This is post 7 of 10 from our series. This post will give a little bit of insight on the programming and curriculum that may work well for a small group as a youth group is just beginning. I agree, it is very hard to plan for a small group of people, especially if you [...]
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Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 6 of 10 – Outside Involvement
This is part 6 of 10 from our series. This post will be focusing on the involvement of a youth minister outside of the office and regular youth group activities. I wanted to focus on this topic a little bit because of a situation I was in not long ago. Our pastor decided to [...]
Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 5 of 10 – Organization
This is post 5 of 10 of our series. This time around we are going to give you some tips on organization that will help you in the future. These are all things that have helped me be able to look back, remember things that have happened, people who have attended, etc. This post will [...]
Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 1 of 10 – Set Goals
I was very blessed when I came to my parish to be able to start from scratch. Here are some tips that I would give any youth leader starting from scratch…
Sending Text Blasts – Email to SMS
A new trend that I have been receiving information about is sending text blasts to groups in order to get out quick announcements. This is an excellent idea for youth groups. In a nutshell, every cell phone number has an email address. When you send an email to that address, it is received as a [...]
Youth Group Trading Cards
We had this in our forum and just wanted to make sure everything still had access to the idea. Last summer (2009) we started a new idea of making youth group trading cards. Very simple concept. We bought a cheap laminating machine (about $60) and lots of sheets. We made our own photo which you [...]
Youth Group Web Site – Not Just PDF’s
As I was focusing on our last post about safety in networking through sites likes facebook, I decided to write another post focused on developing a web site for your youth group. I actually do web design and networking for small businesses and parishes on the side, so I have built up some experience and [...]
Facebook in Catholic Youth Ministry – Protecting Yourself
A quick guide for youth leaders and volunteers on protecting yourself in Catholic Youth Ministry when using Facebook…
Best Fundraisers Ever
This is our first discussion topic/article and I am hoping that we will receive some great feedback from all of you. As promised, anyone who leaves a comment below and tells about their best fundraiser ever, will receive a free copy of our ‘Signs Pointing’ lesson from the store straight to your inbox. Oh by [...]