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White Supremacy Teach-In
Resources for Youth and Young Adult Ministry When you hear or read the words “White Supremacy,” what thoughts come to mind, what emotions surface? For some of us, it is a fear-filled phrase that conjures images of white hoods and robes that seems totally dissonant with our...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 4/26/2017 -
Youth Ministry Training Webinar 9
In the April Webinar , Natalie Briscoe, Congregational Life Staff in the Southern Region , and Kim Sweeney, Congregational Life Staff in the New England Region , talked about new models and methods for stellar Youth...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 4/14/2017 -
Register for General Assembly Now!
Registration for General Assembly 2017 in New Orleans , LA , June 21-25 is in full-swing. It's not too late to join fellow Unitarian Universalists in worship, learning and action! Learn more here .By Ted Resnikoff | 4/11/2017 -
Youth Ministry Training Webinar 8
UPDATE: This webinar will be hosted live on April 12th at 1pm EST and it will be recorded. We are canceling the previously scheduled Thursday evening webinar to encourage attendance the #Uuwhitesupremacyteachin webinar on Thursday, April 13 at 8 PM eastern. More information...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 3/24/2017 -
Youth Ministry Training Webinar 7
Part of a successful youth ministry is creating and maintaining sustainable systems and organizational tools , like calendaring, directories and templates, to keep the youth ministry program running as a vital part of the congregation and so it can live on...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 2/27/2017 -
Why Should Young Folks Go To General Assembly?
What is the role of spiritual community in these times? We’ve been asking that question over and over, particularly as we think about our upcoming Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly . What is the point of gathering, especially...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | 2/21/2017 -
Humanist Voices in Unitarian Universalism
The Many Faiths within Unitarian Universalism The latest addition to the Skinner House Books (SHB) series exploring the many faith traditions that also find a home in Unitarian Universalism (UU) has just been published. " Humanist...By Ted Resnikoff | 2/16/2017 -
Living Legacy Project Youth Civil Rights Pilgrimage
Energize this Legacy APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED | GRANTS AVAILABLE Announcing the Living Legacy Project (LLP) All Youth Civil Rights Pilgrimage , June 5th-9th, 2017!...By Ted Resnikoff | 2/6/2017 -
Youth Ministry Training Webinar 6
Inclusive Youth Group Dynamics If you've found yourself here on Blue Boat it's a fairly safe assumption that at some point in your Unitarian Universalist life, you've created a covenant with a youth group or ...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 1/17/2017 -
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table: The Transformative Practice of Being Together Early this year, the congregation I am a part of in Knoxville , Tennessee , Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church (TVUUC), helped bring an Interfaith program called A Seat at the Table (ASATT) ...By Lauren Hulse | 12/13/2016 -
Youth Ministry Training Webinar 5
Inclusive Ministry in a Diverse World As Unitarian Universalists (UU) we say that we build inclusive community where you can explore your identity without boxes - that we are multi-racial, Latino/a/x, Asian, Black, Native, and White; rich, middle class, poor;...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 12/7/2016 -
How a UU Congregation Welcomed Me...
For many, leaving their birth congregation is a rending experience, and finding a new home congregation a daunting one. Every instance of this transition is a personal story which, when shared speaks to the universal experience of seeking and belonging. This is the first in...By Ted Resnikoff | 11/30/2016 -
Youth Ministry Training Webinar 4
Pastoral Care To and With Youth Let’s be frank. The world changed on November 9th, 2016 (the day Donald Trump was elected president of the United States). For many of us our day-to-day experiences may not be much different, we still move through the world with...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 11/28/2016 -
VIDEO: Apply to Be on Youth Caucus Staff
Last October, Jaidyn Bryant (Jr. Dean), Eric Broner (Sr. Dean), Colleen Lee (Sr. Worship Coordinator) and Hannah Rigdon (Sr. Business Manager) travelled all the way to UUA Headquarters in Boston in service of a single mission: to galvanize the youth of our...By Ted Resnikoff | 11/4/2016 -
Youth Ministry Training Webinar 3
Kim Sweeney, Lead for Faith Formation and Safe Congregations, works in New England and loves rules. She says “I love rules, structure, routine and clarity. Maybe it stems from my time spent serving in the military, but I imagine my own comfort with rules and...By Ted Resnikoff | 11/1/2016 -
Post-Hope
This homily was delivered by intern minister and UU young adult Joseph Boyd after the murder of Terence Crutcher at All Souls Unitarian Church , in Tulsa , Oklahoma . - Ed. by Joseph Boyd In the aftermath of Terence...By Elizabeth Nguyen | 10/4/2016 -
Youth Ministry Training Webinar 2
What does a Healthy Youth/Adult Relationship Actually Look Like? In every training or conversation with adults working with youth, Evin Carvill-Ziemer, Congregational Life Staff in the Central East Region of the Unitarian Universalist...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 9/21/2016 -
Serve as Youth Chaplain at the United Nations
Lend Your Faith to Spring Seminar 2017 The Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office has extended the application deadline for Youth Chaplains to serve at the 2017 Intergenerational Spring Seminar "Interfaith Action to End Armed Violence",...By Ted Resnikoff | 9/13/2016 -
Youth Ministry Training Series Starts September 2016!
