The document discusses refocusing Catholic youth ministry by emphasizing discipleship, evangelization and catechesis, building relationships rather than programs, reforming confirmation as a process rather than single event, and ensuring youth ministry involves the entire church community. It presents models showing the interconnectedness of evangelization, catechesis, justice, prayer, leadership development and more. The overall aim is promoting active Christian discipleship and mission among Catholic youth.

1. Refocusing
Catholic
Youth
Ministry

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11. Church documents
agree that
adolescent
catechesis seeks to
form adolescent
Christian disciples.

12. The GDC designates
evangelization as the
church's essential
mission in the world
and situates
catechesis as one
function within it.

13. The NDC, published
after both RTV and the
GDC, acknowledges
the role of
comprehensive youth
ministry in adolescent
catechesis, but it does
not resolve the
confusion.

14. It may well be time
for an alignment of
vision for youth
ministry.

15. Refocusing Catholic
Youth Ministry
•Discipleship

16. Discipleship
We need to provide
concrete ways by which
the demands, excitement,
and adventure of being a
disciple of Jesus Christ
can be personally
experienced by
adolescents

17. Discipleship
Young people need to
have a true opportunity
for exploring what
discipleship ultimately
involves.

18. Discipleship
The Christian faith is,
above all, conversion to
Jesus Christ

19. Discipleship
This conversion is the
acceptance of a personal
relationship with Christ, a
sincere adherence to him,
and a willingness to conform
one’s life to His.

20. Discipleship
Be prepared to put your life on
the line in order to enlighten the
world with the truth of Christ; to
respond with love to hatred and
disregard for life; to proclaim
the hope of the risen Christ in
every corner of the earth.

21. Discipleship
• Are we truly taxing and testing teens’
resources?
• Do they have true opportunities to
explore what discipleship involves?
• Are we (with the Spirit) seeking
conversion, relationship with Christ,
adherence, and conformity?
• Is discipleship “life on the line” stuff?

22. Refocusing Catholic
Youth Ministry
•Discipleship
• Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis

23. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
Pastoral
Advocacy Evangelization
Care
Justice & Prayer &
Catechesis
Service Worship
Community Leadership
Life Development

24. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
Evangelization Catechesis
Justice & Pastoral
Advocacy
Service Care
Community Leadership Prayer &
Life Development Worship

25. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
Evangelization Catechesis
Justice & Pastoral
Advocacy
Service Care
Community Leadership Prayer &
Life Development Worship

26. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
First articulated in A Vision of Youth Ministry,
these ministry components describe the
quot;essencequot; of ministry with adolescents and
provide the Church with eight fundamental
ways to minister effectively with adolescents.
Pastoral
Evangelization
Advocacy
Care
Justice & Prayer &
Catechesis
Service Worship
Community Leadership
Life Development

27. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
Today, in light of our National Strategy on
Vocations, we add vocational discernment to
the quot;essencequot; of ministry with adolescents.
Pastoral
Evangelization
Advocacy
Care
Justice & Prayer &
Catechesis
Service Worship
Community Leadership
Life Development

28. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
Evangelization Catechesis
Justice & Pastoral Vocational
Advocacy
Service Care Discernment
Community Leadership Prayer &
Life Development Worship

29. Refocusing Catholic
Youth Ministry
•Discipleship
• The Big 2:
Evangelization and Catechesis
• Relationships not Programs

30. Relationships
not Programs
A Vision of Youth Ministry did not
recommend program models or specific
activities, recognizing that the day had
passed when one program structure could
respond to all the needs of youth.

31. Relationships
not Programs

32. Relationships
not Programs
High Tech /
High Touch

33. Relationships
not Programs
Social Networking

34. Relationships
not Programs
Social Networking

35. Relationships
not Programs

36. Relationships
not Programs

37. Relationships
not Programs

38. Relationships
not Programs
Effective ministry with adolescents
was built on relationships. The
central place of the Emmaus story in
A Vision of Youth Ministry
demonstrated the primacy of
relationships and of discovering God
within those relationships.

39. Refocusing Catholic
Youth Ministry
•Discipleship
• The Big 2:
Evangelization and Catechesis
• Relationships not Programs
•UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION

40. UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION:

41. UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION:
• It serves a function,
it’s highly informative

42. UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION:
• It serves a function,
it’s highly informative
• How can we enhance
the experience of
confirmation so that it
becomes more
transformative?

43. UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION:
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44. UNCHAINING
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45. UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION:
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46. UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION:
A PROCESS:
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47. UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION:
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48. UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION:
• We are cultivating a
spirit of commencement;
it is an outward signs of
an inner change of heart.

49. UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION:
• We are cultivating a
spirit of commencement;
it is an outward signs of
an inner change of heart.
• Every new conversion
moment begins in us a
new way of being
disciples.

50. Refocusing Catholic
Youth Ministry
•Discipleship
• The Big 2:
Evangelization and Catechesis
• Relationships not Programs
•UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION
• It’s about the Church, of course

51. It’s about
the Church,
of course

52. It’s about
the Church,
of course
Renewing the Vision is a call to
make ministry with adolescents a
concern for the entire church
community, especially for leaders
in parishes, schools, and
dioceses.

53. It’s about
the Church,
of course
When we Refocus Our Vision,
we need to call all leaders in
parishes, schools, and dioceses to
make sure the concerns of the
entire church community are part
of our ministry with adolescents.

54. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
Evangelization Catechesis
Justice & Pastoral Vocational
Advocacy
Service Care Discernment
Community Leadership Prayer &
Life Development Worship

55. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
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Community Leadership Prayer &
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58. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
Evangelization Catechesis
Justice & Pastoral Vocational
Advocacy
Service Care Discernment
Community
Community Leadership Prayer &
Faith
Life Development Worship
Practices

59. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
Evangelization Catechesis
Discipleship, Discipleship,
Discipleship
Justice & Pastoral Vocational
Advocacy
Service Care Discernment
Community Leadership Prayer &
Life Development Worship

60. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
Evangelization Catechesis
Baptismal
Call
Vocations
Lay
Ministry
Justice & Pastoral Vocational
Advocacy
Service Care Discernment
Community Leadership Prayer &
Life Development Worship

61. Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
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Justice & Pastoral Vocational
Advocacy
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Service Care Discernment
Community
Community Leadership Prayer &
Faith
Life Development Worship
Practices

62. Refocusing Catholic
Youth Ministry
•Discipleship
• Hand in Hand:
Evangelization and Catechesis
• Relationships not Programs
•UNCHAINING
CONFIRMATION
• It’s about the Church, of course

63. Refocusing Catholic
Youth Ministry
All of our efforts to promote
an active Christian
discipleship and growth in
Catholic identity must lead
toward mission.

64. Refocusing Catholic
Youth Ministry
quot;. . . the future of humanity lies
in the hands of those who
are strong enough to provide
coming generations with
reasons for living and
hopingquot;

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