UUA for Youth & Young Adults

  • Hanging out with youth leaders and adult staff from the Central East Regional Group (CERG) last weekend, I’m convinced something new and wonderful is going on….

    By Carey McDonald | December 6, 2011 | From Stories and Voices
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday
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    -Materials for young adult small group ministry- One of the most common models of young adult ministry is Small Group Ministry programs (SGM). Though not unique to young adults, SGM offers an intimate spiritual space that usually includes guided discussion. While some congregations have huge SGM…

    By Carey McDonald | November 23, 2011 | From Guides and Tools
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)
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    Blog of Rights” has created a video explaining how students can start a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at school, “Start A GSA Today,” to combat young people from being harassed because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students — and…

    By Ted Resnikoff | November 14, 2011 | From Stories and Voices
    Tagged as: Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, LGBTQ Issues, Rights, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism
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    Revised Youth Ministry Renaissance Module @ LREDA Conference LREDAonline here and see for yourself. I’ll be following up with another post on some of the new ideas incorporated into the revised module, but for now, suffice it to say that this is another exciting development in dynamic,…

    By Carey McDonald | November 7, 2011 | From Events and Opportunities
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth Sunday
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    President Peter Morales launched his blog stating, “… My blog is about religion that is beyond belief. It is about how we treat one another, about how we live our lives, about the connections we make and the difference we make. And if religion is ultimately about what we love, then “faith” is…

    By Ted Resnikoff | October 27, 2011 | From UUA for Youth & Young Adults
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Faith, Faith Development, Identity, Multiculturalism, Multigenerational Faith Development, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Unity

  • Perhaps you are familiar with this term or maybe you have heard it but are not quite sure what it means. Or maybe you have not heard it at all. Whatever the case, you probably do know what it means, just not what it is called. “Multiple pathways” refers, quite literally, to the need for there to…

    By Jeremie Bateman | October 11, 2011 | From Guides and Tools
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday

  • Welcome to Blue Boat, a new blog hosted by the UUA’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries! Blue Boat is a space to share stories, successes, resources and information for youth, young adult and campus-based groups and individuals, as well as the advisors and staff who work with them. It…

    By Carey McDonald | October 11, 2011 | From Guides and Tools
    Tagged as: Congregational Action, Connections, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity

  • New Guide for Congregations: How to Start, Build and Sustain Campus Ministry Download the online resource “Being More Visible, Changing More Lives: A UU Campus Ministry Group Handbook for Congregations.” This comprehensive and detailed guide will walk you and your congregation step-by-step throug…

    By Ted Resnikoff | October 11, 2011 | From Blue Boat
    Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Community, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Vision
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    The Rev. Dr. Monica L. Cummings has produced an online video Introduction to Gender and Sexual Orientation for Youth.

    By Ted Resnikoff | September 26, 2011 | From Guides and Tools
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday