Guides and Tools
This section of the Blue Boat blog includes links to training tools (including videos and webinars) and articles by the staff of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries for informing, building, sustaining and guiding ministry for Unitarian Universalist youth and young adults, youth and young adults of color, Campus Ministry, and those who serve them.
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By Deborah Neisel-Sanders |Learn how to register as a youth attendee to GA - all the parts and steps - that will get your youth group into GA smoothly.Filed in: Events and Opportunities, , Youth, General Assembly for Youth & Young Adults
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By Deborah Neisel-Sanders |Bringing a group of youth to GA this year and just don't know where to start? Or do you wish your annual GA trip was easier? Check out our video series starring some real experts at bringing youth groups to GA. You asked, and we've answered! These nine 15-minute videos will be released every 1-2...Filed in: Events and Opportunities, , Youth, General Assembly for Youth & Young Adults
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By Deborah Neisel-Sanders |Bringing a group of youth to GA this year and just don't know where to start? Or do you wish your annual GA trip was easier? Check out our video series starring some real experts at bringing youth groups to GA. You asked, and we've answered! These nine 15-minute videos will be released every 1-2...Filed in: Events and Opportunities, , Youth, General Assembly for Youth & Young Adults
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By Deborah Neisel-Sanders |Experts share their experience with successfully getting groups of youth to GA, with best practices and links to resources.Filed in: Events and Opportunities, Guides and Tools, Youth,
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By Bart Frost |In this month’s episode, Bart acknowledges he can't finish a young adult ministry book right now. So instead of reviewing a book youth or young adult ministry book, he’s going to persuade you to read fiction, which could also be described as sci-fi/fantasy edition... intrigued yet?Filed in: Future of Faith,
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By Ted Resnikoff |Every year Summer Seminary students write a homily. Friday night they present them at a "Preach-Off", and select 4 or 5 for Sunday worship at their host congregation. These are the Summer Seminary student homilies from Sunday Worship at First Unitarian Church of Chicago on July 29, 2018.Filed in: Future of Faith,
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By Jennica Davis-Hockett |A youth group doesn’t magically transform into a welcoming, inclusive and accessible space as soon as you hang a poster of the Seven Principles on the door. We need to intentionally cultivate an environment where youth can practice caring for one another and holding one another accountable to living our highest values.Filed in: , Youth
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By Morgan Miller |Morgan Miller shares her life-expanding experience at Youth Midwest Leadership School, and encourages other youth to attend.Filed in: Events and Opportunities,
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By Bart Frost |Sustainable Youth Ministry is one of the seminal books about youth ministry and explores a number of crucial concepts.
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By Jennica Davis-Hockett |Summer Seminary, the immersion program for Unitarian Universalist (UU) youth exploring the possibility of becoming a religious professional, is supported by 4 staff members and a host of faculty members. Summer Seminary 2018 is happening in Chicago, IL, at Meadville-Lombard Theological School.Filed in: , Youth