Looking back on the breakfasts I have organized, I was thinking about how I could have used the time much more as an opportunity for the parish to grow together. More specifically I was thinking of way to lighten the hearts of those there, especially regarding the attitudes towards youth.
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…
Money Equals Death? – Quick Discussion
Jack Whittaker Won $315 Million in a powerball lottery and started with the greatest intentions, but with the pressures of the greedy, it became too difficult.
Youth Ministry Fundraising 101 – Part 4 of 4 – Do It!
This post will focus give you eight things you can do to ensure you meet your fundraising goals with each event
Youth Ministry Fundraising 101 – Part 3 of 4 – What To Plan
Well now it’s time. My goal with this post is not to give you practical fundraisers and my top 10 list of money makers, but to open your mind up a bit to think outside the box and be creative with your fundraising. Some of the best fundraisers I have seen in different parishes have come from original ideas that were thought of out of the gifts of the youth ministry program and the rest of the parish, so this post will hopefully help you think about that a bit more.
Psychiatrist – Game
When the psychiatrists leave the room, you must come up with a problem for them to solve…
Youth Ministry Fundraising 101 – Part 2 of 4 – Priorities
Next you will want to set up some priorities you have while fundraising. This is your teaching time to those who may not understand completely. They and you are involved in ministry to minister to youth, not to fundraise. Hand out a sheet a paper and have them write out benefits of doing fundraisers with the youth. Then you will have them share with each other the things they wrote down. Then have everyone prioritize the benefits in order of most important to least important to them.
Youth Ministry Fundraising 101 – Part 1 of 4 – The Money, Why & When?
Whether we like to admit it or not, youth ministers are fundraisers. Not simply because we do not have large budgets, but because we want so badly for our youth to have the opportunities to experience things that would not be possible without the funding.
Ninja – The Youth Ministry Game That is Taking Over…
…You may have seen this game before and not really understood what was going on. The game is called Ninja. It is an extremely easy game to figure out and explain but can take a lifetime to master. Youth Ministers like it simply because they will play and analyze it more than anyone else, ensuring that they could beat any youngster up for the challenge…
Facebook – Protecting our Youth?
…Our youth are exposed to a completely different world than most adults now will ever understand. The important thing to understand is when it comes time to react to something that happens, youth are more vulnerable because they do not understand. We MUST have these conversations…