Catholic Youth Ministry in COVID Times Part 3 of 3 Spring 2020 thrust most youth ministries into uncharted territory with almost no time to plan. Amazing youth ministry leaders adapted, learned new technologies, and …
Catholic Youth Ministry in COVID Times Part 2 of 3 “Uncertain times.” Go ahead and Google it. You’re not the only one. Google Trends This image shows how often the phrase “uncertain times” has …
Catholic Youth Ministry in COVID Times Part 1 of 3 “The most dangerous phrase is ‘We’ve always done it this way.’” – Grace Murray Hopper Grace Murray Hopper wasn’t a youth minister or theologian. …
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, many of the people we minister to (and even we ourselves) are asking, “Where is God in all of this?” “How can a good God allow suffering?” RECORDED …
WEBINAR: Walking with Teens in Suffering & Uncertainty Continue Reading
It seems that every week we are faced with new, grim statistics on the state of the Church and the faith, or lack there of, of our young people. Faithful Catholics everywhere are looking for …
4 Marks of a Successful Small Group Ministry Continue Reading
By Annie Grandell, YDisciple Coordinator “I have 20 teens who want to be in small groups. How do I assign the groups? What if they don’t gel?” If I had a dime for every time …
By Annie Grandell You’ll hear it said all the time: “Discipleship is not program, it’s an apprenticeship in the Christian life.” So how do you apprentice the teenagers in your group? The thought can be …
4 Simple Things You Can Do to Help Your Teens Grow in Faith Continue Reading
By Guest Contributor, Eric Gallagher One of the things I find most difficult in what I do is being able to explain to others how discipleship is not a program. Any programming in your …
When Programming in Discipleship is a Good Thing Continue Reading
“When asked at what age they no longer identified themselves as Catholic, 74 percent of the sample said between the ages of 10 and 20, with the median age being 13 years old.” – McCarty and …
By Annie Grandell I was sitting in my car outside my apartment on a frigid Minnesota evening in autumn. I had turned off the car, but despite the encroaching cold, I couldn’t move. I was …
