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  • Melissa James, UUA Congregational Life Field Staff with the Pacific Western Region, invites us to notice and to re-imagine what thriving in RE / faith formation might mean in our own contexts, right now.
    Leader Resource | November 5, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Faith Development
  • Religious education teams in our congregations are experiencing some significant challenges right now, and that’s partly because parents are having a particularly hard time right now. Knowing some of the larger patterns can help us feel less alone and also point to new ideas.
    Leader Resource | November 5, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Faith Development
  • In many congregations, adults of different generations have different understandings of neurodiversity leading to gaps in expectations of children. To better welcome families, it's important for older adults to understand the expectations of adults currently parenting!
    Leader Resource | By Erica Baron | November 5, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Faith Development
  • As UUA staff I get asked a lot of questions about parents and families from “where are the families?” to “how come parents aren’t volunteering in RE?” Parental stress is a big part of the answer to all of these questions.
    Leader Resource | November 5, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Faith Development
  • Rev. Tandi Rogers wrote this blog almost fifteen years ago. Then, the idea seemed a good one for a break from the curriculum-focused Sunday School most congregations used. We are republishing it because this is one example of a religious education model that is working really well in a variety of...
    Leader Resource | By Tandi Rogers | November 5, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Faith Development
  • You are member of the religious education community garden, too! Your congregation has a plot, and you have neighbors who are ready to support and share in the journey.
    Leader Resource | By Lauren Wyeth | November 5, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Faith Development
  • What’s Working in RE? A project of the New England Region: In the spring of 2024, we convened ministers and religious educators from congregations whose RE programs are vibrant and/or growing . This is our report on what we heard from these congregations.
    Leader Resource | By New England Region of the UUA | November 5, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Faith Development, Family Programs
  • What does “thriving” look like in these times for your religious education ministry? Use this collection of articles to help frame and plan your RE program
    Leader Resource | By Lenore Bajare-Dukes, Lauren Wyeth, Melissa James, Erica Baron, Wren Bellavance-Grace, Nancy Combs-Morgan, Evin Carvill Ziemer | November 4, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Faith Development
  • As we dig into a new congregational year of religious education (RE), you might find it useful to try out a metaphor. As a religious education professional or lay leader, imagine you belong to a community garden. By Lauren Wyeth, Congregational Life Consultant, Faith Development Specialist
    Leader Resource | By Lauren Wyeth | October 10, 2024 | From Call and Response
    Tagged as: Professional Development for Religious Educators
  • From Karen Hering: "The old rules are breaking... We are living on the threshold, between what is no longer and what is not yet. It can be exhilarating. It is often unnerving or even frightening."
    Reflection | By Karen Hering | October 10, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Change & Conflict, Multiculturalism, Faith Development
  • Austen Petersen writes, "The future of Coming of Age must be rooted in a deep and abiding joy in community. "
    By Austen Petersen | September 19, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Coming of Age, UU Theology, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Professional Development for Religious Educators
  • Join us in the Fall of 2024 for Threshold Conversations about Whole Church Faith Development!
    By Marisol Caballero | August 26, 2024 | For Multigenerational | From Threshold Conversations
    Tagged as: Multigenerational Faith Development
  • Interviews with Religious Professionals and youth participants in Coming of Age programs.
    Audio Recording | August 26, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Coming of Age, UU Theology, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Professional Development for Religious Educators
  • How do we bridge the gap between our aspirations and our faithful impact? Understanding faith development as an agent of culture change.
    Webinar | By Joy Berry, Marisol Caballero, Tandi Rogers, Christina Rivera, Tyler Coles | August 23, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Change & Conflict, Transformation, Multiculturalism, Faith Development
  • Curricula, stories, activities, games, created and shared by Religious Educators in the spirit of creative interchange, group learning, and emerging practices. Does your congregation have something that is working well? Please reach out!
    Leader Resource | August 13, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Faith Development
  • Stevie Carmody asks, "How might our Coming of Age rituals be re-envisioned to emphasize our covenantal theology?"
    Reflection | By Stevie Carmody | July 16, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Coming of Age, UU Theology, Middle School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Professional Development for Religious Educators
  • The New England Region hosted a 90-minute webinar with a focus on summer camps hosted at UU congregations. Watch the recording to find out more about this important ministry to children and families.
    Webinar | By New England Region of the UUA | June 6, 2024 | For Families | From LeaderLab
    Tagged as: Children's Faith Development
  • Skyla King-Christison asks, "Who, if not us, will show the world that it’s possible to function as an organization while loving each person’s full humanity?"
    Reflection | By Skyla King-Christison | May 23, 2024 | For Multigenerational | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Change & Conflict, Transformation, Multiculturalism, Faith Development
  • Join Rev Tyler Coles and Rev Dayna Edwards as they explore the critical importance of faith development and its role in driving forward paradigmatic shifts for congregations toward greater equity, health, and vibrancy.
    Audio Recording | By Tyler Coles, Dayna Edwards | April 12, 2024 | From RE-sources
    Tagged as: Change & Conflict, Transformation, Multiculturalism, Faith Development
  • This Threshold Conversation explores the transformative power of faith development, not just for ourselves, but for our communities & wider culture.
    By Marisol Caballero | January 25, 2024 | From Threshold Conversations
    Tagged as: Change, Change & Conflict, Culture, Faith, Multiculturalism, Faith Development