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In a previous Call and Response post (Parents and “Fellow Laborers,” July 2013), we shared advice for parents from the famous Sunday School Address by William Ellery Channing (1780-1842). The Unitarian minister also had lots to say for those who teach in our religious...By Pat Kahn | May 25, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Professional Development for Religious Educators, UU History -
When I was six years old, my family moved to a town along the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts. In those days, we talked about living “within smelling distance” of the river. It was a mess, about as close as one could get to an open sewer, with manufacturing plants, homes, and...By Gail Forsyth-Vail | May 15, 2015 | From Call and Response -
This webinar, hosted by the UU Ministers Association, offers 30 minutes of framing and rethinking about the crucial, spirit-filled work of ministering to BIPOC youth and young adults.Webinar | By Elizabeth Nguyen | May 12, 2015 (reviewed September 2025) | For Youth, Emerging Adults (18-24) | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Education, Faith, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity Formation, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Ministry -
By Karen Brown When I started my vocation as a Director of Religious Education twenty years ago, recruiting teachers was in my job description. No problem. Parents and other members of the congregation stepped up and volunteered. I continued to have a positive experience of recruiting teachers in...May 5, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development -
[Editors’ note: The UUA Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, in collaboration with a number of UUA regional teams, has published eight Youth Advising Competencies as an optional tool to help Congregational Life field staff, religious professionals, lay leaders, and advising teams identify...April 25, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development -
By Shannon Harper Working in youth ministry, supporting young people in their search for identity, voice, and calling, is at best incredibly gratifying. It can also be heartbreakingly challenging. Raising two multi-racial young women of my own is equal parts of both, and everything in between,...April 17, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Multiculturalism, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries -
Tips and ideas for organizing campus ministry with connections to your congregation.Small Group Ministry Guide | April 15, 2015 (reviewed March 2026) | For Emerging Adults (18-24) | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Campus Ministry -
By Richard S. Gilbert Liberal religious educators have for centuries sought to help people grow, spiritually and morally. How do we do that? That is one of those questions that empty the room. No one really knows. However, I believe what happens is “spiritual osmosis.” Osmosis is that...April 7, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Spirituality -
I was a child with curiosity about the whole world. I made my first explorations through books. Among my early discoveries were these: (1) the world is alive with different people and cultures, and (2) the world of books is created by, about, and for white people of Anglo-Saxon heritage. The...By Susan Lawrence | March 25, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Children's Faith Development, Multiculturalism, Teaching Methods -
The first completely online Renaissance module, UU History, has now been offered four times, including the field test in 2013. Participants have given glowing reports on the online learning format as well as the breadth and depth of the module’s content. It seems that using technology to explore...By Pat Kahn | March 15, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Faith Development, Professional Development for Religious Educators, UU History -
This winter, I met with a florist to talk about flowers for my daughter’s wedding. I entered the shop on a cold, windy morning with no idea that when I walked out I would be so uplifted and inspired. After our conversation about wedding flowers, the florist, Diane, told me about a project that is...By Gail Forsyth-Vail | March 3, 2015 | From Call and Response -
I have found that many Unitarian Universalist parents are very proud of how open and honest they are when they talk to their children. However, the eagerness for clear and explicit conversation comes to a screeching halt with regard to race....By Aisha Hauser | February 19, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Anti-Racism, Children's Faith Development, Families & Faith Development, Parents, Teaching Methods -
by Rev. Annie Gonzalez Milliken “Where have you been all my life?” and “You were here all my life, now where are you?” are two common questions I hear asked about Unitarian Universalism. The first is asked by adult seekers who wish they’d found us sooner. The second is asked by people...February 7, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Multigenerational Faith Development, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
By Rev. Marti Keller Memoirist Deborah Feldman, who walked away from her Hasidic upbringing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as a young adult, went on a sojourn to discover herself as a Jewish person now that she had rejected her ultra-Orthodox roots....January 26, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Holocaust Remembrance / Yom Ha'Shoah -
By Judith A. Frediani [Editors' note: Reverend Dr. Roberta (Bobbie) Nelson died on January 2, 2015.] In 1997, the UUA’s pioneering sexuality education program, About Your Sexuality (AYS), was under attack on national television. The CBS network had obtained a copy of AYS’s explicit filmstrips.January 15, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Professional Development for Religious Educators, UU History -
Addiction touches many Unitarian Universalist families, congregations, and communities. We know the pain addiction can cause, not only for an individual, but for those around them. We have seen the tenacity required to sustain recovery. Many of us have heard—or discovered for ourselves—that 12...By Gail Forsyth-Vail | January 6, 2015 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Professional Development for Religious Educators, Self-Care -
I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men. The 19th-century carol "Christmas Bells," Hymn 240 in Singing the Living Tradition, speaks to us across the ages about the longing for peace and justice in a...By Gail Forsyth-Vail | December 21, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Spirituality -
By Melanie Davis In the October 5, 2014 New York Times article, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/sunday-review/we-want-privacy-but-can… Want Privacy but Can't Stop Sharing, Kate Murphy writes, "The problem is that if you reveal everything about yourself or it's discoverable with a Google search,...December 12, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Communication, Sexual Boundaries in Congregations, Sexuality Education -
By Melanie Davis The newly released second edition of Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education for Grades 7-9 is now available from the Unitarian Universalist Association Bookstore. Like the first edition, this sexuality curriculum is comprehensive, inclusive, and justice-oriented....December 2, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Sexuality Education -
I remember my 25th birthday—a quarter of a century! It felt like a major accomplishment. It has been just as significant celebrating each of my daughters’ 25th birthdays, with pride in them both and accompanying gratitude. Somehow a 25th birthday feels like a really special...By Pat Kahn | November 24, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Children, Global Human Rights & Justice, Globalism