Administration

Annoucing a New Edition...
Starting From Scratch: How to Begin Your Own RE Program for Children and Youth

REVISED EDITION
Ann Fields · Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar · Cindy Spring

"One of the most compelling motivations that brings newcomers to Unitarian Universalist Congregations is the hope of finding a religious education program for their children. Suppose that such a family arrives one Sunday morning at your church or fellowship. What will happen for those children?" —from Starting from Scratch

"Whether your congregatio has no religious education program or you are an experience religious educator, you will find practical information, important advice, and references to excellent resources. Starting from Scratch includes all the basics of religious education programming." —from the introduction

Here are the essentials of religious education programming in an accessible, comprehensive volume. Packed with basic resources, organizational tips, model curricular sessions and supply checklists, as well as information on developing a religious education committee and budget and staffing guidelines. This revised edition has two new chapters, "Safety Counts" and "Now That You're On the Way," which address the pertinent issues of risk management, diversity, and anti-bias education.

Rev. Ann B. Fields was the children's program director of the UUA department of religious education and a distinguished religious educator for thirty years. Rev. Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar is a fourth-generation Unitarian Universalist, the author of The Gift of Faith, and co-acting district exeuctive for the New Hampshire-Vermont district with her husband, Olav. Cindy Spring is an experienced religious educator who serves as lifespan religious education consultant for the New Hampshire-Vermont district.

To order, visit www.uua.org/bookstore or call 1-800-215-9076.