing implements....

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home handouts for all participants Preparation for Activity Review the Tak...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Set up the altar or centering table with the cloth, chalice, candle and matches or...

Excerpted from A Covenant Group Source Book, second edition, revised (The Center for Community Values, 2003). Covenant Groups A covenant group is a small relational group made up of six to twelve people who meet regularly to establish and nurture themselves in their own beloved community....

Originally published in the American Journal of Theology and Philosophy (January 2009). Friedrich Schleiermacher gave liberal theology a foundation no one could find. He accomplished this amazing feat by making a neurological fact of consciousness the foundational referent for his new theological...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Timepiece (minutes) Optional: Bell or chime Description of Activity Re-gather the large group. Share this quote from Schulz: We Unitarian Universalists believe that the future is not set, that History is not determined, that destiny is not fated....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 2, The Theology of William F....

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Amy" Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Review the story so you can present it effectively. Copy the story for all participants. Arrange for a volunteer to read the...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Biography of William F. Schulz Leader Resource 1, William F. Schulz Portrait Optional: Microphone Optional: Computer and projector Preparation for Activity Copy the handout for all participants....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Timepiece (minutes) Preparation for Activity If participants may need journals, obtain notebooks with unlined pages. Gather a variety of writing and drawing...