JUUst Breathe - A Unitarian Universalist Podcast
UUA - Joy Berry and Ember Kelley
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JUUst Breathe is a Unitarian Universalist podcast exploring whole church and lifespan ministries! Host Ember Kelley interviews UUs across the spectrum who hold a vision of liberal religious education that is both life saving and spirit lifting.
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S5E5 On the Edges of Belonging
Our exceptional panelists Soyal Smalls and Mylo Way examine the times in community where boundaries, access and exclusion can actually be utilized to seed more belonging in our communities.We…
S5E4 Sailing Together at Bonding Harbor
Today we’re stepping into Bonding Harbor — the place on the Deeper Joy map where we begin to come together as a group. It’s that early moment where we learn names, get a sense of the group’s energy,…
S5E3 Building Trust at Opening Up Beach
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…
S5E2 The Guiding Lighthouse of Covenant
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…
S5E1 The Deeper Joy of Whole Church
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…
S4E9 Love at the Center
Episode 9 of JUUst Breathe explores the central tenet of all our Shared Values…LOVE - with fabulous panelists Avery Miller Fabregas and Rev Dr. Sofia Betancourt, the President of the UUA! We are…
S4E8 Interdependence: We Need Each Other to Thrive
Interdependence is a condition of our very being, whether or not we notice it. How we choose to engage it has an impact on the world and also on our congregational systems. What are some ways…
S4E7 Equity: Community as Endowment
We are each other’s harvest:We are each other’s business:We are each other’s magnitude and bond.-- Gwendolyn BrooksWe declare that every person has the right to flourish with inherent dignity and…
S4E6 Justice in Times of Injustice
Cornel West said that "Justice is what love looks like in public." Our panelists, Lisa Garcia Sampson and Antoinette Scully - two of our UU state action network leaders, discuss what we can do to…
S4E5 Connecting Gratitude and Hope: Generosity and Missionalism
This episode features a conversation with panelists Rev Kimberly Quinn Johnson and Rev Joanna Fontaine Crawford focusing on the importance of missionalism as an approach in our efforts to be…
S4E4 Transformation
This episode, we are joined by Rev Jonipher Kwong and longtime UUA youth and emerging adult staffer Jennica Davis-Hockett to examine transformation in our faith. How are we formed in this faith by…
S4E3 Pluralism and our UU Values
We sit down with religious educators Kat Good and Alessandra Nysether-Santos to dive into our new shared values, starting with pluralism - all about the DEI, and not ashamed to admit it!Trolls World…
S4E2 Shared Ministry
Panelists Dr Glen Thomas Rideout, Nico Van Ostrand, and Rev Kayla Parker discuss with our hosts the wonders of a shared ministry approach in congregational life. What does it take? What are the…
S4E1 Shared Values Through a Whole Church Lens
Hosts Ember Kelley and Joy Berry discuss the “Why’s” of a Whole Church Approach to RE (Religious Exploration). Hot off the presses and fresh from General Assembly’s vote to accept Article II. Our…
S3E6 What's the Scoop on Article II?
Quiana Denae Perkins, Kathy Smith, and Jenn Blosser join our hosts to discuss the ins and outs of the new proposed Article II changes to our UUA bylaws that are coming up at this summer's General…
S3E5 Faith Development as Culture Change
Ep 3.5 | April 2024Join Rev Tyler Coles and Rev Dayna Edwards as they explore the critical importance of faith development and its role in driving forward paradigmatic shifts for congregations toward…
S3E4 An Evening with the National Emerging Adult Taskforce
Members of the National Emerging Adult Taskforce (NEAT) and Young Adult Revival Network (YARN) talk about these important ministries and how to better engage and support this vital demographic in our…
S3E3 The Origins of Threshold Conversations
What is "Threshold Conversations?" How did it start? What are its purposes and goals?January's episode is a flashback of sorts as we delve into the origins of Threshold.Come listen to Rev Marisol…
S3E2 Coming of Age on Coming of Age
Meet religious educators Dana Lundquist, Marena McGregor, and Rev Sierra Marie Gerfao. All three grew up UU, with two of the three participating in COA as youth, while all three now teach COA in…
S3E1 Threshold Conversations: Coming of Age
It's a new season of JUUst Breathe! As we bid goodbye to Shannon, we say hello to our new co-host, Joy Berry. It's bittersweet. But what isn't bittersweet is the amazing conversation about Coming…
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JUUst Breathe - A Unitarian Universalist Podcast has published 36 episodes since March 2022, covering topics in Religion & Spirituality.
JUUst Breathe - A Unitarian Universalist Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 51m.
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