Certification Training Dates

COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING COURSE

MUST CALLL 806-383--2243 EXT 118 IF PLANNING ON ATTENDING THE TRAINING!

Open to: Pastors/Associate Pastors, Deacons, Youth Ministers Coordinators, Prospective Youth Minister Leaders, Directors of Religious Education, Youth Ministry Teams (Volunteers) and Youth Ministry Leaders (Quinceañera, RCIA, Liturgy etc.)

Registration:
Call the Diocesan Youth Office eight (8) days prior to the training to rsvp: (806) 383-2243 EXT 118

Cost: None

Advocacy Trainings:
Interpreting the needs of youth and their families, especially the social problems facing them and acting with or on behalf of youth and their families for a change in the systems (policies, procedures, programs) which create or contribute to the social problems; inviting them to address the social problems that they face.
 
Saturday: July 22, 2017
 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. -  Advocacy Training

Sunday July 23, 2017:
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. -  Advocacy Training
 

Overview of Youth Ministry (Comprehensive Youth Ministry 101)
This workshop helps parish leaders come to fuller understanding of comprehensive youth ministry as outlined in Renewing the Vision:  A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry (USCCB, 1997).  The workshop explores the ways that a parish can effectively minister to young people within the context of the parish, including the family and wider community

Saturday: July 22, 2017
 
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Youth Ministry Training 101

Sunday July 23, 2017:
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Youth Ministry Training 101


Evangelization

Evangelization: proclaiming through word and witness the good News of the Gospel to youth who have not yet heard or seen it and inviting them into a relationship with Jesus Christ and the community of believers; ongoing witness of the faith community as it attempts to live out the Gospel with such authenticity that the faith of all the members is sustained and nourished.

Saturday: June 22, 2017
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Evangelization Training
 
Sunday June 23, 2017:
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Evangelization Training