Youth Congress on the Journey in Faith and Grace Resources For Forming Communities of Invitation and Involvement
Total Youth Ministry: Ministry Resources for Youth Leadership Development: Resource that provides many sessions for training youth in leadership skills. Also offers strategies for creating leadership roles within the parish, for inviting youth to leadership, and for working with the parents of youth leaders (posted 5/11/06)
The Liturgy: Short article about inviting young people into liturgical ministries (posted 5/1/06)
Raising Up Leaders: Short article on youth choirs and music programs as methods of leadership development (posted 5/1/06)
Liturgy, Prayer, Music and Formation: Article on involving youth in liturgy; seeing liturgy as a powerful formational opportunity (posted 5/1/06)
Gather Faithfully: Inviting Teens into Liturgical Ministries: A resource for parish leaders to use to train young people - spiritually and practically - for six liturgical ministries: ministry of reader, ministry of Holy Communion, ministry of altar server, ministry of hospitality, ministry of sacristan and ministry of cantor. Both a Leader's Guide and Participant's Guide are available - view samples from each online. (posted 5/11/06)
From Age to Age: The Challenge of Worship with Adolescents: A resource to increase youth participation in worship. The document provides strategies to help parishes develop a pastoral plan to create more youth-inclusive worship experiences. (posted 5/11/06)
Vibrant Worship with Youth: Keys to Implementing "From Age to Age": A book of eleven articles that expand on the principles and strategies found in "From Age to Age." A must-have for leaders who need practical ideas for creating more youth-inclusive worship experiences. (posted 5/11/06)
