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Orange County had an excellent religious education program and a vibrant youth group. Some of my best friends were people I met at cons. I married my wife at the summer camp where we met. My greatest allies, mentors and cheerleaders were adult advisors I had. I found my calling to serve Unitarian...By Ted Resnikoff | May 4, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Connections, Discernment, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
This ritual was designed as part of a worship service/fire communion. Please see that holiday description for more details. Leader: Today’s service is about letting go, metaphoric cleansing and quenching of thirst, setting of intentions, self-anointing, healing, new beginnings and possibilities.Ritual | By Lois Van Leer | May 3, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Beginnings, Earth-Centered, Fire Communion, Hope, Letting Go, New Year, Purpose, Spiritual Practice, WisdomWorship element -
First Unitarian Society of Madison and shared it with us given how relevant it is to young adult ministry everywhere. Thanks Julie! by Julie Brock Having young people in church is pretty great. Youth bring new energy, fresh perspective, and remind us that we are part of something larger than...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | April 29, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Choice, Community, Congregational Action, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Leadership, Multigenerational Faith Development, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Vision for UUism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
Early in the morning, before the children are awake and while the grass is still dewy, I like to walk in my garden. It’s “my” garden only because it shares the same small plot of land my family and I inhabit. The garden does not really belong to me; I belong to it—at least for the short time...Meditation | By David M. Horst | April 5, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Beauty, Contemplation, Direct Experience, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Flower Communion, Grace, Mystery, Nature, Spiritual Practice, Summer Solstice, Vernal Equinox, WonderWorship element -
What do you do with the secret verses of your heart? With your need for redemption, the story without words? With paradoxical truths, too private and nuanced to share, that cannot be printed or spoken aloud? You weave their energy into a poem, carefully, carefully, over and under and through,...Meditation | By Angela Herrera | March 28, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Creativity, Direct Experience, Mystery, Searching, Spiritual PracticeWorship element -
Today is Good Friday, a day where those in the Christian tradition tell the story of Jesus' trial and crucifixion, his brutal death at the hands of an Empire that crucified routinely as one means of maintaining their power. This story about Jesus' death is about one particular person, but as...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | March 25, 2016 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Christianity, Good Friday, Grief, Nourishing the Spirit, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Secular, Spiritual Practice, WorshipPage/Article
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May I move gently through this cloudy, murky, gray day. May I remember that this is just one day, and that showing up is at least half of what is asked of me. May I set aside my underlying anxiety that I will not get to everything and put my trust and faith onto the riverbank of human community —...Prayer | By Heather Rion Starr | March 15, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Compassion, Connections, Journey, Limitations, Love, Patience, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
“Small but mighty” is a phrase I enjoy. Possibly because I am a petite woman of short stature, yet I like to think I’m relatively powerful. But more than that it’s because that’s how I see our faith. Unitarian Universalism (UU) is a tiny religion and a young one too, though our roots go...By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | March 8, 2016 | From On CampusTagged as: Activism, Campus Ministry, Choice, Congregational Action, Discernment, Education, Faith Development, Growth, Leadership, News, Prayer Practices, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Vision, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
A covenant group is like a gym for the soul, an oasis in the desert.By Joanna Fontaine Crawford | February 22, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Covenant, Covenant Groups & Small Group Ministry, Spiritual PracticePage/Article -
The UUA’s WorshipWeb offers more than 1,700 resources (and counting) to help you plan and lead worship services.By Michael Hart | February 22, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Spiritual Practice, WorshipPage/Article -
Valentine’s Day is over but that’s no reason to stop sharing the love! Our congregations are generally pretty good at sharing love. From child dedications for our infants to memorial services at life’s end, our congregations are there for the full journey. So how do we share the love when our...Activity | By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | February 17, 2016 | From RE-sourcesTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Growth, Multigenerational Faith Development, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
In honor of the Standing on the Side of Love http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/ourstories/2016/1/15/announcing-… Days of Love 2016 campaign, Steven Ballesteros speaks up about the important work of supporting Youth of Color. As a Unitarian Universalist young adult of color I have at times...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 12, 2016 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Choice, Congregational Action, Connections, Education, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Love, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Multigenerational Faith Development, Racial Justice, Secular, Social Justice, Solidarity, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Valentine's Day, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth SundayPage/Article -
In honor of the Standing on the Side of Love http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/ourstories/2016/1/15/announcing-… Days of Love 2016 campaign, Phebe Hawes speaks up about being a light of love in a time of hate.By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 12, 2016 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Business Meetings, Choice, Congregational Action, Education, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Love, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Multigenerational Faith Development, Prayer Practices, Racial Justice, Secular, Social Justice, Solidarity, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Unity, UU Identity, Valentine's Day, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
We are hungry We are eating our daily bread and bowing our heads and yet we are hungry We are thanking the farmer and the farm worker and yet we are hungry We are speaking in spaces for food that is healthy and still we are hungry We are tiring of slogans that say Feed the Children and mean feed ...Meditation | By Debra Smith | February 11, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Christianity, Communion (Christian), Democracy, Direct Experience, Food, Food Justice, Generosity, Human Rights, Humanism, Justice, Justice Sunday, Poverty, Prayer Practices, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Spiritual Practice, Table Grace, Thanksgiving, Transcendence, TransformationWorship element -
A word to ponder, embody, and visualize each day of Lent.By Christopher L. Walton | February 9, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Arts & Music, Spiritual PracticePage/Article
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Bends the Arc Toward Justice... New Hampshire(NH) Public Radio(NHPR) seems unaware some days that there is anything else happening in the world, and the internet creepily knows we are in NH and presents campaign ads whenever it gets the chance. There is no missing the fact that, New Hampshire...By Elizabeth Nguyen | February 5, 2016 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Equity, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, News, Nourishing the Spirit, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Voting Rights, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Sheila Schuh, Director of Religious Education at First Unitarian Church of RochesterNYracial justice. The youth in your congregation could be a catalyst for a multigenerational conversation to explore their and their neighbors' identitiesracismI’m Not Racist… Am I? If you haven’t seen it yet,...By Jennica Davis-Hockett | February 2, 2016 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Activism, Choice, Community, Congregational Action, Connections, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Personal Inspiration, Racial Justice, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Youth SundayPage/Article -
Embarking on a life of ministry An Open Letter to UU Ministers and Religious Professionals, Three summers ago, I had the absolute privilege of attending Summer Seminary as part of its pilot year in Boston....By Ted Resnikoff | January 29, 2016 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth SundayPage/Article
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And Why This is Great News for Your Congregation by Elizabeth Mount Well, you can’t have missed all the articles about the Millennial generation. I hear we’re entitledarrogantnarcissisticselfishlazypoliticallydisengagedgullibletechnologyabsorbedisolatedfunnyawful: Entitlement. Millennials want...By Ted Resnikoff | January 21, 2016 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Choice, Congregational Action, Education, Faith Development, Growth, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35)Page/Article -
Summer Seminary attendee the first year it was offered by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Unitarian Universalism (UU). When I was first considering a call to ministry, I received an informational email from my congregation’s Director of Religious Education (DRE), Sally Ahnger, about...By Bart Frost | January 20, 2016 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Congregational Action, Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Youth SundayPage/Article