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Congregational Life Through a Multigenerational Lens |
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| There are copious resources on multigenerational community and congregational life. This is just a selection of useful resources, which are available through the internet and/or the UUA Bookstore. Enjoy! | ||||||
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| Kate Tweedie Erslev. Full
Circle: Fifteen Ways to Grow Lifelong UUs. Many UU congregations have asked about their members, "Why do they leave?" Kate Erslev asks, "Why do they stay?" Here she explores the 15 common threads that lifelong UUs identified as critical in their commitment to their faith. Erslev surveyed and interviewed 82 men and women from ages 25 to 87 who were raised as UUs. A lifelong UU herself, Erslev has been a DRE for over 20 years. UUA Bookstore |
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| A Living Faith: The Second Young
Adult and Campus Ministry Video A Living Faith is an outreach tool for congregations and young adult and campus ministry groups. It is intended as an introduction to our faith through the eyes of young adults. The film follows UU young adults around the continent as they live their faith through worship, community building, and social justice. A Living Faith is suitable for use at coffee hour, at outreach tables on continuous loop, or for screening at events. DVD. 15 minutes. 2005. (Disc also includes: Building Intergenerational Wholeness, the first Campus Ministry Video. 14 additional minutes. 2002.) UUA Bookstore |
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| Eugene Roehlkepartain, Elanah
Dalyah Naftali and Laura Musegades. Growing Up Generous: Engaging
Youth in Giving and Serving. Explores how Jewish and Christian congregations cultivate in young people a deep and lasting commitment to giving and serving. Based on a two-year project by Search Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization that specializes in the healthy development of children and adolescents, this book highlights the roles of various congregational leaders (not only youth leaders) in shaping the attitudes of young people. |
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church,
Paragould, AK.
Stewardship of Time & Talent.
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Stewardship: The Joy of Giving A five session program guide in which primary children, intermediate children, youth, and adults can learn about stewardship with their peers, then celebrate it together. |
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| Tera Little. Looking to Our Past to Find Our Future: Foundations of Unitarian Universalist Youth Ministry. | ||||||
| Jesse Jaeger.
Co-Facilitation with Youth: Ways to Involve Youth in Program
Leadership.
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| Florence Dickerson. Getting Involved in UUism – Congregational Leadership Opportunities. | ||||||
| Michael Ohlrogge. Five Guidelines for Committees with Youth Members. | ||||||
| Jill Schwendeman. When Youth
Lead: A Guide to Intergenerational Social Justice Ministry, Plus 101
Youth Projects. Offers guidance, suggestions and advice for constructing and maintaining a healthy and spiritually vital youth ministry. Seeing youth as equal participants in congregational life, Schwendeman demonstrates how teens are an enormous generative force for our faith communities and how adults have much to learn from youth about passion, friendship, discrimination, equality, faith and more. Social justice work is an effective tool for bringing the generations together and the items included in this excellent resource have the potential to build rich partnerships among children, youth, adults and elders. Includes practical tips for 101 social action projects. UUA Bookstore |
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| Young Adult Ministries Office.
A Teleconference Guide for Organizers and Planners. A short introduction to conference calling as a tool Unitarian Universalist leaders. Developed by the staff of the Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry in collaboration with volunteer leaders from the Unitarian Universalist young adult community, this guide includes basic information about using a teleconference system, teleconference facilitation tips, and advice to help Unitarian Universalists use conference calls effectively. 2006. 14 pages. Free from the YAM Office |
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| Michelle Richards. Come Into
the Circle – Worshipping With Children. All new and comprehensive how-to guide for creating meaningful religious experiences for children. An experienced religious educator, Richards brings practical knowledge and a solid understanding of the spiritual needs of children to this useful and imaginative resource. The contents include suggestions on the form, style and elements of worship, plus an extensive collection of opening words and chalice lightings, meditations and prayers, stories, songs, sermons, and even complete orders of service to help you get started planning your worship. The rich variety of prayers and other resources are evidence of the contribution to these pages made by UU religious educators from around the country. UUA Bookstore |
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| Joy Amuedo. Heart to Heart: A Special Intergenerational Event Around Valentine’s Day. | ||||||
| Michael Tino.
Ideas for Worship: A Discussion Guide for Congregations.
