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Coming of Age Interviews Threshold Conversations

Part of Coming of Age

Interview of Jessica York

Picture of Jessica York, Director of Congregational Life, smiling in front of a park bench

Director of Congregational Life, UUA

with Joy Berry

"Our youth felt like they were the one and only. ... as we visited other congregations they began to see there are other Unitarian Universalists out there."

"Don't underestimate the power of fun."

Interview of Tie Resendiz de Perez 

Smiling human with glasses

Director of Children’s Ministry, UU Congregation of Phoenix

with Joy Berry

"There are almost zero kids that age who in their daily life someone is sitting down with them and saying, 'Your spirituality is important, and do we want to get there...'"

A Talk with Current Coming of Agers

5 youth lounging toward the camera on a bright sunny rock

"You have to go through the crucible a lot of times, but you always do come out" - Forrest Pullye

Thank you UU Fellowship of Raleigh, NC youth Charlie Pine, Archer McCoy, Forrest Pullye, Luke McCay and DRE Dana Lundquist of Raleigh talk with LFEer Eric Bliss about their current Coming of Age program.

"At the end of the day there is no point in our life where we stop changing where we stop developing and stop getting new beliefs." - Archer McCoy