Why Discipleship Was Easier In Jesus’ Time
One of the elements of discipleship that I have wrestled with for some time is how quickly the disciples respond to the invitation of Jesus in the Gospels to “come and follow.” Wouldn’t it be [...]
Two Necessary Skills of a Strong Parish Leader in Discipleship
Forming disciples versus simply telling people what to do requires a different skill set than we are used to drawing upon in youth ministry. I have spoken with hundreds of different youth leaders who have, [...]
You Are Not the Only Youth Minister!
I found myself a bit frustrated in a meeting not long ago. Not because of anything anyone said, but because I began to realize how limited my vision of youth ministry really was. I served [...]
Should We Be Training or Forming Our Leaders?
For the past 10-15 years, I’ve been watching the evolution of youth ministry. During that time, people have been searching for the right resource that is going to respond to the needs of young people. [...]
Why Parents Aren’t Involved in Your Ministry
I’ve read a lot of articles and resources from different people involved in youth ministry about how to engage parents within in a youth ministry program. Heck, one of our most-shared blog posts talks about [...]
Our Top 10 Discipleship Posts of All Time
As many of you know, I have been actively blogging for over 10 years now. In 2005, I started a website called Prepared Catholic. It was basically a site that housed many of the games [...]
My Dreams For Youth Ministry
After striving to “do what everyone else did” and arguably being successful at it, I still found myself desiring more.
Large Group or Discipleship Groups?
How does a parish youth ministry have time to manage both a large group program and discipleship groups? Utilizing the model of Discipleship Focused Youth Ministry, this is absolutely possible, and I would argue that parish youth ministers who adopt these simple mindsets actually find themselves with less anxiety and less “work.”
How Do We Engage the Other 90% of the Church?
If we “actually engage” the 5-10% effectively, it will mean that the other 90% receive the invitation to be engaged through them
Evangelization – Where Are We Going Wrong?
For some time now, I’ve been trying to put my finger on the “missing piece” in our current efforts at evangelization. I’ve written a post about how evangelization shouldn’t be so hard and shared my [...]
