YM

(Youth Ministry)

Interested in becoming a Youth Minister?!?

We are looking for dependable, trustworthy and faithful ministers that want to mentor, help develop, and journey with our parishes and youth. Send us your information and we will contact you.

ZOOM information:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87826283993?pwd=Mkl6R2lkdmlFc01XUlVudmZsVUtZdz09

These meetings are for Youth Ministers, Young Adult Ministers, and Campus Ministers throughout the Archdiocese to bring them together, share successes, ideas and challenges.  This brings us to discuss ways to collaborate, have fellowship, network, and to build stronger young people communities.

This 2 year program will focus on development of leadership and knowledge of the Archdiocese of San Francisco standards in Youth & Young Adult Ministries. This is made for new ministers, ministry teams and even a veteran minister wanting a refresher.  

Each session will be either be on Zoom or in the Chancery.  If on Zoom the meeting will be held at 2pm on that scheduled day. 

If the meeting will be in the Chancery:
You can choose 1 of the  2 sessions held per day.  One session from 10:00 am -1:30 pm which includes Lunch
or the 6:00 pm - to 8:30 pm session which also includes dinner.  

When registering please state what time you will be attending the particular session.

Year 1 - A Sure Foundation

The Basics January 22, 2020– Foundational teaching of forms, procedures and focus of youth & young adult ministry in the Archdiocese of San Francisco

The Community July 15, 2020 – The who’s, what’s, why’s, where’s, how’s, and the resources of youth & young adult ministry as an office.  This will dive into purpose and methods of serving the youth specifically in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.                   

Leadership and its Power August 5, 2020 – We will focus on Leadership styles and how leadership will affect you, the parish and the ministry.

Spiritual Foundation November 4, 2020 – Dive into doctrine and teachings of the Church and how we can utilize these tools with our young people (i.e. Renewing the Vision and Christus Vivit, etc.). Spreading and sharing the
truth and challenging our young people to search for understanding.

Year 2 - Building the Kingdom

NEXT-

The Retreat Culture January 13, 2021 – This is where we will learn the meaning, organization, development, creating a peer ministry model, and the results of a retreat culture in the parish and the Archdiocese.

Sign up here:  https://sfarch.flocknote.com/signup/19646 

Core Teams and How They Work April 14, 2021 – Here we will have the ways to develop a Youth Core teams in your parishes and how they can reenergize your parishes.  Learn how to spark and develop interests, programs, activities and youth servant leadership.

You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have August 11, 2021- Now that you have given so much how as a minister can I replenish what I have given to the youth and the community.  This is where we look and evaluate the minister’s life balance and what we can do to get us back on track<ay.

Now What!?!? November 10, 2021– Now that we have established what we were meant to do, NOW WHAT?  Now is the most exciting time.  We will now search and develop new leaders and let the youth leaders lead other youth leaders.  This will show and teach the importance of succession planning or in other words “Replacement Driven Leadership”.

For more information please contact our office at Marianoc@sfarch.org or text YMYAM to 84576 to get our newsletter on all up coming events.

Catechetical Institute offers a Youth Ministry Track that is the official training encouraged by the Archdiocese of San Francisco for youth ministers and youth ministry volunteers. They also offer several other ministry training tracks and more to come.  You may view a summary of each track, download a PDF handout for that track, and view the workshops associated with that ministry area. 

http://franciscanathome.com/sf