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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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, Congregational Action, General Assembly, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
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: Congregational Action, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism -
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, Anti-Oppression, Community, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Immigration Reform, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
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: Congregational Action, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism -
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, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
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: Beliefs & Principles, Choice, Congregational Action, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Unity -
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: Congregational Action, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
#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: Campus Ministry, Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, 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: Congregational Action, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
by Jaidyn Bryant and the 2017 General Assembly Youth Caucus Staff So, Trump was elected president. Black, Latinx, Muslim, Native, LGBTQ communities are under continued attacks. What does that mean for … Rock? It means that the threat to … sovereignty will continue. That degradation of our…
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | November 16, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Education, Equity, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, News, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday