It is hard to imagine that in a few months’ time the earth will awaken from its wintry slumber. Though we have not experienced much of the season’s bite in the forms of snow and ice, we have felt shivers brought on by the cold air and bristling wind as it has swept across our […]
“What We Pay Attention to Grows”
Since joining UUCF as the Young Adult Community Leader, I have routinely found myself returning to the words of visionary author and facilitator adrienne maree brown. Her work “Emergent Strategy” has been both a supportive guide and invitational challenge for me in the work of young adult ministry. The vision she casts throughout the text […]
Where Two or More Are Gathered
Apr. 22, 2019. By Young Adult Community Leader Tyler Coles. Three weeks ago I had the opportunity to take part in the Gathering Summit, a virtual convening of community builders from around the world. The core of this convening was twofold: to ponder why people no longer engage traditional places of “meaning-making” and to share […]