When we are getting to know new people or new communities, we look for spaces where our stories feel that they are safely received. In Deeper Joy, this is represented by Opening Up Beach - a phase in community building that is about the courage to bring parts of ourselves forward as well as the care of receiving them. Our panelists, Reverends Tandi Rogers and Darrick Jackson, will share their own insights about how vulnerability and play take center stage in this phase of community building. Give it a listen!

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Deeper Joy Role Playing Game (RPG)

Music: "Where Do We Come From," by Brian Tate performed by Rev Christopher Lamb

Covenant is at the core of who we are as Unitarian Universalists. How can a Whole Church approach to religious education help us practice living into covenant across generations? Since we center covenant instead of creed in our approach to religious life, what difference does that make for how we aspire to live together in community?

These questions and so much more will be explored with panelists Jenn Blosser and Michael Molina in our second installment of this Season’s JUUst Breathe.

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Resources:

Learn more about Covenant: https://www.uua.org/lifespan/re-sources/threshold-conversations/theology-covenant

Learn more about Whole Church Religious Education: https://www.uua.org/lifespan/curricula/whole-church

Learn more about Deeper Joy: https://www.uua.org/youth/deeper-joy

LeaderLab: https://www.uua.org/leaderlab/leadership-technical-skills-reflections-on-right-relationship

Music: "Where Do We Come From," by Brian Tate performed by Rev Christopher Lamb

Guest panelists and long time collaborators, Jennica Davis-Hockett and Joy Berry, meet with Ember to discuss why Unitarian Universalists are embracing a whole church religious education approach and are deepening community connections across generations through a new, amazing resource called Deeper Joy.

Instagram: @juustbreathepod

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/juustbreathelive

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3355850741412013

Music: "Where Do We Come From," by Brian Tate performed by Rev Christopher Lamb