Youth Ministry
Listen, Teach, Send is the U.S. Catholic Bishop’s guiding document that provides a comprehensive and uniquely Catholic perspective on Youth Ministry. The Bishops blueprint for the continued development of effective ministry with young and older adolescents is expressed in three parts.
Part One: Listening:
-Encountering young people
-Being fully present
-Understanding across generations
-Healing Brokenness
Part Two: Teaching:
-Proclaiming Jesus Christ
-An evangelizing catechesis
-Sharing the truth in love
-Renewing sacramental life
Part Three: Sending
-Bold Evangelizing witnesses
-With charity and justice
-Vocational discernment
-Faithful protagonists today
The National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry commits to advancing the field of pastoral ministry to young people by: forming, equipping, and supporting ministry leaders in their service to young people and their families; modeling and fostering a ministry of acompañamiento among young people of all cultures, languages, socioeconomic and geographic realities; and, partnering with parents and equipping families of young people as they witness to Jesus Christ in their daily lives.
The NFCYM seeks to:
- Support, engage and develop members to make a greater impact in the field of pastoral ministry to young people.
- Equip members to identify and enable adults in ministry to respond to the diverse needs and gifts of young people.
- Equip members to provide opportunities for encounters with Christ through dynamic engagements that foster mature discipleship and authentic accompaniment among adult leaders and young people.
- Equip members to partner with parents to enhance their confidence and ability to accompany their children to seek, know, and love Christ.
Newman Connection
We are an expansive and collaborative network spanning over 350 campus ministries, 700 Catholic high schools, and 2000 parishes across 115 dioceses which helps students find vibrant Catholic communities, on college campuses, where they can grow spiritually.
Visit www.newmanministry.com for more information.
St. Thomas Camp serves the the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings by providing a place where young people can feel the love of Christ, experience a great adventure in the outdoors and be challenged to become the saint God wants them to be.
Coordinator of Youth, Young Adult, and Family Catechesis
Jessica Brown