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Youth Ministers/ Training
Competent and Confident Youth Ministers...
Our goal is simple: to offer a program for adults who work with teenagers that will help them acquire the skills needed to begin an effective youth ministry program and become competent and confident in engaging teens with faith.
COMPREHENSIVE...provides adults with both the knowledge and skills necessary to work effectively andcreatively with teens in a parish setting.
CREATIVE...offers a variety of learning experiences: workshops,
practical application, small group discussions, reading materials and reflection papers.
COLLABORATIVE... reinforces and affirms the youth minister as one who integrates teens into the life of the parish community. Encourages them to call forth, nurture, and coordinate the talents and gifts of the entire community for ministry to youth.
Part I: Basic Skills in Parish Youth Ministry
Enroll For The Year or Enroll For Individual Classes!
- Register by Sept. 22, 2008
- $175 person covers all materials & 1 set of texts or $20.00 a day w/ no texts
- Participate in monthly sessions held on Saturdays, from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Pastoral Center, Lawrenceville, NJ or St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold
- Observe a successful parish youth ministry program
- Read of all required texts & materials
- Be fingerprinted through parish & attend Virtus by December, 2008
- Build onto these classes to obtain the YM Certificate
2008-2009 Basic Skills Program for Parish Youth Ministry
- Sept. 27, 2008 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, St. Barnabas Parish, Bayville - Introduction to Youth Ministry, Walk Before You Run, The Big Picture: Planning a Youth Ministry Program
- Oct. 18, 2008 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Hall, Freehold
- Adolescent Development and Culture - Reaching Out to Teens: Planning a Dynamic Youth Gathering
- Nov. 15, 2008 - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM - St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Hall, Freehold -
Legal Responsibilities, Pastoral Care and Counseling of Teens
- Dec. 13, 2008 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM - St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Hall, Freehold -
Prayer and Retreats, Service Projects & Fund Raisers
- Jan. 10, 2009 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM - St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Hall, Freehold -
Getting Volunteers and Keeping Them, Ministry in the Church, Collaborating with Pastors, Volunteers, & Staff
- February (Date TBA) St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold - True Love Waits Training Seminar
Part II: Youth Ministry Certificate Program with an Accent on Adolescent Catechesis
- Pre-Requisite: Basic Skills completion or demonstrated competency in Youth Ministry
- Six Core Theological Courses (see below) offered at faith enrichment centers throughout the diocese
- Attend an Adolescent Catechesis session that breaks open a topic and demonstrates how to use it in your program
- Practicum: Offer three Catechetically-based meetings or True Love Waits as part of your existing youth ministry program
Catechetical Formational Courses
- True Love Waits Training Seminar
(Teens and Sex)
- Jesus
- Old Testament
- New Testament
- Liturgy
- Morality
For more information, e-mail: youth@dioceseoftrenton.org
Downloads:
YM Certificate Program 08-09 Brochure/Information Session (170K, .pdf)
YM Certificate Program Registration Form (19K, .pdf)
YM Certificate Program 08-09 description of Classes/printable schedule (55K, .pdf)
YM Certificate Program 08-09 directions (27K, .pdf)
Youth Ministry Day of Formation (166K, .pdf)
RealfaithTV and www.realfaithtv.com is a TV show for teens where teens discuss important issues in light of their Catholic faith! Produced by the diocesan Office of Radio and Television in collaboration with the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, it features man-on-the-street segments, spotlight interviews and in-studio discussions!
Many of these episodes are available for purchase (some with special discussion guides) which are useful for junior or senior high youth groups or classroom use. Click here for an order form. (76k, .pdf)
Parish Visitation
Starting a youth program in your parish? Are your present programs in a slump? Do you and your advisors (adults and/or teens) need some guidance or a new direction?
The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries will be glad to meet with you right in your own backyard and assist you in planning a youth program or revitalizing your present one. Call the office at 609-406-7410 to set up a time - we will be glad to meet with you!
Contact Us:
Youth and Young Adult Ministries
Diocesan Pastoral Center
PO Box 5147
701 Lawrenceville Road
Trenton, NJ 08638-0147
Phone: 609-406-7410
Fax: 609-406-7419
E-mail: youth@dioceseoftrenton.org
Director: Matthew Greeley
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