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| How Youth Culture Shapes Youth Worship | ||||||
| Greg Ward. Creating Effective Intergenerational Worship Services. | ||||||
| Worship, Justice and Activities Archives | ||||||
| UU Family Network - Intergenerational Worship and Programs | ||||||
| Crossing the Bridge from
Youth to Young Adulthood Formerly the Bridging Ceremony Resource Guide, this guide helps congregations, districts and conferences design and implement bridging ceremonies for youth making the transition to young adulthood. Containing both practical tips (such as orders of service from actual ceremonies) and also historical and philosophical discussions of the nature of bridging ceremonies, Crossing the Bridge is a valuable and up-to date resource. 2004. 59 pages. UUA Bookstore |
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Blessing to All Beings
– an anthology of spiritual
writing by and about Young Religious Unitarian Universalists
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| Essex Conversations: Visions
for Lifespan Religious Education. More than 30 religious educators explore goals for the new century. A valuable tool for broadening our understanding of religious education and its impact on our future. In the tradition of The Stonehouse Conversations, published in 1979. UUA Bookstore |
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| Tracey L. Hurd. Nurturing
Children and Youth: A Developmental Guidebook. An insightful tool for understanding children and youth at each stage of development. Outlines typical progressions in physical, cognitive, social, emotional, moral and spiritual development from infancy to early twenties. Inlcudes key characteristics at each phase of development and suggestions for supporting the child in the context of UU values. Author is UUA director of children and family programs. UUA Bookstore |
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| Eboo Patel. Acts of Faith. Amazing, beautiful book that is a call to liberal religious groups to start providing real, meaningful youth ministry. It’s also the story of a young man who finds his way back to his familial Islam, and through his searching founds the Interfaith Youth Core. Read this book! |
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| Mark Yaconelli. Contemplative
Youth Ministry. This book and the following one, both from Mark Yaconelli, have a focus on creating congregationally-based, multigenerational youth with a more organic approach to youth ministry that helps you create meaningful silence, covenant communities, and contemplative activities that allow your students recognize the presence of the divine. |
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| Mark Yaconelli. Growing Souls:
Experiments in Contemplative Youth Ministry. A second book from Mark Yaconelli, this one again looks at how to create alive youth ministry programs that focus on growing souls, rather than programs that introduce just more fun activities or more busyness into the lives of youth. It also looks at two churches that have integrated this new model of youth ministry. |
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Youth & Ministry
Spirituality Project Mark Yaconelli’s website that houses much of the research he and others have done over the last eight years on spirituality and youth ministry. Grab a cup of tea and prepare to spend some real time on this site - there is a lot there, much of it deep and fulfilling. |
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| Resources for Congregations Supporting Campus Ministries | ||||||
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Academic Rhythms
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Student/Congregation Timeline
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Getting to Know Your Campus
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Save the Bridge: Assisting 17- to 19-Year-Old UUs in Their
Transition to Young Adulthood, A Guide for Religious Professionals
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HUUGs – Hearty Unitarian Universalist Greetings
A simple, inexpensive, low energy way for congregations to reach out in hospitality to UU students at local colleges/universities and new to their community, as well as to college students who are away. |
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| JPD Young Adult and Campus Ministry Resource Page | ||||||
| Sharon Hwang Colligan. Children of a Different Tribe – UU Young Adult Developmental Issues. | ||||||
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Youth Ministry
in Your Congregation
A resource from the United Church of Christ, with workshop outlines that encourage congregations of all sizes to think more broadly about youth ministry that fits their needs. Move beyond a one-size-fits-all model! |
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| Involve Whole Church for Vital Youth Ministry (InterConnections, December 2007) | ||||||
| Jan Taddeo. A Unitarian Universalist Approach to Youth Ministry. | ||||||
| Our Whole Lives – Lifespan Sexuality Education Curricula | ||||||
| Colin Bossen and Dawn Star
Borchelt. The Bridging Program. This two to four session program was designed for use with youth preceding a bridging ceremony. In these workshops, youth are asked to reflect on their UU identity and the rite of passage that is the bridging ceremony. This curriculum, often called “pre-bridging workshops,” has been used at General Assembly and is appropriate for a wide range of UU communities working with youth. The curriculum also has tips on creating a bridging ceremony. 2004. 64 pages. UUA Bookstore |
