Faith Development for All, With Love (and Community) at the Center

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.

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.

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!

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.

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...

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.

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.

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

Our Whole Lives Facilitator Training for Elementary (K-1/4-6) Ages will be offered at UU Church of the North Hills, Pittsburgh from September 27-29, 2024. While the trainers will set the exact schedule for this training and provide that to you closer to the event date, expect to be in training...