by Faith Dev Team | Nov 15, 2022 | Faith Development
This month we have been exploring the Soul Matters theme of CHANGE. We offer three different types of Soul Matters small groups. They provide opportunities for exploring the monthly topic through conversation, creating visual art or writing. Prompts and inspirational...
by Faith Dev Team | Oct 6, 2022 | Faith Development
Religious Exploration for adults is launched this month. Our lay team Jim Steffe, Kelly Weddell and Sherry Lundquist, supported by Kim Collins and me, has also been preparing for the new congregational year. A few highlights:Women & Spirituality: The Goddess...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 6, 2022 | Faith Development
We look to the ideas of theologian John Westerhoff summarizing his theory of “how faith happens”[1]. He explains that faith is initially “caught,” like a cold, as children imitate their parents and the adults in church. Children learn: This is what we do. As children...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 1, 2022 | Faith Development
The Last Opportunity is Sunday, March 27, 12:30-1:30pm in Sandburg Hall Join Ginger Huebner for a Create & Connect experience for an opportunity to use art to connect, share and reflect on the March Soul Matters theme, Renewal. This process guides participants...
by Faith Dev Team | Jan 12, 2022 | Faith Development
Faith is a challenging word for non creedal Unitarian Universalists. In our theology, faith isn’t centered on the belief in a deity that is all knowing and intervenes in our lives. Faith is centered on beliefs about life, our call in the world and what matters,...