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  • The Canyons of Deeper Sharing are twisty, turny, red rock canyons are depicted with deep, winding paths filled with sparkling water, symbolizing deep and meaningful sharing.
    Parameters: In person or online, 5+ people. Participants share their opinions (agree, neutral, disagree) on various statements ranging from silly to profound and can share more details if they wish.
    October 30, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • The Canyons of Deeper Sharing are twisty, turny, red rock canyons are depicted with deep, winding paths filled with sparkling water, symbolizing deep and meaningful sharing.
    Parameters: 2+ people; can be done online or in person. Participants create a secret message for themselves by interpreting the hidden meaning of some of their favorite things. They get to choose what they share with each other.
    October 30, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • More than a dozen UU youth create a tunnel/bridge by reaching forward and holding hands high so that bridging youth can travel through the created tunnel.
    These bridging resources provide faith development and ritual of transition for UU youth who are transitioning to the first stage of adulthood. One of many "rites of passage," bridging holds a special place in the heart of congregational life.
    Curriculum | By Eric Dew Bliss | October 23, 2024 | For High School, Emerging Adults (18-24), Multigenerational | From Faith Curricula Library
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Youth Ministry
  • a group of five adults of various ages, ethnicities, and gender presentations sit in a classroom and have turned their chairs to face each other while in conversation. there are other such discussion groups happening in the background behind them.
    Adults of various identities/ages will engage UU values and police abolition, explore histories and present-day expressions of colonization, indigenous erasure, and anti-Blackness, learn how to confront white entitlement and advocate for reparations, and gain a deepened UU theology.
    Curriculum | By Mosaic Curriculum Team | October 15, 2024 | For Adults | From Anti-Racism Library
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Anti-Racism, BIPOC Experiences, Classism, History, Indigenous Rights, Microaggressions, White Supremacy Culture, Whiteness
  • Standing tall on the far right edge of the map, the red and white Covenant Lighthouse beams with a bright, guiding light. It’s the trusty beacon that helps everyone navigate through stormy seas and stay true to their principles.
    Works well: with members who connect with imagery. Draw the outline of a body on the paper. Inside the the body participants add images and drawings that represent belonging. Outside the body they add images representing exclusion.
    October 1, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Standing tall on the far right edge of the map, the red and white Covenant Lighthouse beams with a bright, guiding light. It’s the trusty beacon that helps everyone navigate through stormy seas and stay true to their principles.
    Works well: when using From Many to One or the Ideation Activity. Optional: share a list of needs (search "universal needs") and gifts (search "talents and skills for community") for members to choose from. Framework: Our covenants are our promises to each other. One of the things that makes...
    October 1, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Standing tall on the far right edge of the map, the red and white Covenant Lighthouse beams with a bright, guiding light. It’s the trusty beacon that helps everyone navigate through stormy seas and stay true to their principles.
    Works best for: A group where some people are dominant speakers and others’ voices go unheard, a larger group, a group that has difficulty coming to agreement. Each person writes down a few key points they would like included, the group elects delegates to synthesize.
    October 1, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Standing tall on the far right edge of the map, the red and white Covenant Lighthouse beams with a bright, guiding light. It’s the trusty beacon that helps everyone navigate through stormy seas and stay true to their principles.
    Works best for: with members who've built a covenant before, a group of less than 8 people, when you have time for discussion. Start with a blank page and whatever is in the minds of participants. The group goes through four stages of ideating.
    October 1, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Standing tall on the far right edge of the map, the red and white Covenant Lighthouse beams with a bright, guiding light. It’s the trusty beacon that helps everyone navigate through stormy seas and stay true to their principles.
    Works best for: a group that's never covenanted before and needs a lot of guidance or a group with a very short amount of time to build a covenant. Add, change and rearrange is the name of the game. The facilitators of the group provide a starting point for the covenanting process.
    October 1, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Dramatic cliffs towering above the crashing waves. The Cliffs of Exclusivity suggest the danger and challenges of exclusivity.
