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What ' s New This year

• New location - San Jose Convention Center

• Collaboration with NCCYM

• Daily Mass

• Box lunch now available

• Friday Extravaganza

DEEP TRACKS

Deep Tracks are composed of two , seventy-five-minute sessions presented by nationally respected leaders on the same day and separated by a lunch break . The three hours of cumulative presentation time allows attendees the opportunity to dive deeper into the topical theme of the Deep Track . Attendees are encouraged ( but not required ) to attend both parts of a Deep Track .

WORKSHOPS

Workshops are offered over five rounds : Round A ; Round B ; Round C ; Round D ; and Round E . Each session focuses on specific knowledge , skills , and abilities needed by ministry professionals and volunteers who have a basic to moderate experience level in ministry .

Friday keynote & sessions

9:00 AM Morning Prayer

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM FRIDAY KEYNOTE - CONNECT TO MISSION – Bishop Frank J . Caggiano Bishop Frank J . Caggiano is the fifth bishop of Bridgeport . He is a native of Brooklyn . He attended Yale University before transferring to Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception where he graduated summa cum laude and was ordained to the priesthood in 1987 . In addition to serving on four committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB ), including the Committee on Laity , Marriage , Family Life and Youth , he is also the episcopal

advisor to The National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry .

ROUND A 11:00 AM – 12:15 pM , Friday

A 01 Sticky Faith Family Ministry

– Dr . Kara Powell

Why is your only glimpse of some students ' parents their taillights on their way out of the parking lot ? Why do parents say they want help , but then few show up for your training or open your emails ? What can you do to help middle school and high school families develop faith that lasts ? Kara Powell , PhD , is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute ( FYI ) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary . Named by Christianity Today as one of 50 Women to Watch , Kara serves as a Youth and Family Strategist for range , and also speaks regularly at parenting and leadership conferences .

A 02 Deep Track : Education for Community Life - Part 1 – Fr . Steven A . Bell , CSP

Learn ways to incorporate highly motivational technology tools while teaching Religion . The variety of tools , apps and projects is nearly endless .

Father Steven A . Bell , CSP , serves as pastoral associate at St . Thomas More Newman Center at The Ohio State University in

Columbus , Ohio

A 03 The Deep Breath of Prayer : Prayer for Missionary Discipleship – Julianne Donlon-Stanz

Inspired by the words of Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium , " Without prolonged moments of adoration , of prayerful encounter with the word , of sincere conversation with the Lord , our word easily becomes meaningless ," we lose energy as a result of weariness and difficulties and our fervor dies out .

Julianne Donlon-Stanz serves as Executive Vice President for Life Teen International , but he is known s the Director of the Department of New Evangelization for the Diocese of Green Bay and serves as a consultant to the USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis .

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A 04 The Art of Accompaniment : It is All about the Incarnation and What Has Happened to Us !

– Fr . Jeff Putthoff , SJ

Bringing the Good News to those on the margins requires us to learn the “ art of accompaniment ,” which begins with our own ability to humbly connect with the person before us . Father Jeff will share scripture stories , personal experiences , and practical lessons from more than nineteen years of working with youth in Camden , New Jersey , to examine how to best go about the critical task of accompaniment awaiting all missionary disciples . Fr . Jeff Putthoff , SJ , is the President of St . John ' s Jesuit in Toledo , Ohio Prior to beginning this job in the summer of 2016 , Father Jeff founded Hopeworks ‘ N Camden .

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A 05 Encounter : Significance Over Success – Mike Patin

Pope Francis has been making “ culture of encounter ” a theme of his papacy . What specifically does that mean ? How do we do that in ordinary ways and the ministry we have in the church ?

Mike Patin lives in Lafayette , Louisiana . He is a husband , dad , and grandfather . He spent six years as a high school teacher and coach , and has worked in youth ministry since 1990 . For more information visit www . mikepatin . com .

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