
xxHome xxVisitors xxFAQs xxLocation xxMeaning of Membership xxMore About UUism xxUpcoming Services xxMusic Ministry xxPast Homilies & Reflections xxWorship Leaders/Associates xxWorship Feedback & Sign-Ups xxAdult Religious Education xxChildren & Youth Religious Education xxWho We Are xxLive Oak's Vision Statement xxFaith in Action: Social Justice Work xxEnvironmental Justice xxWhy We Chose the Name Live Oak xxGovernance & Church Docs xxStewardship & Generosity xxHistorical Roots in Alameda xxPhotos xxContact Us xxNews & Newsletters xxCalendar	Religious Education for Adults We look forward to offering many opportunities for adults to deepen their spirituality through a variety of classes. We are just starting on this aspect of our religious community. Small Group Ministry (SGM) Program Live Oak UU now offers Small Group Ministry (SGM) for all who are interested in deepening and expanding their faith and their connections to others. What is SGM? Small Group Ministry consists of intentional lay-led small (6-8) groups of people who agree to meet over the next year on a regular schedule of either once or twice a month. Each gathering is 90-minutes long and is facilitated by one (or revolving) leaders. Sessions have a simple format that includes an opening reading, a check-in, a time for exploration and discussion, and a closing. Themes are chosen to help the group members get to know themselves and each other more deeply. Each group is autonomous and chooses themes and subjects that are relevant to its members. Live Oak offers a daytime group and several that meet on different evenings. Bill Moyers' Faith & Reason Series Watch for more information on gatherings to view and discuss episodes of Bill Moyers highly-reviewed series from PBS. Not familiar with the Faith & Reason series? Moyers asked some of the world's most provocative writers questions such as, "In a world where religion is poison to some and salvation to others, how do we live together?" The authors included Martin Amis, Margaret Atwood, Mary Gordon, Colin McGinn, David Grossman, Anne Provoost, Richard Rodrigues, Salman Rushdie, Will Power, Pema Chödrön, Sir John Houghton, and Jeanette Winterson. Their responses, their stories can help us see into the truth of experience that is obscured by the different meanings each faith assigns to the same language. Their tales of suffering and redemption, war and peace, violence and love reflect the lived experience of human beings baffled by the language of theology and the abstractions of reason. Depending on interest, we'll provide opportunities to explore other episodes in this series. UU American Roots (this class is over) Emily Stoper, a retired professor of history, generously taught a 4-session course on the stories of Unitarianism, Universalism and Unitarian-Universalism in America. How did Unitarianism and Universalism originate here? How and when was Unitarianism transformed from a politically conservative Protestant denomination to the theologically eclectic and politically liberal faith of today? What special gifts do we owe to our Universalist heritage? What is our history as seekers of justice? When and how did women come into their own as clergy in our faith traditions? What can we learn from our history about why our denomination is so white and well-educated? Where do the Principles and Sources come from? You will be surprised at many of the answers.
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xxHome

xxVisitors
xxFAQs
xxLocation
xxMeaning of Membership
xxMore About UUism

xxUpcoming Services
xxMusic Ministry
xxPast Homilies & Reflections
xxWorship Leaders/Associates
xxWorship Feedback & Sign-Ups

xxAdult Religious Education
xxChildren & Youth Religious Education

xxWho We Are
xxLive Oak's Vision Statement
xxFaith in Action: Social Justice Work
xxEnvironmental Justice
xxWhy We Chose the Name Live Oak
xxGovernance & Church Docs
xxStewardship & Generosity
xxHistorical Roots in Alameda
xxPhotos
xxContact Us

Religious Education for Adults

We look forward to offering many opportunities for adults to deepen their spirituality through a variety of classes. We are just starting on this aspect of our religious community.

Small Group Ministry (SGM) Program

Live Oak UU now offers Small Group Ministry (SGM) for all who are interested in deepening and expanding their faith and their connections to others.

What is SGM? Small Group Ministry consists of intentional lay-led small (6-8) groups of people who agree to meet over the next year on a regular schedule of either once or twice a month. Each gathering is 90-minutes long and is facilitated by one (or revolving) leaders. Sessions have a simple format that includes an opening reading, a check-in, a time for exploration and discussion, and a closing. Themes are chosen to help the group members get to know themselves and each other more deeply. Each group is autonomous and chooses themes and subjects that are relevant to its members. Live Oak offers a daytime group and several that meet on different evenings.

Bill Moyers' Faith & Reason Series

Watch for more information on gatherings to view and discuss episodes of Bill Moyers highly-reviewed series from PBS.

Not familiar with the Faith & Reason series? Moyers asked some of the world's most provocative writers questions such as, "In a world where religion is poison to some and salvation to others, how do we live together?" The authors included Martin Amis, Margaret Atwood, Mary Gordon, Colin McGinn, David Grossman, Anne Provoost, Richard Rodrigues, Salman Rushdie, Will Power, Pema Chödrön, Sir John Houghton, and Jeanette Winterson.

Their responses, their stories can help us see into the truth of experience that is obscured by the different meanings each faith assigns to the same language. Their tales of suffering and redemption, war and peace, violence and love reflect the lived experience of human beings baffled by the language of theology and the abstractions of reason. Depending on interest, we'll provide opportunities to explore other episodes in this series.

UU American Roots (this class is over)

Emily Stoper, a retired professor of history, generously taught a 4-session course on the stories of Unitarianism, Universalism and Unitarian-Universalism in America. How did Unitarianism and Universalism originate here? How and when was Unitarianism transformed from a politically conservative Protestant denomination to the theologically eclectic and politically liberal faith of today? What special gifts do we owe to our Universalist heritage? What is our history as seekers of justice? When and how did women come into their own as clergy in our faith traditions? What can we learn from our history about why our denomination is so white and well-educated? Where do the Principles and Sources come from? You will be surprised at many of the answers.