Pairing Family Catechesis with Youth Ministry
Questions to help you discern actionable goals
BECKY GROTH
As more and more parishes move to a family-centered religious education model, it makes sense to consider...
Baptism and Our Belonging to God
Discussion starters for exploring our first sacrament
BECKY GROTH
Belonging. Everyone, regardless of age, needs it. Hungers for it. Sometimes does ridiculous, dangerous, or unhealthy things...
Embracing Digital Media
BY ERIC GROTH
Catechesis is the act of passing on the faith. While Wikipedia defines digital as “usually referring to something using digits, particularly binary...
5 Things Youth Ministers Would Like Parents to Know
BY MARY LOU ROSIEN
Parents are the first educators of their children.
We recognize your ability and desire to form your children in the...
Teens Dealing with Difficulties: The Most Important Words We Can Say
BY LAUREN SCHARMER
Reflecting on my five years working in youth ministry, I am convinced that the most important words we can say to our...
Ground Your Youth Ministry Program in Intercessory Prayer
Here is a practical way to develop prayer partners for your ministry
LAUREN SCHARMER
It all started with a simple Facebook post: “Would you be willing...
Eight Tips to Promote Teens’ Faith
Discovering Catholicism's Greatness
Becky Groth
Sometimes our beautiful Catholic faith can be rather heady or hard to grasp. How do we encourage teens that being Catholic...
Praying the Scriptures: A Guide for Teens to Engage with God
BY BECKY GROTH
"Mom, we read a Bible verse, go around and say what word or sentence jumped out at us, read the verse again,...
Ideas for Increasing Effectiveness in Multicultural Adolescent Catechesis
BY MARY LOU ROSIEN
The teens we minister to come from every conceivable background and situation. No two are exactly alike and none have the...
The Spiritual Questions of Gen Z
A framework for youth ministry for the first post-Christian generation
DOUG TOOKE
For the last 15 years, Catholic faith-formation experts have been struggling over the best...
