Issues and Trends
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Give Voice to Your Beliefs with the UU World Survey weekly email newsletter, or know us only through our website, uuworld.org. How would you like to see the UUA’s communications evolve in the twenty-first century? We are also surveying a random sample of members so we won’t only be hearing from…
By Carey McDonald | September 9, 2013 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Education, Faith Development, Growth, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters -
Putting focus on the difference we make www.uua.org/I-Do…
By Ted Resnikoff | September 6, 2013 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Purpose, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters -
“Ref… and Prayer for the People of Syria” on the UUA Worship Web.
By Ted Resnikoff | September 6, 2013 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Discernment, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Prayer Practices, Purpose, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Worship -
As part of inquiry into new and innovative ways to bring the values, principles and faith of Unitarian Universalism into the larger world, we post and excerpt of this article from the current issue of UU World. – Ed. Forget the Cream – I’ll Take Mine with Love A group in California is trying to…
By Ted Resnikoff | September 6, 2013 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Community, Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, Multiculturalism, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism -
We repost an excerpt of this story that appears on the Common Dreams blog about the work the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles is doing to protect the personal liberties of people in the United States. Read the full post hereSonali Kolhatkar When I first met Reverend Rick Hoyt he said, “You…
By Ted Resnikoff | September 3, 2013 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Choice, Congregational Action, Homecoming / Ingathering, News, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
C*UUYAN’s annual business meeting, ConCentric, is coming up! Join online: Saturday, September 07, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM Pacific Time (5:00 — 7:00 PM Eastern). This discussion will be an important one about the future of C*UUYAN, and its outreach to emerging young adults….
By Ted Resnikoff | August 19, 2013 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Education, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
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) -
DoJ vs Mass Incarceration Huffington Post: The Justice Department will avoid charging certain low-level and nonviolent drug offenders with crimes that carry mandatory minimums, Attorney General Eric Holder will announce Monday….
By Ted Resnikoff | August 12, 2013 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action, Discernment, Homecoming / Ingathering, News, Secular, Truth