The Basic Guide to Young Adult Ministry
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The Basic Guide to Young Adult Ministry
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The Basic Guide to Young Adult Ministry

The Basic Guide to Young Adult Ministry

The Basic Guide to Young Adult Ministry

The Basic Guide to Young Adult Ministry

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ISBN-13: 9781570753923
Publisher: Orbis Books
Publication date: 10/28/2001
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.03(w) x 9.23(h) x 0.53(d)

Table of Contents

Forewordix
Prefacexi
Part IThe Current State of Affairs
1.Look Who's Missing and See Who's There3
2.Regenerating Catholicism10
3.Getting to Know Young Adults17
Part IIYoung Adults And the Parish
4.Integrating Young Adults into the Life of the Parish23
Stage 1Reputation26
Stage 2Inventory27
Stage 3Integration28
Stage 4Invitation28
Stage 5Separate but Similar29
Stage 6Occasional Activities31
Stage 7New Movements32
5.Organizing a Parish Young Adult Group36
Where Do We Begin? People before Programs36
Strategies of Invitation: How to Find and Recruit the Right People38
The Jesus Method of Organizing41
A Young Adult Group Is Only as Good as Its Leadership42
Hospitality48
Planning Young Adult Activities and Events That Work50
Putting It All Together: An Organizational Structure for a Young Adult Group55
It's Not All Good News: Eighteen Things That Can Go "Wrong" in a Young Adult Group, and One Special Concern59
To Summarize ...62
6.Especially for Parish Pastoral Ministers ...65
Celebrating Moments of Return65
Preaching71
7.Connecting Collegians74
The Big Send-Off75
Don't Forget to Write75
Take the Parish to the Parishioners76
Put Out the Welcome Mat77
A Sumertime Special: Theology-on-Tap77
A Summer Young Adult Mass78
Part IIIBeyond The Parish
8.Regional Young Adult Ministry83
The Mission of a Regional Young Adult Minister84
The Tasks of a Regional Young Adult Ministry90
9.Young Adult Ministry at the Diocesan Level98
The Diocesan Office as Resource98
The Diocesan Office as Advocate100
The Diocesan Office as Pastoral Ministry102
A Full-Time Job106
Paying for Young Adult Ministry107
Young Adult Ministry on a Diocesan Level: The Chicago Experience108
Diocesan-Level Strategies113
10.Principles for a Diocesan Ministry to Young Adults120
Ten Principles120
Guidelines for Event Planning125
Hints for the Leaders of a Diocesan Young Adult Ministry Office130
11.Young Adult Ministry, Chicago-Style133
General Publicity133
A Closer Look140
Your Turn160
12.Volunteers161
Volunteers in the Young Adult Ministry Office161
Volunteers beyond the Office168
Conclusion: Our Preferential Option174
Appendix AWhy Young Adult Catholics Go to Church and Why They Do Not177
Appendix BA Daily Lenten Journey183
Appendix CThe Database201
Appendix DCreating and Maintaining a Dialogue Group204
Appendix EEleven Ways to Use This Retreat Effectively212
References215
Index217
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