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,...

WEBINAR - Ministering to Youth and Young Adults of Color 1: Faith Formation and Spiritual Renewal Leadership Development Associate for Youth and Young Adults of Color at the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association present a 45 minute webinar on Apri...

Choose Who Represents Youth on the UUA Board of Trustees Youth Observer to the Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees. Voting begins May 7. Attention: Candidates for the TWO YEAR position of Youth Observer are still sought, apply...

Spiritual Life and Connection to Everything (We present excerpts of Huffington Post. -ed.) Climate Change: Tending Our Planet. I was not raised in a family where religion played a big role. I have always known that both my parents were Christians at one point in their lives, but they drifted away...

Work With Your Peers to Bend the Arc of Justice Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Mul… Leadership School (MLS) is April 15 – here is why that it matters: graduates go on to to think, mobilize and lead for diverse, inclusive life-changing Unitarian Universalism (UU). One example? Trevor...

The Journey of Faith is Long – With Many Bridges to Cross Faith is a life-long experience, so the Unitarian Universalist Association has resources for Lifespan Faith Development. And where there are spans there are bridges – and Bridgers (youth transitioning to young adulthood). Bridging...

The Answer to These Questions Could Start You on a Great Adventure! Are you currently in 8th, 9th, 10th, or 11th grade? Are you passionate about Unitarian Universalism? Youth Observers of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Board of Trustees. This year, the UUA is moving to a two-year...

It's Gonna Feel Like It's Your Birthday! ...

There Are Only Three Important Words This is part two a multi-part series of reflections the by Director of the Off… of Youth and Young Adult Ministries of the Unitarian Universalist Association on Selma after attending the www.selma50.com/">Selma 50th March and Jubilee. … can find part one...

Bring multigenerational faith formation to the center of congregational life with Sophia Fahs Sunday! With an eye toward excellence in shared ministry, multicultural diversity, multiple learning styles, and the latest in faith development theory, the "Sophia Fahs Sunday: Journeys of the Spirit"...

If the Earth Could Speak of Her Gratitude for Us Who Belong to the Interdependent Covenant In a world of my innumerable heartbreaks, there you are. At a time when humans worship net worth not self worth, there you are. When busy feet trample my tiny, unnoticed joys and sirens muffle my songbirds,...

Register for Youth Caucus Learn about Youth Sponsors to GA Learn How to Become a Delegate to GA [vimeo 122571659]...

The 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Part 1 From March 5th through March 8th, I had the opportunity to travel to Birmingham, Alabama to serve as Dean of Youth and a chaplain for young adults at the Unitarian Universalist Living Legacy Project conference "Marching in the Arc of Justice: Revisiti...

James Griner Interim Youth Ministry Specialist of the Unitarian Universalist Pacific Western Region shares why he believes Unitarian Universalist youth ministry is worth quitting his job over, and the importance of youth ministry to the continuing relevance of Unitarian Universalism. -Ed. Why UU...

Youth Caucus Sr. Dean Olivia Calvi Leads, But You Can Get There First! General Assembly (GA) 2015 Youth Caucus RegistrationUnitarian Universalist Association. Check out where she is in the race to get to GA in Portland, Oregon [vimeo 121264504] Learn how to avoid roadblocks to get your completed...

Talk about your Unitarian Universalist community, for all to hear Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees : How do you engage in Unitarian Universalism? Share your own true story (and win a paid registration to GA 2015 or other UU event)! What is your UU community?...

Registration for General Assembly Youth Caucus 2015 is Now Open! Unitarian Universalist General Assembly in Portland, Oregon continues: Registration for Youth Caucus is now open, and the registration fee increases on May 1. We strongly encourage you to lock in savings by completing this 3-step...

Unitarian Universalist since I was 15 and was an obsessively active member of the the youth group, then young adult group and was now serving as a religious education volunteer, I was not able to put into words what a covenant was, and had no idea how to create one. So, I pretended like I was...