Being a youth minister comes with plenty of challenges. Here’s a few phrases to avoid to not make their job more difficult. 1. Your job is just relay races and messy water balloon fights Yes, youth ministry involves a lot of fun activities but it’s not the core of...
Energetic, fun, deep, and award winning, the Chosen program helps teens to fall in love with the Faith and claim it as their own. Whether you know a teen (or group) that’s on the way to confirmation, or is just wanting to fall deeper in love with their...
Most American parishes try to have some sort of outreach to their youths. Parishes are involved with LifeTeen, EDGE, or at least a sacramental preparation program. Almost all dioceses in America also try to offer youth rallies or events geared towards their youth....
Brian Holdsworth recently teamed up with uCatholic and put out a great video that explains one of the reasons many of our kids leave the Church as they grow into adulthood. Read more: Youth Ministries Aren’t Working – Here’s What You Can Do About It Even better, Brian...
Young adults are leaving the Catholic Church! Did that get your attention? If not, it should have. According to a 2014 Pew Research study, 36 percent of Americans ages 18 to 29 identified themselves as “no religious affiliation”. Curtis Martin, founder of FOCUS...
