by Melissa Hagen | Aug 23, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Leadership, Uncategorized
For many of us in youth ministry, the summer has flown by and now a new year is starting right around the corner. New teens will be coming and current teens will be returning, excited to see their friends. What can we do to start the year off right in order to get the...
by Melissa Hagen | May 22, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Methodology
“Without a vision the people lose restraint, but happy is the one who follows instruction.” (Proverbs 29:18) It has come to the end of another youth ministry year and summer trips, socials, and special events are right around the corner. Your schedule is...
by Melissa Hagen | May 15, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Methodology
May is traditionally a month Catholics set aside to honor Our Lady. She is our Heavenly Mother and she loves to hear from us. How can we foster our devotion to Mary as youth ministers? Why is it important? Here are just a few tips to help you grow closer as a youth...
by Melissa Hagen | Apr 11, 2018 | Culture, Featured, Front Page, Professionalism
We’ve all been there…. We have youth night one night, a retreat next weekend, and your parent meeting for Confirmation is right around the corner.The spring is one of the busiest times of the year in youth ministry, and the schedule is tight. You seem to be running on...
by Melissa Hagen | Jan 11, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Resource, Uncategorized
Well, the first semester of Confirmation Preparation is over and the teens are getting ready to return from their long holiday break. What should youth ministers accomplish in the second semester to ensure all of the teens are ready to celebrate the Sacrament of...
by Melissa Hagen | Nov 6, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Resource, Uncategorized
November is the month when the Church celebrates All Saint’s Day. It’s a day set aside to remember all of the holy men and women who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith. They lived such lives of heroic virtue that the Church honors them with the...
