Shaping Faith with Youth
- Worship
- http://cymt.org/engaging-teens-in-worship/ - article on engaging teens in worship
- https://theresaecho.com/interactive-prayer-stations/ - interactive ideas for prayer stations
- Learning
- http://www.uccresources.com/collections/youth-ministry-faith-formation - UCC recommended book about youth faith formation
- http://www.faithformationlearningexchange.net/adolescents.html - this learning exchange provides information on adolescents’ research studies on faith development.
- http://www.buildfaith.org/wpcontent/uploads/2010/10/2016CurriculumChartforYouth28129.pdf - chart that evaluates the most popular curriculums for Youth Faith Formation in 2016
- http://livestream.com/YaleDivinitySchool/ymi - The Youth Ministry Institute (“YMI”) at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture and "The Adolescent Faith and Flourishing Program" provides videos of the summer program speakers.
- Service
- CT:
- http://www.ctucc.org/giv2/ - Giv2 (Give Squared) is a CORPS of UCC youth & adults GIVING back to our communities in response to the GIFTS of God.
- http://southparkinn.org/volunteer/ - South Park Inn in Hartford, CT volunteer to make and serve meals at this homeless shelter
- National:
- http://www.ucc.org/volunteer_mission-trip-opportunities_mission-trip-planning-ideas - step planning an adult mission trip and suggests indexed by states or by focus
- https://www.asphome.org/ - Appalachia Service Project is a Christian ministry, open to all people, that inspires hope and service through volunteer home repair in Central Appalachia.
- http://urbanspirit.org/ - This Poverty Simulation Week will lead your group through a life of poverty. From the moment you arrive, you step into the world of the working poor -- those tens of millions of Americans who work hard and never really get anywhere.
- http://simsburytv.org/v/QBEySu7Rtzg - Video of First Church of Christ teens talking about their Urban Spirit trip.
- http://www.heifer.org/what-you-can-do/experience-heifer/index.html - Help Heifer end poverty and hunger. Engage in a fundraiser for animals, attend a day or overnight camp experience to learn how Heifer helps provide resources and training for struggling small-scale farmers in order to give them a chance to change their circumstances.
- https://thebackbaymission.org/get-involved/volunteer/mission-trips/ - Mississippi Gulf Coast, the experience balances the education about poverty with the experience of serving. Service includes housing restoration, staffing food pantry, or assisting a the Micah Day Center.
- CT:
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