Events and Opportunities
This section of Blue Boat blog has information, links to applications, grants and scholarships, and application deadlines of interest to Unitarian Universalist youth and young adults and those who serve their ministry.
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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 Ministry that may challenge our assumptions about what ministry to and with Youth ca...
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | April 14, 2017 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Congregational Action, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Teaching Methods, Faith Development -
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 | April 11, 2017 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Congregational Action, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, General Assembly -
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 #… webinar on Thursday, April 13 at 8 PM eastern. More information about that webinar available on the Black...
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | March 24, 2017 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Education, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Congregational Action, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Teaching Methods, Faith Development -
We are facing reality, as a faith, a nation, and individuals who may not have been as active as we should have been before the election results of November 8th. Those that lived-in fear before, now live in greater fear as families and communities are torn apart, on an even larger scale. Like many...
By Elissa McDavid | February 28, 2017 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Community, Education, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Immigration Reform, Leadership, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Anti-Oppression, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Multiculturalism, Teaching Methods, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), News -
Part of a successful youth ministry is creating and maintaining https://www.midamericauua.org/programs/leadership-development/webinar-v… systems and organizational tools, like calendaring, directories and templates, to keep the youth ministry program running as a vital part of the congregation an...
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 27, 2017 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Congregational Action, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Teaching Methods, Faith Development -
How Snapchat makes social change happen We reprint with permission this very useful guide to using Snapchat as a platform for advocacy work by Aneta Molenda, originally published on the M+R lab blog. Learn more about the passionate people who support progressive advocacy groups and causes at M+R, .
By Ted Resnikoff | February 16, 2017 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Teaching Methods -
The Many Faiths within Unitarian Universalism Skinner House Books (SHB) series exploring the many faith traditions that also find a home in Unitarian Universalism (UU) has just been published. "Religious Humanism - which is founded upon the belief that human beings are of great worth and dignity...
By Ted Resnikoff | February 16, 2017 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Choice, Education, Faith, Growth, Identity, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Beliefs & Principles, Congregational Action, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Multigenerational Faith Development, Multiculturalism, Teaching Methods, Faith Development -
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 youth group or religious education class. Eric Bliss, Youth Ministry Specialist for the Pacific Western Region of the...
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | January 17, 2017 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Congregational Action, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Teaching Methods, Faith Development -
#UU Campus Q's Episode Five The Reverend Annie Gonzalez Milliken, the Young Adult and Campus Ministry Associate of the Unititarian Universalist Association Like Campus UUs on Facebook to be notified when episodes of UUCampusQs are released! (Spoiler alert: Marion's narration is particularly...
By Ted Resnikoff | December 15, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Connections, Education, Growth, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Campus Ministry, UU Identity, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Multiculturalism, Teaching Methods, Faith Development, UUA Headquarters -
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; young and old; lesbian, bisexual, gay...
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | December 7, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Congregational Action, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Teaching Methods, Faith Development