One thing I have faced often as I reach out to adults to be involved in youth ministry is the common belief that they feel that they are just not cut out for it. It sort of strikes a nerve with me because it is usually a parent of one of the youth that says [...]
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8 Key Components of a Good Small Group
I am working on a presentation that focuses on small group ministry and to start I thought I would list what I thought made a good small group. It’s one thing to invite parishes to do small group ministry but sending them on their way without a map could actually do more harm then good. [...]
Is Your Youth Ministry Vision Too Narrow? Find Out Here
First off when I say youth ministry, I mean any type of Church effort that applies to grades 7-12. I do not mean youth group vs. religious education. In my mind, all of this is the same thing. Our efforts to lead our youth to Christ must be united under one vision. Division caused [...]
Getting Youth To Show Up
I have heard many youth ministers talk about the efforts they make to put on regular awesome events within their parish and then being extremely disappointed because they can never get youth to show up. I have pondered this frustration for the past few days and came up with a few things. The biggest thing [...]
Why All Youth Ministers Should Use Google+
I have been on Google+ for some time now and am just starting to realize the benefit of it. I am fully convinced that Google+ is and probably will become one of the top resources for youth minister’s around. Why? It’s really simple…the community. Because of the nature of being a Catholic Youth Minister, it [...]
YouTube Subscriptions & Who To Follow
I was recently checking out some of my favorites on YouTube and thought it would be a good resource to share with you. We have been really digging into YouTube a little lately to start beefing up our new site “Youth Ministry Videos.” This site is just another small step in the tons of resources [...]
Who is Your Pharaoh?
As I am working through a course in Salvation History I can’t help but think about the beautiful plot we are involved in and relate it to Youth Ministry. This week we were going through the book of Exodus and my professor spoke about the oppression imposed on the Israelites by Pharaoh. He says ”Come, let [...]
Down With Youth Groups
You do not NEED a youth group. What you NEED is for those kids who have a desire to learn and grow in their faith to have someone to guide them…
Review of the New YouCat
The YOUCAT is basically the youth version of the Catechism. This is talked about in the forward of the book that when the committee that originally helped…
What Now? – Small Parish Conference/Retreat Follow-Up
So a couple of your youth go to a big conference or summer camp and they have come back extremely excited about their faith. At this retreat, they were told that they needed to get back to their parish and get involved and be leaders in their faith…