    Parameters: 1 or more people in person or online. Reflective prompts inviting participants to remember moments when they truly mattered. Through writing, doodling, or daydreaming, they explore what it feels like to be needed, valued, and woven into a sense of belonging.
    October 1, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Dramatic cliffs towering above the crashing waves. The Cliffs of Exclusivity suggest the danger and challenges of exclusivity.
    Parameters: more than 5 people, an open space. 2 players hold hands or connectors to form the amoeba. The amoeba approaches other players and absorbs them by taking their hand/connector. The game ends when all players have been absorbed. There are lots of variations.
    October 1, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Dramatic cliffs towering above the crashing waves. The Cliffs of Exclusivity suggest the danger and challenges of exclusivity.
    Print and post the Coffee Hour Caution flyer in the space you gather after worship! Advice for greeting young adults at church.
    October 1, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Dramatic cliffs towering above the crashing waves. The Cliffs of Exclusivity suggest the danger and challenges of exclusivity.
    Parameters: 1 or more people, in person or online. Access to decision-makers to support changes. How accessible/inclusive is the path to the meeting space?
    October 1, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • The Canyons of Deeper Sharing are twisty, turny, red rock canyons are depicted with deep, winding paths filled with sparkling water, symbolizing deep and meaningful sharing.
    Takeaways may include: naming preferences and opinions, learning about opposing preferences and opinions from others, exploring differences. Parameters: more than two people, in person or virtually. Review the covenant....
    September 20, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Stretching River meanders from the Healing Springs, stretching out across the map. It’s a wild waterway that connects every corner of the land. This represents a continuous flow of growth and exploration.
    Parameters: more than 2 people, in person and/or virtually. Plan an event together! You group could plan an hour long experience, a half day, an overnighter or a weekend experience. Consider how to make it inclusive, safe, accessible, sustainable and equitable.
    September 19, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Stretching River meanders from the Healing Springs, stretching out across the map. It’s a wild waterway that connects every corner of the land. This represents a continuous flow of growth and exploration.
    Parameters: more than two people, in person. Access to a kitchen and cooking equipment. Depending on the capacity and skill level of your group, decide which tasks you as facilitator will hold and which the group will hold. In the end consider, why is food important in community?
    September 19, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Stretching River meanders from the Healing Springs, stretching out across the map. It’s a wild waterway that connects every corner of the land. This represents a continuous flow of growth and exploration.
    Parameters: more than 2 people in person. It's possible to do a ropes course with a group of wide ranging abilities and bodies. This is a list of questions to ask before designing or booking an experience.
    September 19, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Stretching River meanders from the Healing Springs, stretching out across the map. It’s a wild waterway that connects every corner of the land. This represents a continuous flow of growth and exploration.
    Parameters: 4 or more people, in person. The object of the game is to collaborate on making a structure. Before play starts, give everyone who wants one a leadership role to play with. Ex: Amplify everything the person to the right of you suggests. Facilitate a decision making process with the group
    September 19, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development
  • Six middle school-aged youth of various ethnicities sit on the grass cross-legged and facing the same direction. They are smiling and chit-chatting.
    Youth will learn the meaning of white supremacy culture and how to distinguish between cultural appropriation and appreciation, understand the history and present-day impact of colonialism, explore power and democracy, and how we can create healthy boundaries in beloved community.
    Curriculum | By Mosaic Curriculum Team | September 15, 2024 | For Middle School | From Anti-Racism Library
    Tagged as: Anti-Racism, History, Indigenous Rights, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, White Supremacy Culture
  • Right in the heart of the map, the Healing Springs bubble with magical, clear blue waters. Surrounded by lush greenery, this tranquil area is the perfect spot for a refreshing dip, suggesting a place of rejuvenation and healing
    Parameters: Can be done individually or in a group in person. Considering peoples preferences, allergies and sensitivities, invite everyone to bring in a handful of things that delight their senses and indulge!
    September 10, 2024 | From Deeper Joy
    Tagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development