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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Broadening My Morality The following is the first of five reflections on a service trip that members of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara Unitarian Universalist Association Katie Tyson Fund for Youth and Young Adult Ministries. — ed. by Miles Kretschmer Awareness This trip has been an…
By Ted Resnikoff | August 2, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Generosity, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Secular, Service, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
Apply to Serve as Youth Caucus Co-Dean and See What You Learn! by Eric Broner, Co-Dean, Youth Caucus 2016-2017 My week in General Assembly as a Youth Caucus dean, but it was also my first General Assembly—an experience that has had a huge impact on my life. I think I learned a few things about…
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | July 29, 2016 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young AdultsTagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Congregational Action, Education, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
Facing the Legacy of Slavery The following is the first of five reflections on a service trip that members of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara Unitarian Universalist Association Katie Tyson Fund for Youth and Young Adult Ministries. — ed….
By Ted Resnikoff | July 27, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Generosity, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Secular, Service, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
Fiercely UU is a blog series where Unitarian Universalist (UU) 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 white supremacist…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | July 22, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Equity, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Identity, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Voting Rights, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
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By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | July 21, 2016 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Discernment, News, Prayer Practices, Racial Justice, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Worship -
Unitarian Universalist Youth and Young Adults. ~ May and June bring graduations and the mark of transitions for youth and young adults. At Unitarian Universalist (UU) churches across the country, B…; ceremonies are being held to celebrate 8th graders moving into high school youth groups, and 12th…
By Ted Resnikoff | July 19, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Aging, Beliefs & Principles, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Multigenerational Faith Development, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Vision for UUism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
Unitarian Universalist (UU) young adults have a more positive worldview than UU youth, and both groups are more positive than the norm found in U.S. young adults, who show prominent themes of chaos and corruption in their worldview. *In their beliefs about nature of God, UU youth and young adults…
By Ted Resnikoff | July 19, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Aging, Beliefs & Principles, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Multigenerational Faith Development, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Vision for UUism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday -
Apply Before July 25 to Lead “Interfaith Action to End Armed Violence” Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office Intergeneratio… Spring Seminar takes on big issues on an international scale….
By Ted Resnikoff | July 19, 2016 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith, Faith Development, Global Engagement & Building Peace, Global Human Rights & Justice, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Human Rights, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
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By Jennica Davis-Hockett | June 28, 2016 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Business Meetings, Commitment, Community, Congregational Action, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday -
Rally for Economic Justice at General Assembly! General Assembly we are protesting outside of Wendy’s! Why? To get better wages and working conditions for the farm workers who have supplied Wendy’s tomatoes. When asked by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to sign onto the Fair Food…
By Ted Resnikoff | June 15, 2016 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Commitment, Community, Economic Justice, General Assembly, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday