Future of Faith

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    This past weekend, we have accomplished many things, including making programming visions, mapping out a preliminary schedule and revising staff responsibilities and applications to be applicable to Justice GA….

    By Jeremie Bateman | November 8, 2011 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young Adults
    Tagged as: Business Meetings, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens
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    Kathleen Montgomery, known universally as “Kay,” has almost three decades of experience at the Unitarian Universalist Association and is now the Executive Vice President. She has seen our movement grow and change over the years. Carey McDonald asked her thoughts on being a young adult UU and the…

    By Carey McDonald | November 4, 2011 | From Stories and Voices
    Tagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)
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    General Assembly 2012 is going to be amazing. I know this because I spent a weekend with the Youth Caucus Deans Sara and Asha as they imagined the possibilities for youth this summer in Phoenix. They’re currently working on a blog post about their vision and hopes for GA, so I won’t spoil it by…

    By Jeremie Bateman | November 1, 2011 | From Events and Opportunities
    Tagged as: Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, General Assembly, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday
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    Beacon Press is hosting a Twitter Chat with Eboo Patel, author of Acts of Faith, moderated by Rev. Naomi King, with Gail Forsyth-Vail. Acts of Faith is this year’s UUA Common Read selection. Youth are encouraged to participate. Submit questions before and during the chat at #uuread on Tuesday,…

    By Ted Resnikoff | November 1, 2011 | From Events and Opportunities
    Tagged as: Activism, Congregational Action, Discernment, Equity, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday
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    A Bid for Building Campus Ministry by Beth Walden When I asked Jim Kalinowski, the president of the UU Church of Greensboro (UUCG), if I could add campus ministry to my professional portfolio, his response was, “That is the kind of outreach we should be doing as a community. We need to build and…

    By Kayla Parker | October 28, 2011 | From On Campus
    Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Connections, Education, Growth, Meaning, Multigenerational Faith Development, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Vision
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    Hi Family, I hope this message finds you and your family well. I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the fall retreat for the Central Midwest District Chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association last week. The topic for the retreat was “Whose Are We.” For two days, we…

    By Monica L Cummings | October 27, 2011 | From Youth and Young Adults of Color
    Tagged as: Connections, Discernment, Identity, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Prayer Practices, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship
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    President Peter Morales launched his blog stating, “… My blog is about religion that is beyond belief. It is about how we treat one another, about how we live our lives, about the connections we make and the difference we make. And if religion is ultimately about what we love, then “faith” is…

    By Ted Resnikoff | October 27, 2011 | From UUA for Youth & Young Adults
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Faith, Faith Development, Identity, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unity

  • Perhaps you are familiar with this term or maybe you have heard it but are not quite sure what it means. Or maybe you have not heard it at all. Whatever the case, you probably do know what it means, just not what it is called. “Multiple pathways” refers, quite literally, to the need for there to…

    By Jeremie Bateman | October 11, 2011 | From Guides and Tools
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday

  • We are students, lay leaders and religious professionals of all ages, identities and life experiences who are committed to creating Unitarian Universalist opportunities for fellowship, spirit and service on college campuses across the continent.We do our work because we are called to it….

    By Kayla Parker | October 11, 2011 | From On Campus
    Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Community, Congregational Action, Connections, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Meaning, Multiculturalism, Nourishing the Spirit, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Service, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision

  • The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries is making available grants for youth to form and lead http://www.uua.org/religiouseducation/multigenerational/read/index.shtm… Read groups and will publish guidelines and applications for this over the next few weeks. Following up on last year’s…

    By Ted Resnikoff | October 11, 2011 | From Guides and Tools
    Tagged as: Activism, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Congregational Action, Discernment, Equity, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday