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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The General Assembly Project for Youth and Young Adults has now been launched!…
By Carey McDonald | December 19, 2011 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young AdultsTagged as: Campus Ministry, Community, Congregational Action, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Vision, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
One of the longest-standing UU young adult organizations is refocusing its mission and changing its name. We welcome the emergence of the Conference Attending Young Adult Network (CAYAN), as the new identity of what was once the Continental UU Young Adult Network (C*UUYAN). The following is…
By Carey McDonald | December 19, 2011 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Faith Development, Growth, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Hello Family, I am sitting in my home office watching squirrels run across cable lines while reflecting on 2011. Wow, it has been quite a year. Most notable this past year is the publicity related to teen suicide because of bullying, and the Occupy Movement….
By Monica L Cummings | December 15, 2011 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Community, Discernment, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Multiculturalism, Prayer Practices, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship -
This article by the Rev. Dan Harper that first appeared in his blog, “http://danielharper.org/yauu/2011/12/creating-a-sustainable-youth-minis… Another Unitarian Universalist”, on December 1, 2011. -Ed….
By Ted Resnikoff | December 14, 2011 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
We thank the Reverend Jude Geiger for this article. — Ed. I have found that even in the healthiest of congregations, young adult ministries can strongly benefit from the teachings we learn in Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression work to help mitigate ageism or generational bias. Let’s look at 2 myths…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 12, 2011 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Campus Ministry, Community, Education, Growth, Identity, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Webinar on December 15, 4PM E.D.T. A recent study found that many youth of color participating in UU congregations are transracially adopted, and that transracially adopted youth of color typically belong to UU congregations that are mostly white. Transracially adopted youth may have different…
By Deborah Neisel-Sanders | December 11, 2011 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
As clichéd as it sounds, if you asked me a year ago where I’d be today, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to give you an answer. …
By Erik Mohn | December 9, 2011 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Connections, Faith Development, Growth, Identity, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Find a Way In October, I introduced the idea of http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/youth/multiple-pathways-what-does-that-me… pathways, and the need for there to be a variety of ways, beyond and in addition to the youth group model, for youth to be involved in their congregations. This month, I’m…
By Jeremie Bateman | December 8, 2011 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
The News Tribune.
By Ted Resnikoff | December 7, 2011 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Connections, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth Sunday -
Use GLSEN Materials in your Congregation Do you recognize the name GLSEN? If you don’t you will want to now about the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. GLSEN is a national organization whose mission is to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender…
By Jeremie Bateman | December 7, 2011 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Vision, Youth Sunday