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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We share this reflection on the value of openness and trust in the face of uncertainty borne upon past experience by the Rev. Erik Wikstrom from his blog, A Minister’s Musings. Follow Rev. Wikstrom on his blog. – Ed. http://a-ministers-musings.blogspot.com/2013/08/to-believe-or-not-to-be……
By Ted Resnikoff | August 16, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Choice, Community, Congregational Action, Discernment, Equity, Multiculturalism, Prayer Practices, Secular, Social Justice, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Worship -
Teaching with the Tools. distance learning course from October 2013 through May 2014 on using Social Media to conduct ministry. Curriculum begins October 1, 2013. Meeting time is 1:00 – 3:00 pm (Eastern Time). The course is divided into two learning formats: Large group learning (1-3 PM, ET,…
By Ted Resnikoff | August 16, 2013 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Congregational Action, Education, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Worship -
Why do we Unitarian Universalists talk about “young adults?” We have used it to refer to people age 18-35 in our congregations and faith communities since the 1980’s, when that age range was identified as being a particularly underserved group in our faith. Some of this was due to the change away…
By Carey McDonald | August 13, 2013 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Education, Growth, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
We re-post an excerpt of this story by Christine from her blog At the Super Bowl, some of us were having conversations about what constitutes becoming “middle age”. It was mostly folks from my church’s Young Adult group in attendance. My husband and I were on the young end of the age…
By Ted Resnikoff | August 9, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith Development, Growth, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
We re-post a hypertext annotated edition of an opinion by Rachel Held Evans from her blog at Belief Blog on cnn.com Opinion by Rachel Held Evans At 32, I barely qualify as a millennial. I wrote my first essay with a pen and paper, but by the time I graduated from college, I owned a cell phone and…
By Ted Resnikoff | August 8, 2013 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Education, Growth, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
A Different Kind of Storytelling in Our New Home Dear friend, Our current headquarters at 25 Beacon Street is steeped in rich history and fond memories. We will take those memories with us to our new headquarters at 24 Farnsworth, but we must do more than merely remember our past….
By Ted Resnikoff | August 8, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters -
Unitarian Universalists are connecting with community partners to resist the ‘New Jim Crow’. Here is another way to join the resistance: Watch the video (and share it with your congregation) of the GA 2013 Workshop: Building the Movement to End the New Jim Crow with Rev. Eric Meter, Rev. Marlin…
By Ted Resnikoff | August 8, 2013 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, News, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
Going Viral from the Living Mosaic blog. Living Mosaic by Farah Pandith, Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the TEDx-Boston…
By Ted Resnikoff | August 7, 2013 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Activism, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, News, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
Rev. Monica on “What’s Up With That?” animated video and mailto:yayaofcolor@uua.org“>yayaofcolor@uua.org…
By Ted Resnikoff | August 7, 2013 | From Youth and Young Adults of ColorTagged as: Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Vision -
We re-post an excerpt from Elissa McDavid’s blog Skies Will Follow the story of her decision to get a chalice tattoo. – Ed. Tattoo or should I say TattUU: Understanding my faith Originally I wrote this post almost a year ago. I edited it to fit how I grew this past year. And holy crap this is a…
By Ted Resnikoff | August 6, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Connections, Faith Development, Growth, Multigenerational Faith Development, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)