Young Adult and Campus Ministry Leadership Conference
This leadership development training and conference is for Unitarian Universalist young adults who are current or aspiring young adult or campus ministry group leaders. It is targeted specifically for those in the Greater Metro NY area, and open to other young adults who would like to travel and join.
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t will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY and is accessible through public transit. We will begin at 8pm EST on Friday, April 12th and conclude in the morning on Sunday, April 14th. Pick-ups and drop-offs from the train, as well as parking are available. Lodging will be provided on Friday and Saturday night. Snacks will be provided Friday night, as will all meals on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday.
Register here. If you registered for the conference in January, please do so again now.
Two Tracks – Emerging and Existing Leadership Development:
1. Young Adult and Campus Ministry Leadership for Emerging Leaders
This track focuses on preparation and training to lead the Spirit in Peacrice curriculum, as well as training for organizing and leading a young adult or campus group.
Spirit in Practice is part of the Tapestry of Faith series of faith development programs, and is available for free online. It is centered around spiritual practice through four strands: spiritual development, ethical development, Unitarian Universalist identity, and faith development. The curriculum author is Rev. Erik Wikstrom, currently serving at Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church – Unitarian Universalist, and formerly the Worship and Music Resources Director for the Unitarian Universalist Association. This track focuses on small group facilitation, organizing a group, and effective advertising, with preparation to lead Spirit in Practice curriculum.
This track is facilitated by: Kayla Parker, Campus Ministry Associate, Unitarian Universalist Association
2. Young Adult and Campus Ministry Leadership for Experienced Leaders
This track focuses on preparation and training to lead Building the World We Dream About for Young Adults curriculum, as well as training for organizing in the wider community.
Building the World We Dream About for Young Adults is part of the Tapestry of Faith series of faith development programs, and is available for free online. It is part of the Tapestry of Faith series of faith development programs, and is available for free online. It offers a process by which young adults can engage in honest and open conversations about race, better understand their own ethnic and racial identity and journey, and learn the practical skills they need to in their own lives right now as they make their way in an increasingly multicultural world.
This curriculum’s authors are Mark Hicks and India McKnight. India McKnight formerly served as staff in the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at the Unitarian Universalist Association, the Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Congregation, and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Queens (New York). Mark A. Hicks, Ed.D. is the Angus MacLean Professor of Religious Education at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago, and is the author of Building the World We Dream About for Adults, among other curricula.
This track is facilitated by:
Sara Angell-Isom, Youth and Young Adult Ministries Consultant, Metro NY District, Unitarian Universalist Association
Betty Jeanne Rueters-Ward, Youth and Young Adult Program Coordinator, Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock
Have questions you’d like answered before you register? Feel free to contact either of us:
Kayla Parker, Campus Ministry Associate, Unitarian Universalist Association, kparker @ uua . org
Sara Angell-Isom, Youth and Young Adult Ministries Consultant, Metro NY District, Unitarian Universalist Association, flmangll @ gmail . com