Have you ever asked a Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) staff person for an advisor training and been told some form of, “We don’t do advisor training anymore,” or, “There’s one weekend training on the other side of your region a...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 8/30/2016 -
Forge a Just Future with UU Women all Over the World
Discounted Registration Rate for Young Adult Women The International Women’s Convocation affirms each person’s right to identify for themselves who they are and to express themselves in a way that is authentic to them. Members of the International Women’s...By Ted Resnikoff | 8/16/2016 -
Reflections on Service in New Orleans 5
Confronting the Work My Privilege Means I Must Do The following is the first of five reflections on a service trip that members of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara YRUU group made to New Orleans, LA. The group spent three days in New Orleans...By Ted Resnikoff | 8/7/2016 -
Reflections on Service in New Orleans 4
Learning How to do Anti-Racism Work at Home The following is the first of five reflections on a service trip that members of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara YRUU group made to New Orleans, LA. The group spent three days in New Orleans and...By Ted Resnikoff | 8/5/2016 -
Reflections on Service in New Orleans 3
The Right to Joy – to Combat Injustice The following is the first of five reflections on a service trip that members of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara YRUU group made to New Orleans, LA. The group spent three days in New Orleans and six on...By Ted Resnikoff | 8/3/2016 -
Reflections on Service in New Orleans 2
Broadening My Morality The following is the first of five reflections on a service trip that members of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara YRUU group made to New Orleans, LA. The group spent three days in New Orleans and six on the north shore...By Ted Resnikoff | 8/2/2016 -
3 Big Lessons of Leadership
Apply to Serve as Youth Caucus Co-Dean and See What You Learn! by Eric Broner, Co-Dean, Youth Caucus 2016-2017 My week in Columbus at General Assembly was full of many things—questions, answers, memories, regrets, and above all, lessons learned. Not only was Columbus...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 7/29/2016 -
Reflections on Service in New Orleans 1
Facing the Legacy of Slavery The following is the first of five reflections on a service trip that members of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara YRUU group made to New Orleans, LA. The group spent three days in New Orleans and six on the north...By Ted Resnikoff | 7/27/2016 -
Lead the UU-UNO 2017 Spring Seminar
Apply Before July 25 to Lead "Interfaith Action to End Armed Violence" Every year in April the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office Intergenerational Spring Seminar takes on big issues on an international scale. In April 2017 the...By Ted Resnikoff | 7/19/2016 -
Now's Your Chance to Dean Youth Caucus
LEAD YOUR PEERS @ GA Youth Caucus Deans are the leaders of the volunteer Youth Caucus Staff for General Assembly and applications are now open through August 10th . Deans work with the...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 6/28/2016 -
On Religion in "Far-Flung 21st Century Lives"
Krista Tippett Speaks at the 2016 Ware Lecture by John Newhall Krista Tippett , the host of On Being and author of three books , will deliver the Ware Lecture at...By Ted Resnikoff | 6/2/2016 -
Text, Talk, Act with Your Youth or Young Adult Group
More than 20% of teenagers and young adults suffer some type mental health stress, and as many as 30% of adolescents experience one major episode of depression before reaching adulthood.¹ And while this information is sobering, it is heartening to know that this is also the age...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 5/7/2016 -
The Secret to What Young Adults Want
Julie Brock wrote this newsletter column for First Unitarian Society of Madison and shared it with us given how relevant it is to young adult ministry everywhere. Thanks Julie! by Julie Brock Having young people in church is pretty...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | 4/29/2016 -
Watch the Youth Observer Candidate Statements
We asked each of your candidates to tape themselves talking about why they want to serve as Youth Observer to the Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees . Watch and listen to what they said, and vote! Read about each of...By Ted Resnikoff | 3/24/2016 -
Youth Observer Candidates
One or Two Year Terms: Four Candidates to Meet Friends, it is that time of the year again! It's time to elect the next Youth Observers to the Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees . , Olivia and Caleb describe...By Bart Frost | 3/22/2016 -
Movie Night: Autism in Love
Broad Spectrum Welcoming I recently attended the Peek Award movie screening at the Utah Film Center . The Peek Award, named after Kim Peek , the inspiration for the 1988 movie Rain Man , honors artists and...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 3/11/2016 -
