JUUst Breathe - A Unitarian Universalist Podcast

UUA - Joy Berry and Ember Kelley
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JUUst Breathe - A Unitarian Universalist Podcast

JUUst Breathe is a Unitarian Universalist podcast exploring whole church and lifespan ministries! Hosts Joy Berry and Ember Kelley interview UUs across the spectrum who hold a vision of liberal religious education that is both life saving and spirit lifting. Logo by Lorne Casebeer

  1. 3D AGO

    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 we’re really challenging ourselves in the spirit of building Beloved Community, to be truly radically welcoming, and to foster relationships beyond our congregational walls? Give this episode a listen to find out what our amazing panelists - religious educator Jil Novenski and Rev Jim...

    50 min

  2. MAR 25

    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 Brooks We declare that every person has the right to flourish with inherent dignity and worthiness, and we covenant to use our time, wisdom, attention, and money to build and sustain fully accessible and inclusive communities. Our esteemed guests ponder what Unitarian Universalism might become if we looked beyond traditional definitions and saw our very communities as an endow...

    47 min

  3. FEB 14

    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 continue to build Beloved Community during these very trying and challenging times times, while also dismantling the oppressive systems that keep all of us from being truly free. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/juustbreathelive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3355850741412013 Coalit...

    45 min

  4. JAN 22

    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 generous, with time, talent, and the treasure of our transcendent faith. Don’t miss this lively conversation with our fabulous hosts. Resources: Unitarian Universalism and Missionalism - Rev Joanna Fontaine Crawford asks how Unitarian Universalist theology should respond to and intersect with the...

    45 min

  5. 12/12/2024

    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 transforming ourselves and by being change agents our wider world? What are we willing to both embrace and let go of in pursuit of transcendence? Our panel will have answers. Instagram: instagram.com/juustbreathepod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/juustbreathelive Fa...

    49 min

  6. 11/22/2024

    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 Tour: ​​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLKzCrT5Qsw https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/juustbreathelive Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juustbreathepod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/33558507414120...

    47 min

  7. 10/31/2024

    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 benefits? What obstacles may need addressing? Come find out more from these fabulous spiritual leaders in our movement! Instagram: instagram.com/juustbreathepod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/juustbreathelive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3355850741412013 ...

    36 min

  8. 09/24/2024

    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 shared values find a new home in a multigenerational approach to ministry. instagram.com/juustbreathepod Other links https://www.youtube.com/@unitarianchurchofstatenisl1261/shorts Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/juustbreathelive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/335...

    34 min
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    JUUst Breathe is a Unitarian Universalist podcast exploring whole church and lifespan ministries! Hosts Joy Berry and Ember Kelley interview UUs across the spectrum who hold a vision of liberal religious education that is both life saving and spirit lifting. Logo by Lorne Casebeer

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