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SWUUC Young Adult Ministry Leadership Intensives. Inreach Workshop. Inreach:. Building Healthy and Sustainable YA Groups Integrating Young Adults into the Congregation. Fishbowl Exercise: What do discussions about YA programming look like in your congregation?. Workshop Agenda.
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SWUUC Young Adult Ministry Leadership Intensives Inreach Workshop
Inreach: Building Healthy and Sustainable YA Groups Integrating Young Adults into the Congregation
Fishbowl Exercise: What do discussions about YA programming look like in your congregation?
Workshop Agenda Addressing Needs Starting a YA Group Service RE and Programming Worship as Inreach An Integrated and Interconnected Community
Addressing the needs you already have • Who is your congregation? • Don’t know what needs are? Ask • Examples: life transitions, parents, youth ageing out, young professionals, etc • Focus on meeting the needs you have • Good YA ministry is just good ministry
Starting a YA Group • Nuts and Bolts • Different Groups Serve Different Functions • Basic Programming • Community Building – Week, Month, Year • Congregational Allies
RE and Programming Types of Offerings Scheduling, etc. Small Group Ministry Childcare!!!
Worship as Inreach Visible Participation Deepening UU Identity A Faith that Asks Something – “Now What?”
An Integrated and Interconnected Community Examples How To Thank a Young Adult No Reduced Expectations Potential Alienation Through Specialized Attention
Summing Up – Vital Behaviors Address Needs Starting a Group Service RE and Programming Worship as Inreach Integrating All Ages into the Life of the Congregation