CERG

These resources are provided by Pat Infante, CERG Faith Development Consultant. We also recommend you visit the UUA Resources Pages for additional resources listings. Of particular note is the Top Picks for Religious Education, Top Picks for Teachers and Top Picks for Multigenerational Ministry on the UUA Website.

For additional resources check the Age Specific LFD Programming,  and Congregational Safety resource pages.

General Lifespan Faith Development and Multi-generational Ministry

Web-based Resources

• All Together Now: A Unitarian Universalist Multigenerational Ministry Resource blog by Kimberly Paquette. - http://multigenministry.wordpress.com
• Faith Formation 2020: Envisioning the Future - http://www.lifelongfaith.com
• Hardwired to Connect Report - http://www.americanvalues.org

Books

• Generations of Faith by Carl G. Eeman
• The Multigenerational Congregation by Gil Rendle
• One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church by Gary L. McIntose
• Stories in Faith: Exploring Our Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources Through Wisdom Tales by Gail Forsyth-Vail

Curriculum

Web-Based Resources

• Tapestry of Faith Online Curriculum for all ages – http://www.uua.org/religiouseducation/curricula/tapestryfaith/

Books

• Fashion Me A People by Maria Harris

Professional Staff

Web-Based Resources

• Code of Professional Practices - http://www.lreda.org
• Faith Formation Learning Exchange - http://www.faithformationlearningexchange.net/

Books

• Educating for Life: A Spiritual Vision for Every Teacher and Parent by Thomas Groome
• RE Road Map: An Administrative Guidebook for Religious Educators – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Welcoming Children: A Practical Theology of Childhood by Joyce Ann Mercer

Religious Education Committees

Web-Based Resources

• Healthy Congregation Training - this offered throughout CERG. Check the calendar for current dates and locations.
• Search of Religious Leadership (pdf) - http://www.uua.org/documents/ellenwoodpat/releadershipguide.pdf
• Sir Ken Robinson: Changing Education Paradigms - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

Books

• Full Circle: Fifteen Ways to Grow Lifelong UUs by Kate Tweedie Erslev
• Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach by Peter L. Steinke