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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A.K.A. 5 Things Your Congregation Will Thank You For Our survey of 351Unitarian… href="National Study for Youth and Religion have never shared a personal problem with a member of their ministry team. Now, our survey didn't ask that question so we don't have statistics about it in Unitarian...
By Bart Frost | October 1, 2015 | From Guides and Tools -
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 Tools -
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 Tools -
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 Tools -
Annie Hanley-Miller reports from the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) Activate New Orleans program– Ed. Building Community Overcomes Difference by Annie Hanley–Miller I brought back many things to my home community from my experience at Activate NOLA. It was an intense...
By Ted Resnikoff | September 30, 2015 | From Stories and Voices -
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 Tools -
"What do you do when you come head to head with the very evil you are working against?" Jack Spector-Bishop reports from the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) Activate Southwest Border program– Ed. “The ants crawl under it, the birds fly around it, the sky connects over...
By Ted Resnikoff | September 28, 2015 | From Stories and Voices -
At the time this post was published, there were a mere 270 days before thousands of Unitarian Universalists would gather from around the nation to learn, worship and do business together at General Assembly 2016 in OH.Youth Caucus experience yet. Please give them a hearty welcome! Bio: My name is...
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | September 28, 2015 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young Adults -
Jessica, a young adult, is coming up on the one year anniversary of when she found WellSprings Congregation, “A community charged full with the charge of the soul,” outside of PhiladelphiaPA.Unitarian Universalist for five years. She found the Springboards, small groups for spiritual growth...
By Elizabeth Nguyen | September 24, 2015 | From Blue Boat -
We share Celena Todora's message to all Young adult Unitarian Universalists - Ed. RockfordILMidAmerica region, you are welcome! Our theme is CONduit, which will be centered around opening up conversations about UUism beyond our spiritual communities. Hope to see some of you there :) ~ Celena...
September 24, 2015 | From Events and Opportunities