Young people are attuned to the gap between the way things are and the way they could be. In the house of the future, the wisdom and know-how of young people is held as sacred, alongside elders and teachers. Join Rev. Stevie Carmody and Rev. Sara Green from the UUA’s Office of Lifespan Faith Engagement to explore how we build this house.

Sara Green here—your youth and young adults program manager. I am a southern, cis/queer/poly, Black femme minister living near Nashville, TN. I imagine liberation/salvation/beloved community as communities that have the ability to eat good food together, experience pleasure in our bodies and regularly put their hands in soil—all the while free from fear and violence by way of all of the cultural and legal changes that must happen in order for this world to exist. I understand myself as part of a legacy of cultural workers, healers, maroons and creoles, southern queer freedom fighters and artists trying to shape god. And I feel so blessed to be doing this work now.

Stevie (he/him/his) is a UU minister committed to fostering community, exploring the sacred, and making justice in youth and young adult communities. Originally from Arlington, MA, Stevie left his Catholic upbringing in middle school, and joined his local UU congregation on his own—drawn to our faith’s commitment to young people and our emphasis on values-based action. There he first heard a call to ministry. Stevie believes relationship roots us in the work of transformation together. He seeks to be an accountable partner, a joyful collaborator, and a soulful listener.