Unitarian Universalist Association Podcast

Interview with Mark Harris, author of "Elite: Uncovering Classism in Unitarian Universalist History." Episode Three of the "Skinner House Sound Bites" series. Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/SHSoundBites

Episode Ten in the "A Religion for Our Time" series shares insights from the fifteen-year journey of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis (UUCA), Maryland, toward becoming a more diverse congregation. "So the question is, how do you in your church begin to move toward this multiracial, multicultural paradigm?” asks UUCA Associate Minister Rev. John Crestwell. "And it's simple. It has to become a conscious, deliberate, and determined effort of the congregation. You've got to look at every aspect of your ministry and make every aspect of that ministry speak to the reality that you seek."

Interview with Eliza Blanchard, editor of "A Child's Book of Animal Poems and Blessings." Episode Two of the "Skinner House Sound Bites" series. Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/SHSoundBites

Interview with UUA Adult Programs Director Gail Forsyth-Vail about "Stirring the Nation's Heart: Eighteen Stories of Prophetic Unitarians and Universalists of the Nineteenth Century." Episode One of the "Skinner House Sound Bites" series. Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/SHSoundBites

Episode Nine in the "A Religion for Our Time" series shows how the social justice program at the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church in Pasadena, California, engages the congregation in a range of projects and facilitates participants' spiritual growth. As Associate Minister Rev. Hannah Petrie observes, "Some of our most spiritual moments–-where we're really connected with the divine–-happen when we're in service to others and service of a more just and peaceful world."

Episode Eight in the "A Religion for Our Time" series profiles four enthusiastic Unitarian Universalist congregations in upstate New York that are determined to grow by working together. Their Capital Region Unitarian Universalists of New York cluster is producing remarkable results, including a brand new congregation!

Episode Seven in the "A Religion for Our Time" series illustrates how worship at All Souls Church, Unitarian, in Washington, DC, is designed to serve a diverse community. Worship planners at All Souls ask themselves every single week, "How will we reflect in worship the experience and traditions of many different cultures?” Honoring the multiculturalism of the congregation and the neighborhood is an intentional process at the heart of All Souls. And it's a process that can be used in any Unitarian Universalist congregation.

Episode Six in the "A Religion for Our Time" series describes how the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, California, transformed itself from a graying congregation into a multigenerational one. How is the congregation’s commitment to young adult and campus ministry programming grounded? Through a staff person focused on eighteen- to thirty-five-year-olds!

Episode Five in the "A Religion for Our Time" series explores the creation of an alternative worship service at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church (ORUUC) in Tennessee. When several congregants at ORUUC realized two years ago that they yearned for a worship service with more music and interaction, they started working with the minister to create a "celebration service." They call it a work in progress.

Episode Four in the "A Religion for Our Time" series presents a creative approach to youth programming from the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington (UUWF), North Carolina. What's a compelling way to engage teenagers in a deep, yearlong discussion of theology and Unitarian Universalist principles? How about a curriculum designed around the Star Wars movies? It's working like a charm at UUWF.

Episode Three in the "A Religion for Our Time" video series spotlights the building campaign of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Elkhart (UUFE). In a small Indiana town that's been battered by the recession, the members of UUFE knew they were the only liberal religious voice in the area. That knowledge made them determined to go ahead with a building campaign, and a very successful one at that!

The first episode in the "A Religion for Our Time" series features the Ogden OUTreach Center, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden’s drop-in program for bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender (BGLT) youth and young adults.

Episode Two of the "A Religion for Our Time" series shows how the ministers of three remote Washington State congregations have joined together to create the Living Tradition Institute of the West Puget Sound. By offering team-led programs, they expand the religious education and social justice opportunities in each church and help members connect with other Unitarian Universalists.

Unitarian Universalist leaders at General Assembly talk about the new Standing on the Side of Love campaign (http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/)

Krissa Palmer interviews youth about how they are participating in General Assembly 2009 and why being part of General Assembly is important to them. (June 28, 2009)