4 Year Leadership Track for Youth
Ever think to yourself, “ACK! There are too many awesome Unitarian Universalist youth opportunities out there, how am I ever going to do them all!?” Sometimes it feels like a high stake game of checkers where you just can't figure out the strategy. Luckily, programs are offered...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 3/9/2016 -
Small But Mighty: UU Campus Ministry
“Small but mighty” is a phrase I enjoy. Possibly because I am a petite woman of short stature, yet I like to think I’m relatively powerful. But more than that it’s because that’s how I see our faith. Unitarian Universalism (UU) is a tiny...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | 3/8/2016 -
Be A Youth Delegate at General Assembly
Isabelle McCurdy explains the difference you will make... Isabelle McCurdy, Senior Business Manager for the General Assembly 2016 Youth Caucus , was one of the driving forces behind the successful 2015 Youth Caucus Action of Immediate Witness, "Support the Black...By Ted Resnikoff | 3/2/2016 -
Share the Love: Bridgers' Care Packages
Valentine’s Day is over but that’s no reason to stop sharing the love! Our congregations are generally pretty good at sharing love. From child dedications for our infants to memorial services at life’s end, our congregations are there for the full journey. So how do we share the...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | 2/17/2016 -
Multicultural Support Team Moves Toward Justice
In honor of the Standing on the Side of Love 30 Days of Love 2016 campaign , Steven Ballesteros speaks up about the important work of supporting Youth of Color. As a Unitarian Universalist young adult of color I have at times lacked a sense of belonging and of being in...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 2/12/2016 -
Love set Ablaze
In honor of the Standing on the Side of Love 30 Days of Love 2016 campaign , Phebe Hawes speaks up about being a light of love in a time of hate. In order to love alike, we need not think alike ~Francis David. This quote got me thinking. I come from...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 2/12/2016 -
Beginning Conversations about Race with Youth
Sheila Schuh , Director of Religious Education at First Unitarian Church of Rochester , NY recently told us about an innovative idea to bring people together across congregations to start a dialogue about...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | 2/2/2016 -
Here is Why Millennials Are the Worst
And Why This is Great News for Your Congregation by Elizabeth Mount Well, you can’t have missed all the articles about the Millennial generation . I hear we’re entitled , arrogant , ...By Ted Resnikoff | 1/21/2016 -
Challenged to Explore New Horizons By Religious Pros
Dear UU Religious Professionals: My name is Alex Jensen and I was a Summer Seminary attendee the first year it was offered by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries ...By Bart Frost | 1/20/2016 -
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 1!
THRIVE HERE Save the dates! Thrive Youth West is July 9-13, 2016 at First Unitarian Society of Denver and Thrive Youth East is July 27-31, 2016 at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church in Bethesda ,...By Ted Resnikoff | 1/19/2016 -
Religious Professionals Made a Difference
Hello Friends, My name is Kirbey Geissler and I’m writing to tell you about my experience with Unitarian Universalism (UU) , specifically Summer Seminary . Summer Seminary is a week-long introduction to what being a religious...By Bart Frost | 1/12/2016 -
Too Many Holes
Thanks to @KennySWiley for bring to our attention this thoughtful collection of reaction to the spate of violence we have witnessed in recent weeks. We encourage you to read, reflect, and respond (either in the comment section of this post, or by submitting your own...By Ted Resnikoff | 12/16/2015 -
Building a Just Future with Spirit, Book by Book
The Revolution Will Not be Televised? Make it Happen by Reading – TOGETHER Skinner House Books and Beacon Press announce Justice and Spirit: The Unitarian Universalist Book Club on Goodreads . If you are...By Ted Resnikoff | 12/4/2015 -
Plan the Escape of Your Inner Human!
Camp Unirondack Transforms :| Into :) If there is one thing that seven years at Camp Unirondack has taught me, it is that camp is not just for kids. I know, I know, camp director rhetoric if you’ve ever heard it right? But let me tell you why it’s true. It...By Ted Resnikoff | 11/9/2015 -
Join the YA@GA 2016 Team Today
Worship and GA Talks Coordinators Needed! APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 4, 2015 ( CLICK HERE ) Ayla Halberstadt and Cameron Young, YA@GA 2016 Co-facilitators have a cool pitch for you... ...By Ted Resnikoff | 9/24/2015 -
Love, Without "But"
“Wow. You may not be ordained, but you’re doing ministry already.” – Rev. Peter Morales, President, Unitarian Universalist Association(UUA) . Watch as Eliana Okeson, UUA Summer Seminary 2015 graduate, delivers her “preach-off”...By Ted Resnikoff | 9/10/2015
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