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| Youth Group Handbook Offers practical suggestions, guidance and programming ideas for youth group leaders and members. This thorough resource provides a background on the Unitarian Universalist youth movement, guidelines for starting a youth group from scratch and tips on effective leadership. It also addresses collective decision making, working effectively with adults, fundraising, social action, anti-oppression work and worship. In addition, this updated and expanded version of The Local Youth Group Handbook includes a wide selection of games and activities for building trust and community, previously available in Deep Fun. An essential tool for any one involved in the growth and development of a successful youth group. UUA Bookstore |
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| Shell Tain. Youth Advisors
Handbook. A comprehensive handbook for adults working with youth in YRUU. Everything you need to know about the history of YRUU, the role of a youth advisor, youth issues, how to develop and encourage youth leadership, confidentiality and more. Includes glossary of YRUU lingo and sample contracts, permission slips and applications. UUA Bookstore |
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Community Building Icebreakers
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| Five Stages of Community Building | ||||||
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Deep Fun Games and community building activities for all stages of group development. |
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| Six Components of a Balanced Youth Program | ||||||
| Drive Time Essay:
We All Come to Make a Community Applies the six components of youth programs to congregational life. |
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| Drive Time Essay: Youth and Adults Side By Side | ||||||
| Linda Olson Peebles. Multigenerational Community. | ||||||
| Pat Hoertdoerfer and Mary
Higgins.
Intergenerational Considerations: Generalized Characteristics of
Generational Cohorts.
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| Church Pastoral Aid Society (CPAS). All-Ages Church – Worship, Ministry, Outreach. | ||||||
| Kate Kidder. Out of the Basement and into the Congregation. | ||||||
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The Search
Institute Independent non-profit organization that provides leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. |
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| Meg Muckenhoupt and Dan Harper. How to Kill a Religion or Help it Grow. | ||||||
| Frederic Muir and Patricia
Hoertdoerfer. The Safe Congregation Handbook: Nurturing Healthy
Boundaries in Our Faith Communities. Here are clear guidelines, principles, policies, tools and workshops to ensure that our congregations are safe and secure for both children and adults. UUA Bookstore |
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Youth and
Young Adult Empowerment Resolution Passed by the delegates of the 2008 General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale, FL. |
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Consultation on Ministry To and With Youth A two-year process to revision, renew and support UU youth ministry. It solicited the input and commitment of a variety of stakeholders in Unitarian Universalist youth ministry, reaching over 5,000 people over the course of two years. Conversations within congregations, districts, and stakeholder organizations focused on what they can do to support youth ministry at their level, and what the Association can do to support youth ministry as a whole. Browse a variety of reports from the process, and the culminating vision of the Summit on Youth Ministry. |
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Youth Ministry – Implementing the Vision After two years of the Consultation on Youth Ministry, which imagined a renewed youth ministry in the Unitarian Universalist Association, it’s time to make vision a reality. Learn how you and the UUA can strengthen youth ministry in congregations across the Association. |
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Mosaic Project An evaluation/assessment process led by the UUA asking questions such as: What are the ministry needs of African, Caribbean, Native/American Indian, Asian and Pacific Islander, Latina/Latino and Hispanic, Middle Eastern/Arab, Multiracial and Multiethnic and trans-racially adopted Unitarian Universalist (UU) youth and young adults? How does our Unitarian Universalist faith need to change in order to meet these needs? What structures need to be strengthened or established to support families, congregations, campus groups, districts, and continental bodies in their ministries to these youth and young adults? |
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DRUUMM Youth &
Young Adults Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries – a UU People of Color organization and community. |
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| UUA Family Ministry Resources | ||||||
| Young Adult Ministries Office | ||||||
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Young Adult and Campus Ministries Resource Catalogue
– CHECK THIS OUT!!! |
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| Youth Ministries Office | ||||||
| Church of the Younger Fellowship (CYF) | ||||||
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Connect UU
ConnectUU is an online interface to assist young adult Unitarian Universalists communicate with one another, register for events, and find Young Adult groups in their area. |
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| UUA Leaders’ Library | ||||||
