Call and Response Blog
Voices of our faith, for the journey we make together in spirit, justice, and love. Please read, respond, and share!
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Whole Church RE connects people of all ages in transformational community learning. Aligned with UU shared values and congregational faith development goals, WCRE resources and activities offer six embodied practices for grounded in Religious Education programming and pedagogy.
Curriculum | June 3, 2025 (reviewed June 2025) | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development -
…I hope to offer dreams for a future of Youth Leadership that is slowly emerging. The upheaval of many systems in recent years brings possibility. We can both honor and value the contributions of the past while meeting our youth in this moment–their moment– to create something new.
Leader Resource | By Ember Oak Kelley | April 18, 2025 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Youth Ministry -
This spring, many congregations are planning for their respective bridging ceremonies, one of the most treasured and lovely traditions held all year and dearly beloved by many families and elders. Throughout, there is transcendent testimony from the youth, speaking of the impacts…
Training | March 25, 2025 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Bridging Ceremony, Faith Development, Unitarian Universalism, Youth/Teens -
The Authentic Selves UU Common Read has new guidelines for UU congregations to uphold the dignity, privacy, and safety of trans and nonbinary participants and guests.
March 19, 2025 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development, Trust -
Five years after a small group of youth and emerging adults across the country in collaboration with Lifespan Faith Engagement started the Young UU Project as a way to stay connected when they couldn’t be together in person, the LFE office has decided it’s time to sunset the program. The Young…
February 27, 2025 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development -
Across our congregations, we see both challenges and opportunities in engaging high school aged youth. We, your friendly Youth and Emerging Adult Ministry Regional Liaisons, recently collected data to understand what’s working and what needs attention, so that we are not relying on our own…
February 24, 2025 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development -
The Sunset of Tapestry of Faith: New Horizons in UU Faith Development and RE
February 20, 2025 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development, Prophetic Words & Deeds -
Camp allows us to provide the most important part of being UU to our youth — a place where they can come as a whole person and be loved and cared for.
Congregational Story, Feature, Immersion Experience | February 19, 2025 | From Pacific Western RegionTagged as: Faith Development, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development -
As we are striving for sacred inclusivity, prophetic justice, and meaning-making we are also wrestling with digital security, data management, and protecting vulnerable populations.
December 16, 2024 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development -
An overview of a holistic model of Faith Development for all ages embedded into the community life of the congregation, with Love at the Center.
Feature | November 22, 2024 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Children’s Faith Development, Education, Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Identity Formation, Multigenerational Faith Development