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By feeding others, a congregation in New York nourishes its soul – and makes a difference in its community. We repost this story by DNAinfo New York. – Ed. Soul Food Truck Serves Free Meals to Homeless in Tompkins Sq. Park Middle Collegiate Church on Second Avenue and East Seventh Street, serves…
By Ted Resnikoff | January 7, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Choice, Community, Congregational Action, Faith Development, Multiculturalism, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism -
I, like many UUs, was both excited and curious to learn about The Sunday Assembly, the latest trend among atheists and agnostics. Have you heard about these British hipster high priests of nonbelief?…
By Carey McDonald | January 6, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Choice, Community, Congregational Action, Connections, Faith Development, Growth, Multiculturalism, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
The value of religious leaders of congregation is unquestioned, how they can be most valuable may be evolving. We re-post this commentary by www.morningwalkmedia.com“>Tom Ehrich, which appears on the Religion News Service (RNS)blog, observing that Sunday worship service is but one aspect of…
By Ted Resnikoff | January 3, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism -
Looking back on 2013, we wonder what wonders the new year holds in store… – Ed. Top Ten Stories of 2013…
By Ted Resnikoff | January 1, 2014 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Faith, Faith Development, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, News, Secular, Spirituality, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
Zach Wahls shares what a year of ups-and-downs has taught him in his opinion piece originally appearing in the Daily Iowan. – Ed. With Grace Comes Power — and Responsibility Daily Iowan www.dailyiowan.com/2013/12/17/Opinions/36087.html“>here…
By Ted Resnikoff | January 1, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Connections, Faith Development, Growth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Practice of the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism is rooted in our ability to empathize and connect with others. Dr. Brené Brown explains what empathy with animation by Katy Davis. Produced by the RSAFailblog…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 19, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision -
This is an announcement from Shawna Foster, from the Unitarian Universalist Association’s If you’re a young adult living abroad, we want to hear from you! The International Office is conducting a listening project. What’s a listening project?…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | December 18, 2013 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Congregational Action, Education, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
We bring you this virtual advent calendar, and wonder – what if we tried to live as mindfully every day? -Ed. … class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-13278” alt=”Advent_Calendar_13” src=” Visit the calendar …;.
By Ted Resnikoff | December 16, 2013 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
Youth is not a barrier to faith in community, but the way youth are separated from congregation can be. Kate Murphy, in her post The Christian Century blog, relates how observing a member of youth ministry respond to loss in the congregation caused her to rethink her role as a youth ministry…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 16, 2013 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
While PEW quizzes”Are You a Millennial”, Susan Katz Miller, in her book Being Both — Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family from www.beacon.org/“>Beacon Press, explores how Millennials understand mixing faith traditions differently than others and what that means for the future of…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 12, 2013 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Choice, Congregational Action, Faith, Faith Development, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Vision