Introduce you to the latest research on Catholic Youth Ministry.
Explore the qualities and dimensions of parishes with effective youth ministry.
Highlight high impact programs that capture the imagination of youth.
Engage you in assessing your parish’s current youth ministry efforts.
Affirm you in your current efforts and highlight areas of growth.
Effective Practices for Dynamic Youth Ministry is a workshop designed for parish leaders
including pastors, youth ministry leaders, religious education coordinators and others
interested in developing dynamic parish ministry with youth. Since 2000, the
Center for Ministry Development and Saint Mary's Press have been working in collaboration
with the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry to study effective practices in
Catholic Youth Ministry. This study included interviews with over four hundred youth and
adults and a national gathering of youth ministry leaders. This national workshop series will
present the findings of this study and provide practical insights and starting points for
parishes at all stages of youth ministry development.
Parishes that are starting in youth ministry will find helpful guidance for beginning a
comprehensive youth ministry. Parishes that would like to grow their current efforts will
find new ways to reach youth and strengthen the relationship between the parish community
and its young members.
Each participant receives:
a booklet of resources including information from the research and managements books,
assessment guides, and starting points for initiating change at the parish. Participants may also be interested
in purchasing and a copy of the book, Effective Practices for Dynamic Youth Ministry ($15), which is
published by Saint Mary's Press.
Participants will learn about:
Practical methods for integrating youth within the parish community.
Elements of an effective youth ministry model.
Ways that youth learn and grow in faith.
Models for youth ministry.
Methods for initiating a change in your parish ministry.
