Process Timeline

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The Consultation Design Team laid out the following timeline for the process. 

June 05:

• Process approved by Consultation Co-Conveners Bill Sinkford and Megan Dowdell.
• Process shared at General Assembly with Youth Caucus, Congregational Presidents, LREDA, and Religious Professionals at Professional Days.

July 05:

• Twelve-member Consultation Taskforce selected:
  • Non-YRUU member appointed;
  • Two YRUU Taskforce members elected at Youth Council;
  • youth appointed by DRUUMM;
  • Two adults appointed by the co-conveners.
• Youth Council passes resolution to add three youth positions to the taskforce - GLBPTQQI, Canadian and an additional DRUUMM youth.
• District Staff contacted to:
  • Share information about the process and enlist their support, input, and participation;
  • Discuss getting youth ministry conversations on district meeting agendas;
  • Obtain lists of congregations with youth programs or populations.
• Canadian Unitarian Council contacted with approach similar to that for districts.
• Begin website development to provide updated information about the consultation process. Plan listserve.

September 05:

• Survey consultant selected.

October 05:

• First Taskforce meeting to:
  • Work with survey consultant to create a survey instrument that will collect information about UU youth ministry and will frame the discussions held in congregations, districts, and stakeholder organizations;
  • Create an outline for the Congregational Process Guide;
  • Develop an outreach strategy for congregational conversations.
• Outreach to Religious Educators at LREDA Fall Conference.

November 05:

• Survey tested.

December 05:

• Survey finalized and ready for distribution.
• Congregational Process Guide ready for distribution.

January 06:

• Survey process begins.
• Congregational Process Guide distributed to congregations. Distribution options include:
  • UUA.org
  • UUA Congregational Mailing
  • LREDA Mailing and List Serve
  • UUMA Mailing and List Serve
  • USPS mail to all congregations with youth programs
  • Workshops at district gatherings.
• Taskforce members contact district youth and adult leadership regarding district gatherings.
• Taskforce members contact core stakeholder organizations.

March 06:

• District Process Guide published.
• Stakeholder Process Guide published and distributed.
• Survey data analyzed and supplement to Congregational Process Guide developed.
• Stakeholder conversations begin and continue through April 07.

April 06:

• Congregational conversations begin and last through the end of May 06.

June 06:

• Data from congregational conversations compiled.
• Report to General Assembly based on data from the survey and the congregational conversations.

July 06:

• Taskforce meets for second time to:
  • Train for adult/youth co-facilitation of district and core stakeholder conversations;
  • Plan coverage for district and core stakeholder conversations.
• Youth Council meeting: Continue to engage youth leadership in the process.
• Supplement to district and stakeholder guides available.

September 06:

• District gatherings begin.

May 07:

• Data from district and stakeholder conversations collected and compiled.
• Taskforce meets for the third time to:
  • Synthesize all the data from the survey and the congregational, district, and stakeholder conversations into a format useful for the Summit on Ministry to and with Youth;
  • Prepare its final report to the UUA Board of Trustees;
  • Prepare a report for General Assembly;
  • Finish planning for the Summit on Ministry to and with Youth.

June 07:

• Present a report to General Assembly.

July 07:

• Summit on Ministry to and with Youth meets and makes recommendations regarding the UUA's ministry to and with youth.
• The Summit evaluates, or makes recommendations for the evaluation of, the overall process of the Consultation on Ministry to and with Youth.

October 07:

• UUA Board of Trustees receives report with recommendations.

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