Announcing the…
Summit on Youth Ministry
July 16-20, 2007
Boston, MA
The Summit, organized by the UUA's Task Force on Youth Ministry, is a carefully structured working conference in which thirty youth and thirty adults will create, through collaboration, a new vision of youth ministry for our Association. This vision will go beyond a "one-size-fits-all" approach towards a model that nurtures youth spiritually and inclusively, providing meaningful opportunities for involvement in our faith community and the world at-large.
The purpose of the Summit is to bring together youth and adult leaders from throughout the Association to make recommendations for change. These recommendations will be based on the reports of stakeholder conversations sent to participants ahead of time, and on discussions that occur at the Summit itself.
The Summit will incorporate a global perspective of what's happening in the world, how this impacts our ministry with youth, as well as what other denominations are doing to create vibrant youth ministry. This learning and awareness will allow participants to look more deeply into the past, present, and future of Unitarian Universalist youth ministry.
Who will attend?
Thirty youth and thirty adults representing the following groups and stakeholders:
- Young Religious Unitarian Universalists (YRUU), including social action leadership and leaders of color
- Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM), including the Youth & Young Adult Caucus
- Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC), including the Youth Advisory Group
- Interweave
- District YAC/DYSC Chairs
- Youth based in their congregations (not involved in district/regional/continental)
- UU seminaries
- UUA Moderator
- Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA)
- Members of the Task Force on Youth Ministry
- UUA Board of Trustees
- UUA staff (Lifespan Faith Development – including the Youth Office, Young Adult & Campus Ministry, Ministry & Professional Leadership, District Staff)
- UU Ministers Association (UUMA)
- Youth Advisors
The group assembled will bring diverse experiences with Unitarian Universalism and youth ministry as well as creative insight and ideas. By combining these skills and experiences, we will be able to form a vision for and develop recommendations for the creation of a vibrant Unitarian Universalist youth ministry that will serve all youth in our Association.
Planning/Facilitation
The Summit is being planned by the Task Force on Youth Ministry, and will be facilitated by U.T. Saunders. An organizational development specialist from Brookline, Massachusetts, Mr. Saunders has more than 15 years experience helping clients with team and community building, strategic planning, and diversity initiatives. He has worked with the Unitarian Universalist Association in many capacities, including the design of the Consultation on Ministry To and With Youth and with the Task Force.
Stay tuned for more details as we continue to plan this exciting event!
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