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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In honor of the Standing on the Side of Love http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/ourstories/2016/1/15/announcing-… Days of Love 2016 campaign, Colleen Lee speaks up about her awakening to racial tensions close to home. Social justice is a core value of Unitarian Universalism (UU). Even though...
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 10, 2016 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Connections, Education, Equity, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Love, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Secular, Sexuality Education, Solidarity, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Valentine's Day, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, Anti-Oppression, Racial Justice, Faith Development, News, Social Justice -
Youth Caucus Staff : bringing covenant wherever they go General Assembly (GA) 2016 is bound to be a phenomenal experience thanks in part to the 2016 Youth Caucus staff who promise you interfaith exploration, lots of singing, fun and games, ways to tap into important social justice movements and t...
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 8, 2016 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young AdultsTagged as: Business Meetings, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Commitment, Community, Education, Faith, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Sexuality Education, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Youth/Teens, Faith Development, General Assembly, UUA Headquarters, Vision for UUism -
Bends the Arc Toward Justice... New Hampshire(NH) Public Radio(NHPR) seems unaware some days that there is anything else happening in the world, and the internet creepily knows we are in NH and presents campaign ads whenever it gets the chance. There is no missing the fact that, New Hampshire...
By Elizabeth Nguyen | February 5, 2016 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Equity, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Anti-Oppression, Voting Rights, News -
Sheila Schuh, Director of Religious Education at First Unitarian Church of RochesterNYracial justice. The youth in your congregation could be a catalyst for a multigenerational conversation to explore their and their neighbors' identitiesracismI’m Not Racist… Am I? If you haven’t seen it yet,...
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 2, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Choice, Community, Connections, Education, Faith, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth Sunday, Congregational Action, Multiculturalism, Racial Justice, Faith Development, News, Personal Inspiration -
#UUCampusQ's Episode One In this lively video, the Reverend Annie Gonzalez Milliken, the Young Adult and Campus Ministry Associate of the Unititarian Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry. Like Campus UUs on Facebook to be notified when episodes of UUCampusQs are released!
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | January 29, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Campus Ministry, Connections, Creating a Home, Education, Faith, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adults, Multiculturalism, Faith Development, Vision for UUism -
Embarking on a life of ministry An Open Letter to UU Ministers and Religious Professionals, Three summers ago, I had the absolute privilege of attending Summer Seminary as part of its pilot year in Boston....
By Ted Resnikoff | January 29, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Connections, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Faith Development, UUA Headquarters -
Fiercely UU is a new blog series where Unitarian Universalist young adults tell stories about what our faith requires of us and how they follow that call. To be fiercely UU is to proclaim human worth and interdependence. In an individualist, greed-based, shame and fear fueled...
By Joseph Boyd, Elizabeth Nguyen | January 28, 2016 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Children's / Religious Education Sunday, Community, Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Prayer Practices, Secular, Sexuality Education, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth/Teens, Multiculturalism, Faith Development, Social Justice, Vision for UUism, Worship -
Actionable Answers to Key Questions The Reverend Annie Gonzalez Milliken, the Young Adult and Campus Ministry Associate of the Unititarian Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry. Bonus: Many of the answers are shorter than the previous sentence!...
By Ted Resnikoff | January 26, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Campus Ministry, Connections, Creating a Home, Education, Faith, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adults, Multiculturalism, Faith Development, Vision for UUism -
And Why This is Great News for Your Congregation by Elizabeth Mount Well, you can’t have missed all the articles about the Millennial generation. I hear we’re entitledarrogantnarcissisticselfishlazypoliticallydisengagedgullibletechnologyabsorbedisolatedfunnyawful: Entitlement. Millennials want...
By Ted Resnikoff | January 21, 2016 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Choice, Education, Growth, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Congregational Action, Faith Development -
Summer Seminary attendee the first year it was offered by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Unitarian Universalism (UU). When I was first considering a call to ministry, I received an informational email from my congregation’s Director of Religious Education (DRE), Sally Ahnger, about...
By Bart Frost | January 20, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Connections, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday, Congregational Action, Faith Development, UUA Headquarters