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Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 4 of 10 – Networking and Communication

May 11, 2010 View Comments by Eric Gallagher

This is number 4 of 10 from our series. Our focus on this post is to talk about starting out with networking and communication, it’s importance, and how effective it can be for your ministry. Why Is It Important? I assume I will write several more posts in the coming days about networking because it [...]

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2 Corinthians 2:15

Apr 15, 2010 View Comments by Eric Gallagher

“For we are the aroma of Christ for God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.” Good youth ministry bible verses to use with Themes, Newsletters, Etc.

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Youth Group Discussion Journals

Apr 13, 2010 View Comments by Eric Gallagher

Each week we give the youth 10-15 minutes to write.  Typically more time is allowed if needed, but that is the allotted time that youth are asked to write.  They are given a blank journal…

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Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 2 of 10 – Core Group – Students

Apr 10, 2010 View Comments by Eric Gallagher

This is the second of ten from our series.  This time we will focus on gathering your core group of students. The idea of forming a core group is actually very scriptural.  Christ chose 12 apostles and worked primarily with them to leave his legacy behind.  He trained them and taught them allowing them to [...]

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Starting a Catholic Youth Group from Scratch – Part 1 of 10 – Set Goals

Mar 13, 2010 View Comments by Eric Gallagher

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…

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