This session brings youth and adults in the congregation together to get to know each other and discover the importance of multigenerational relationships.

This session describes formal leadership roles and different leadership styles, explores when they may be applicable and gives participants the opportunity to practice embodying different leadership styles.

This session describes ways to create a climate of acceptance and some barriers to creating inclusive community.

This session describes why listening is an important aspect of leadership and provides practical skills for active listening.

This session describes the elements that comprise shared leadership and responsible youth empowerment.

This session is a worship. Participants will listen to stories, sing songs and partake in activities that explain the basics of what leadership is and how they can serve the world as leaders.

This session describes why and how Unitarian Universalists covenant with one another and the world we live in and guides participants in creating a covenant for the year.

This session describes the elements that comprise a balanced youth ministry using the model of the Web of Youth Ministry.

Renaissance Module Ministry with Youth Blue Boat Blog by the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries Competencies for Ministry to and With Youth a collaboration between Congregational Life and the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries (2016) Yo… Ministry Advising: A Complete Guide by the...

Read the curriculum before you begin the program, focusing especially on the materials lists. Take note of activities that require extra preparation, and plan ahead so you will have the necessary materials in time. Some of the workshops require advanced preparation and/or coordination between the...

There are many leadership development events throughout UUA regions including Leadership Development Cons and Youth Leadership Schools. Bringing the Web to Life is not intended to compete with or replace these programs, rather it is meant to complement immersion experiences. In addition, because...

Allocate time to prepare for each workshop, including time to do the Spiritual Preparation exercise, perhaps with your co-leader. Remember, this curriculum is primarily about the young people....

Eight of the nine workshops have the same basic structure. Each hour-long workshop begins with a chalice lighting and check in and concludes with a Taking it Home handout, which is a review of the session and an invitation to participants to practice the things they’ve learned throughout the week...

The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries would like to thank: Developmental Editor Pat Kahn for her incredible patience, guidance and editorial lens. Evin Carvill-Ziemer for sharing elements from the Central East Region’s leadership development curriculum. Jessica Laike for sharing elements...

This 2016 curriculum includes 8 components: Covenantal Leadership, Multigenerational Relationships, Spiritual Development, Beloved Community, Justice Making, Pastoral Care, Faith Exploration, & Identity Formation.

This discussion guide is on connections between symbols, words, and justice and how these topics influence one’s life.

The Program I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it. — Harry Emerson Fosdick A curriculum about the “big questions” must begin with an inquiry: How often do you find yourself asking big questions?

We gratefully acknowledge use of the following material: "Where Do We Come From?” (Session 1) is taken from “Where Do We Come From?” by Brian Tate, as included in the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Singing the Journey: A Supplement to Singing the Living Tradition. Copyright 1999 by...

The song "Amazing Grace" on the one hand, and sixth graders on the other. The first: a traditional hymn, its language rich with the verbiage of sin and salvation, its melody echoed over many lands in a poignant mix of brass, voice, and bagpipe, its message sometimes haunting, sometimes hopeful.

Katharine Childs revised Session 13 in 2019. Polly Peterson wrote stories for the program. Developmental editors include Jessica York, Gail Forsyth-Vail, and Susan Lawrence. Judith Frediani guided the development throughout the process, and Vicki Rowland copyedited the manuscript.