Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
The holiday season is a busy time for everyone, including youth workers. Even this year, without special holiday pageants or in-person youth group...
This past fall, we made a significant change to our ministry. We dissolved the large group program I had spent the last three years building and...
Like many other parishes, we saw attrition in the size of our volunteer teams. It was not a surprise, and it makes sense considering everyone’s lives...
It’s hard to ignore, but the numbers and news of COVID-19 outbreaks trend in the wrong direction. And it feels like the worst timing with the...
I know I’m not the only youth minister in their 40’s, but it’s an odd sensation to hit this decade and know that most of the teens in my ministry…
Over the last eight months, my attention has been torn between two worlds, youth ministry and live streaming the liturgy. Overseeing our efforts to...
Whenever I work with youth, I hear from them and their youth ministers that they are stressed out. Youth face pressure to succeed in their academics,...
This holiday season is going to be different for our high school and middle school students but college as well. Many of them are coming home for...
After Mass one weekend, I ran into a teen who I rarely talk to. We made small talk until I asked her the question, “How’s your small group going?”...
I didn’t feel guilty for a second. I didn’t shower; I wore my sweats and sat down in front of the television for hours. I was completely worn out,...
This has been one of the most challenging seasons of ministry, which requires a deeper commitment from the people who are a part of it. But, how do...
Our staff is talking about Christmas Eve Mass, and it’s a reminder that the calendar year is winding down. In the past, I would see this as the home...
