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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Welcome to the Spotlight Series! Each month we’ll feature a different Unitarian Universalist congregation or community that is doing effective, innovative or otherwise interesting ministry with young adults. Resilient… Renewed… Revelatory. “When the Campus Ministry/Young Adult position was…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | July 29, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Campus Ministry, Choice, Congregational Action, Growth, Identity, Leadership, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
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By Ted Resnikoff | July 25, 2014 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Education, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
Tipped-Minimum Wage is $2.13 hour. Some think that’s enough. Restaurant Opportunities United (ROC United), re-posted on http://www.upworthy.com/why-waiters-only-make-2-an-hour-explained-by-a-…;, with links to information on the…
By Ted Resnikoff | July 23, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Congregational Action, Discernment, Economic Justice, Leadership, News, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
Reproductive Justice Tour Daily Blog: Day 4 After a hiatus, we continue our reporting of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus and surrounding UU congregations Reproductive Justice learning trip, held the week of June 16–21. –Ed. Our group split into two and took a tour of the…
By Ted Resnikoff | July 21, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Equity, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Multigenerational Faith Development, Reproductive Justice, Rights, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Youth Sunday -
An Innovative Way to Support Effective Ministry Follow–Share–Fund feature on Faithify6 Faithy projects for youth or 10 Faithify projects for young adult ministry, including Faith Architects project aimed toward Bridging Youth and support as you can.
By Ted Resnikoff | July 21, 2014 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Congregational Action, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
MillennialsBob Smietana points to the inherently multi-ethnic nature of religion and sees the increasing diversity of the U.S. population as an opportunity for congregations that embrace a broader paradigm of who their ministry serves. – Ed. Almost everyday, it seems, there’s a new story about…
By Ted Resnikoff | July 18, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
Adhere Them to Your Congregation MillennialsDrew Dyck in the Aspen Group blog. Takeaways Move from admonition to mission. Research shows Millennials http://www.philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/millennials-support-causes-n… causes, not institutions, and…
By Ted Resnikoff | July 17, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
Young Adults Building Faith from the Ground up Scaffold Series. We are currently seeking congregations or organizations to host these conferences. Some conferences may be hosted in spring of 2015. The Scaffold Series invites young adults to examine their Unitarian Universalist identities and to…
By Ted Resnikoff | July 15, 2014 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Aging, Community, Congregational Action, Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Learn about Robert Jensen, graduate of the Unitarian Universalist Association Summer Seminary Class of 2013, from the selected excerpts of this profile piece by mailto:amohammed@milipitasjournal.com“>Aliyah Mohammed of the Fremont Bulletin from the Mercury News. – Ed. Unitarian Universalist…
By Ted Resnikoff | July 9, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Connections, Education, Faith Development, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, LGBTQ Issues, Rights, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
By Ted Resnikoff | July 8, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday