Kayla Parker

Kayla Parker is a seminarian at Yale Divinity School. A young adult herself, she previously served as Campus Ministry Associate for the Unitarian Universalist Association.

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Titanic-Sinking

3,174 individuals came together this June for the Unitarian Universalist Association’s first ever … General Assembly in Phoenix, AZ. After Arizona’s anti-immigrant SB 1070 law was passed, the 2010 General Assembly delegates were given the option to boycott or answer the call of our partners in...

By Kayla Parker | July 19, 2012 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Community, Growth, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Faith Development

I wrote a longer blog post, explaining the clear linkage that I saw between two important decisions that were made at this year’s General Assembly: herehttp://ww…; Written Blog The answer to my search for a motivational way to share this message was in the name of our Offices’ blog the whole...

By Kayla Parker | July 19, 2012 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Business Meetings, Campus Ministry, Choice, Commitment, Community, Growth, Identity, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Congregational Action, Multiculturalism, Faith Development, General Assembly
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Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music, near Cleveland, OH. There are several streams that have flowed into my calling to the work of religious leadership in higher education. One is my personal journey, as a boy who grew up in a devoutly Catholic and traditional household, whose spiritual...

By Kayla Parker | July 16, 2012 | From On Campus
Tagged as: Activism, Campus Ministry, Connections, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Meaning, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Anti-Oppression, Faith Development, Personal Inspiration
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All Souls Church Tulsa, and will be starting school at The University of Oklahoma this Fall. She attended a summer Interfaith Leadership Institute hosted by the Interfaith Youth Core, and shares her reflections on this experience with us below....

By Kayla Parker | July 11, 2012 | From On Campus
Tagged as: Activism, Campus Ministry, Community, Connections, Equity, Growth, Meaning, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Multiculturalism, Faith Development, Personal Inspiration, Social Justice
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Amaze everyone at General Assembly (GA) with your snazzy orange ribbons! Anchor Congregations (you know who you are as you've received emails from me this year)....

By Kayla Parker | June 14, 2012 | From General Assembly for Youth & Young Adults
Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Choice, Community, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Congregational Action
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I'm a lifelong UU, and in the summer of 2003 I came to Boston to earn my final term credits at Western Washington University in an internship at UU World, the quarterly magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association. I'd never been to Boston before, but despite the unfamiliar territory and...

By Kayla Parker | June 7, 2012 | From On Campus
Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Vision, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Congregational Action
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Justice General Assembly (GA) is near, with only a bit more than a month until kick-off, Wednesday, June 20th. Unitarian Universalists and the Unitarian Universalist Association have created many online and interactive resources on current immigration issues in the United States, its complicated...

By Kayla Parker | May 16, 2012 | From On Campus
Tagged as: Activism, Beliefs & Principles, Business Meetings, Campus Ministry, Commitment, Community, Connections, Faith, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Leadership, Secular, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday, Anti-Oppression, Multiculturalism, Faith Development, General Assembly
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I am writing to you, our Unitarian Universalists campus ministry professionals, with a very exciting announcement. Ever since I began working at the UUA I have been seeking ways to more effectively support the professional development of our religious professionals who are dedicated to serving on...

By Kayla Parker | May 15, 2012 | From On Campus
Tagged as: Awards, Scholarships, & Grants, Campus Ministry, Education, Growth, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism
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All Souls Congregation in New London, Connecticut. The meetings suited me in a way that was new and welcome. Raised by an Atheist and a Presbyterian, I had felt spiritually curious yet confused for a long time. In high school I was one of the founders of a group called SANS: Secular Alliance of...

By Kayla Parker | May 10, 2012 | From Stories and Voices
Tagged as: Campus Ministry, Community, Growth, Identity, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity
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May 3, 2012 Greetings Campus Ministry Leader, We want to invite you to an exciting opportunity to create a more sexually healthy environment on your college campus. Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a comprehensive sexuality education curriculum created by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the...

By Kayla Parker | May 3, 2012 | From Events and Opportunities
Tagged as: Activism, Campus Ministry, Community, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Leadership, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, Anti-Oppression, Congregational Action

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