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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Bring Your Spirit and Hang With These Two Cool Dudes The voice of Unitarian Universalism at the United Nations, the Unitarian Universalist-United Nations Office (UU-UNO), hosts its Spring Seminar April 7-9, 2016 in New York City. Learn more at uua.org/unspringsemina…;. The UU-UNO is accepting…
By Ted Resnikoff | October 28, 2015 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Connections, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
Attention all Luminary Leaders and Luminary Alumni! Illuminate your creativity and spread the good news of Unitarian Universalism. Create a shareable image, enter it in the contest for a chance to win UU swag!…
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | October 16, 2015 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Abundance, Giving & Generosity Events, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Playfulness, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
All year we in the Off… of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at the Unitarian Universalist Association will be discussing the notion of DEEP FAITH and what it takes to do excellent youth ministry. Here’s a preview of some of the things we’ll be delving into. Check back tomorrow to read the first…
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | October 7, 2015 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Education, Faith, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
Leads for Keeping Youth in Your Congregation We started asking “How could your church better serve you?” after noting the responses to the magic-wand question were highly aspirational. Because they are qualitative instead of quantitative, measuring these two questions is more difficult than…
By Bart Frost | October 1, 2015 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Vision for UUism, Worship, Youth Sunday -
Youth Perspective on What We Need to Do Better One of the questions we asked the youth who visited the Unitarian Universalist Association UUA was, “If you had a magic wand, what would you change about your church?” This question – although seemingly frivolous – was intended to see what needs…
By Bart Frost | October 1, 2015 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Vision for UUism, Worship, Youth Sunday -
Youth’s Favorite Parts of Church As you can see by the chart on the right, there is a very clear winner in terms of what youth enjoy the most about church. 44% of youth prefer youth group over every other aspect of congregational life. This isn’t new information; we’ve known that youth prefer the…
By Bart Frost | October 1, 2015 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Vision for UUism, Worship, Youth Sunday -
Youth Participation As mentioned in the previous post in this series, this survey has some flaws….
By Bart Frost | October 1, 2015 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Vision for UUism, Worship, Youth Sunday -
The Results are in! Last year, we asked youthUnitarian Universalist Association (UUA) in BostonMAComing of Age? Our Whole Lives? How could your church serve you better? How would you change it? What is your favorite part of church? Why?…
By Bart Frost | September 29, 2015 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Vision for UUism, Worship, Youth Sunday -
Answer the Call of the Fall Campus Ministry Survey (CLICK HERE)
By Ted Resnikoff | September 22, 2015 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Campus Ministry, Education, Growth, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
You Are Challenged: Make Change Happen Now A message from Lauren Amabile and the Unitarian Universalist Church Council, asking you to respond before the end of this month. UU Church of the Philippines (UUCP) is taking towards youth development by offering Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education…
By Ted Resnikoff | September 9, 2015 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Children’s / Religious Education Sunday, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Sexuality Education, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens