The Taskforce on Ministry to and With Youth

Consultation on Ministry to and with Youth

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• Co-Conveners: Bill Sinkford (UUA President) and Megan Dowdell (UUA Board Youth Trustee At-Large 2003-2005)

• Jesse Jaeger (Youth Programs Director, UUA)

• Beth Dana (Youth Ministry Associate, UUA)

• Judith Frediani (Director of Lifespan Faith Development, UUA)

• Julian Sharp (UUA Board Youth Trustee At-Large 2005-2007)

• Sara Eskrich (Local youth)

• Jova Vargas and Ian Moore (YRUU youth)

• Tom Rylett (CUC youth)

• Hannah Stampe (GLBPTQQI youth)

• Rachel Davis and Homer Karvonides (DRUUMM youth)

• Tera Little (District Staff and Religious Educator)

• Rev. Shana Lynngood (Minister)

The charge of the Taskforce on Ministry to and with Youth is to:

• Implement the process.
• Review the process guides that will be created by staff.
• Select and work with additional staff/consultants.
• Facilitate the process in districts and core stakeholder organizations, and be consultants for congregations.
• Prepare and publish the reports created by the congregational, stakeholder, and district gatherings.
• Work to create buy-in from all stakeholders.

The Consultation Design Team recommended that an organizational development consultant work with the taskforce. To reflect the UUA and the Consultation's commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression, this consultant "should understand how issues of oppression operate in organizations." Following the recommendation of the design team, the taskforce will be working with U.T. Saunders throughout the two-year process. U.T. also facilitated the February Consultation on Ministry to and With Youth, and has worked with the UUA in other capacities for several years.

Consultation Outreach Chart

Reports to the UUA Board of Trustees

• October 2006
• 2006 UUA Staff Report
• April 2006
• January 2006

Meeting Minutes

• July 24-29, 2006
• October 1-3, 2005

In 2006 the Task Force sponsored two awards – the Youth Ministry Sermon Award and the Youth Voices Award. They were selected in May 2006, and the winners presented at General Assembly in St. Louis, MO. The youth winner was Miles Howard from Winchester, MA and the adult winner was Rev. Adam Robersmith from Geneva, IL. View the award flyers.

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