[UUA-L] UUA Releases Ground-Breaking Reports on Youth Ministry and Mosaic Project Assessment

[Unitarian Universalist Association]

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is delighted to announce
the release of two highly-anticipated reports, which together address
the future of Unitarian Universalist ministries to young people.  The
Youth Ministry Working Group Report and the Mosaic Project Report, now
available online, each provide concrete steps that Unitarian
Universalists must take to build multigenerational, multicultural faith
communities that nourish and serve members of all ages and identities in
the new millennium.

The Youth Ministry Working Group's report offers a comprehensive set of
recommendations for youth ministry at all levels of our Association-from
the local congregation to the national headquarters staff. The goal is
to create a youth ministry that is spiritually deepening, faith
developing, inclusive and anti-oppressive, a ministry that provides
multiple pathways for youth involvement in congregational life.

The Mosaic report is the outcome of a two-year assessment of the
ministry needs of UU youth and young adults of color.  The report,
authored by UUA staff member Laura Spencer, seeks to answer the
following question:  What are the ministry needs of African, Caribbean,
Native/American Indian, Asian and Pacific Islander, Latina/Latino and
Hispanic, Middle Eastern/Arab, Multiracial and Multiethnic and
trans-racially adopted Unitarian Universalist youth and young adults?

More information about both reports is available on the UUA website and
on Facebook.  For a copy of the Youth Ministry Working Group Report and
related resources, visit www.uua.org/youthministry or see the "Unitarian
Universalist Youth Ministry" Facebook page.  For a copy of the Mosaic
Project Report and background about the project, go to
www.uua.org/mosaic or visit "Mosaic Project - Unitarian Universalist
Association" on Facebook.