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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Unitarian Universalist Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) will send a copy of it to those who ask free of charge. (Until the copies run out, of course.) Here are the details: the UUA has printed 3000 copies of Becoming, nearly a third of which are going to young adult, campus ministry and…
By Kayla Parker | January 6, 2015 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Congregational Action, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Central East Regional Group (CERG) regional conference comes from CERG Con senior co-dean Lilly Kahris. –Ed. I have found that car rides are a good time for thinking. I have been to 10+ youth conferences; many have which required a long drive. Usually I listen to music, or chat casually with the…
By Ted Resnikoff | January 5, 2015 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
Re-read or Share the Ten Most-read stories on Blue Boat How Am I, Anyway? http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/2013/09/05/improve-young-adult-ministry-a… Young Adult Ministry at Your Congregation … Seminary Was Awesome http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/2014/01/06/sunday-assembly-has-it-backwar… Assembly…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 31, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Beliefs & Principles, Campus Ministry, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, News, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Welcome to the Spotlight Series! Each month we feature a different Unitarian Universalist congregation or community that is doing effective, innovative or otherwise interesting ministry with young adults.– Ed. Embodied multigenerational worship draws young adults Though…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | December 26, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Faith, Growth, Identity, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
We Should All Be So Privileged I knew that I could vote and that that wasn’t a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived. – Stokely Carmichael, as quoted in Be the Change Session 5, Can We Live With Racism? “Be the Change” By Eric…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 23, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Change, Community, Connections, Education, Equity, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Meaning, Multiculturalism, News, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
More Jingle, More Puzzle! Read the full article on UU World to puzzle it out… Thanks to Steven Ballesteros, Carter, Jared Dobro and Kadyn Frawley to taking our challenge! The winner of Weekend Challenge 4 receives a copy of…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 22, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Community, Faith Development, History, Identity, Interdependence, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Playfulness, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU History, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters -
When Was the Last Time You Had An Opportunity Like This? [vimeo 114998025 600pxw 300pxh] Friends, General Assembly (GA) is ONLY six months away!…
By Bart Frost | December 19, 2014 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
By Ted Resnikoff | December 19, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters -
In early November 2014 the a reflection by Unitarian Universalist Association, in which Morales said that the work of bringing justice to our world is a marathon, not a sprint. He is right. I was at the along with tens of thousands of others. The march was permitted, making it legal, and it took…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | December 17, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Discernment, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Prayer Practices, Racial Justice, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, Worship -
Spiritual Growth Happens Someplace… rel… practices and identification of people is evolving, the value of spiritual congregation remains, as this excerpt of a post from the Parenting Blog of the New York Times explains.–Ed. Learn how Unitarian Universalism, and The Unitarian Universalist…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 16, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday