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MILLION MINUTES ONLINE TRAINING
- Extending our Youth Ministry -
Accompanying young people in the parish and beyond
As a Church community we need to embrace the call of the Pope Francis: To give real time to accompany young people in the midst of their lives. To come alongside them, in real proximity to them and, with a heart of mercy, to accept and love them with no expectation of return. In this context we seek to incarnate the kerygma, proclaiming the Christ who lives and who loves them. And we show them that the Church is with them and for them. From this flows the basis needed to offer young people community and to help them to discern their place in the world – their mission in life.
Being present, supporting and accompanying the journey towards authentic choices... Service of this kind is simply the continuation of the way in which the God of Jesus Christ acts towards his people: through constant and heartfelt presence, dedicated and loving closeness and tenderness without limits. Youth Synod, final document 91
Our online ‘Extending our Youth Ministry’ training sessions enable local Catholic communities to lay the foundations for effective pastoral plans for the Church’s mission to young people. Participants will be supported to celebrate and build on those areas where they are already ministering to young people, as well as to look to new areas for ministry.
The course is offered periodically. Please check here for upcoming programmes or contact us if you would like to enquire about arranging sessions.
SESSIONS
“Stay with us”: Our vision for young people
Week #1
“Seven miles from Jerusalem” - ‘Ordinary’ and ‘popular’ youth ministry
Week #2
“Walked along with”: Approaching and accompanying
Week #3
“Under the Fig Tree”: Exploring some magic ingredients of ‘Engagement’
Week #4
“Come and See”: Effective ministry - Reflecting on what works and what doesn’t
Week #5
“You will see greater things”: Towards a pastoral plan for young people
Week #6
A list of resources from these sessions can be found here.
These sessions explore:
The vision and foundations of our youth ministry
How to engage the parish/community with this vision & recruit volunteers
Engaging young people - within and beyond the visible community
Developing a broad, flexible and inclusive plan for our young people
Ministering on the peripheries including detached youth work - being with young people in their own space
Re-imagining the parish space for our young people