Youth Ministry Resources

I'm hoping to review some texts again in the next little while.

However, here is an opportunity NOT TO BE MISSED.

I know we think we are too busy and that we know it all, but consider going to Franciscan University's Bosco Conference the week of July 19-23.

Why?

Because it's not just for Religious Education people anymore ! ("and there was much rejoicing YEAHHHH!!!" -Monty Python)

They've got one for Youth Ministers!! You can go and hang out with all kinds of wicked cool people, get rejuvenated by getting the good stuff, uplifted by the amazing prayer times, spend time in the bookstore, the Port or anywhere on the grounds-learn and get refreshed. Besides, maybe your parish will pay for it as well!!

Here's the gig: You can do it as a Certification Course, but I think maybe you can go without doing the Certification. The (snip) is all the info you need for Certification. Go, go, go , go GO! And tell your friends and Spread Fred!!

Basic Youth Ministry (pdf file):

Basic Youth Ministry Certification Track
This is an introductory program developed to provide the essentials for building an effective parish youth ministry. Believing that the most significant factor in the catechetical endeavor is the individual catechist passing on a lived faith, Franciscan University has committed itself to assisting in the preparation of men and women equal to the task of catechesis in a youth ministry context.
This is one-year program that includes 6 workshops plus seminars and general sessions. The workshops correspond to the vision of youth ministry in the Church as communicated in the Bishop’s document, Renewing the Vision.

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Year I (2006)
Four General Sessions on Jesus Christ
Being an Effective Youth Minister
The Vision for Relational Ministry to Teens
Understanding Teens and their Culture
Evangelizing Teens
Disciplining Teens through Small Group Catechesis
Steps for Building a Successful Youth Program



Advanced Youth Ministry (pdf file):

Advanced Youth Ministry Certification Track
This is an in-depth program developed to provide deeper formation for the youth minister, including presentations that are practical, academic, theological, and spiritual. Believing that the most significant factor in the catechetical endeavor is the individual catechist passing on a lived faith, Franciscan University has committed itself to assisting in the preparation of men and women equal to the task of catechesis in a youth ministry context.
This is a three-year program that includes 18 workshops plus seminars, youth ministry events, and general sessions. It follows a three-year rotating cycle that participants can enter at any time upon completion of the Basic Youth Ministry Track. It assumes a basic familiarity with youth ministry, including its goals and structure. The workshops fall into the following ten categories: evangelization, catechesis, Scripture, liturgy, doctrine, adolescent development, spirituality, leadership, morality, and family.

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Workshop Schedule for Youth Ministry Certification

Year III (2006)
Scripture 1: A Catholic Understanding of Divine Revelation
Scripture 2: Salvation History 101
Evangelization 1: John Paul II and the New Evangelization
Catechesis 1: Christ, the Center of Catechesis /The Catechism Unlocked
Catechesis 2: Analyzing Doctrine
Catechesis 3: Faith Development/Packaging and Delivering the Truth/Moving Teens from Evangelization to Catechesis

Year I (2007)
Morality 1: Christocentricity of Catholic Morality
Morality 2: Intro to Theology of the Body
Morality 3: Teaching Catholic Sexuality
Leadership 1: Baptism, the Church, and Christian Leadership
Leadership 2: Management Issues with Pastor, Staff and volunteers
Family 1: Forces Affecting Today’s Family

Year II (2008)
Liturgy I: An Overview of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
Liturgy II: Fostering Teen Participation at Mass
Adolescent Development I: Introduction
Adolescent Development II: Crisis Intervention
Spirituality 1: The Universal Call to Holiness
Spirituality 2: Adolescent Spirituality