ROUND B 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM, Friday
A 19 Quo Vadis? Accompanying Youth & Young Adults Towards Their Vocation – Paul Jarzembowski
This workshop will explore how leaders in youth and young adult ministries can create a culture of vocations in their parish, campus, diocese, or apostolic movement- and give them practical ways to journey with young people through their vocational discernment. Paul Jarzembowski, serves on the staff of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as lead staff for youth and young adult ministries and the USCCB ' s World Youth Day USA initiatives..
A 20 Living Under the Shadows: Connecting with and Understanding U. S. Born Latinos( presented in English) – Dr. Hosffman Ospino
This workshop offers an overview of key dynamics shaping the lives of young Hispanic Catholics in the church and in the larger society. It identifies some areas of immediate pastoral attention that require fresher and creative models of ministry with young people, especially at a time when Catholics are called to a New Evangelization. Are you ready to be challenged?
See Sabado Tallares En Espanol for his biography.
A 21 Ministry, The Fruit of Our Discipleship – Elizabeth Madeo
As our discipleship overflows into our ministry, we answer this intrinsic invitation that the church has named " call." If ministry is the fruit of discipleship, how do we call forth disciples to be who God created them to be while nurturing the disciple who God called YOU to be? Elizabeth Madeo is the Director of Youth Ministries at a parish in
Kansas City, Missouri for the last fourteen years
A 22 Rethinking Ministry in the Light of
Evangelization – Dr. John Rinaldo
Catholic ministry is not forming intentional disciples in the way we hoped it would. More than a decade of research bares that truth out. Evangelization calls us to reach out to the unchurched and engage them in the life of Christ..
Dr. John Rinaldo, is currently the Director of Parish Partnerships for Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County.
ROUND B 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM, Friday
B 01 Scripture Unpacked
– Mark Hart
A session that will help leaders get back to the gospels, again, both personally and professionally. They ' ll learn which stories to unpack with the most practical application and immediate relevance with teenagers, the ones to avoid and how to properly unpack them regardless of the catechetical setting.
Mark Hart serves full time as executive vice president of Life Teen, a Catholic youth ministry movement currently being implemented in one thousand six hundred parishes in twenty-six countries worldwide.
B 02 Deep Track: Education for Community Life- Part 2 – 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.
See A-02 for biography
B 03 The Power of Prayer: Discipling Others in
Prayer – Julianne Donlon-Stanz It has been said that " an arrow aimed at the head, will not pierce the heart." As missionary disciples, how do we pierce for Christ the hearts of those to whom we minister? How? Through the power of prayer! Delving into the rich spiritual treasures of the Catholic Church, Julianne will outline practical prayer techniques for you to use in your ministry and reach out to those in all stages of the discipleship process. See
See A 03 for her biography.
B 04 The Gift of Cultural Hurricanes: How to Build Bridges that Empower Parents and Transform Catholic Families – Tim Hogan, PsyD, LP, CIRT
Effectively working with youth and families today poses previously unseen and epic ministry challenges. Dr. Hogan will propose effective strategies to reinvigorate ministry by creating new connections between youth, families and their parish. Tim Hogan, PsyD, LP, CIRT is a Catholic clinical psychologist and certified
Imago Relationship Therapist who directs the Grace Counseling Center in Detroit.
B 05 Celebrate Diversity with the Saints
– Br. Mickey McGrath
In this talk, Fr. Fish shall delve into the aches, pain and sadness that are part of the human condition, the gaps. Participants will be led to see how‘ stalking these gaps’ relates to spirituality and can lead to a Divine encounter.
Br. Mickey McGrath is Camaldolese monk and a member of the New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur California. Balancing solitude and ministry has given him first hand experience of the challenges and obstacles people experience when trying to live a vibrant and valid spirituality in the world.
B 06 Trading in Old Wineskins: A Missionary Approach to Catechesis – Rich Curran
This widely popular session was presented at LA Congress in 2016 and NCCYM in San Antonio. The data is clear: pushing youth through a system of catechesis and formation based solely on their grade-level does not work. To become committed disciples, youth need to be accompanied by witnesses to both learn and experience the Lord and the richness of the Catholic faith. This requires a reboot in our approach.
Rich Curran iis the founder and Executive Director of Parish Success Group, a Catholic ministry training and coaching organization.
B 07 Great Ideas in Faith Formation – Moderated by Tom East
This Great Ideas workshop focuses on faith formation across the lifespan and will include a diverse team of presenters who will each bring vision and a practical illustration of an idea to share. Come and explore a variety of models and elements of faith formation and sacramental preparation that just may inspire your next great idea. Panelists: Tony Vasinda( Project YM), Michael Mette( Michael James Mette), Katie Ziegler( Archdiocese of Los Angeles), Nancy Bird( RCL Benziger), Chris Miller( Saint Christopher Parish).
Moderated by Tom East is the director of the Center for Ministry Development, project coordinator for Youth Ministry Services, and coordinator of the Certificate Program in Youth Ministry Studies. edical ethics, Ignatian spirituality, and the relationship of spirituality and ethics.
B 08 Confirmation and Discipleship: Putting an End to Confirmation as the End – Dr. Mike Carotta
This session will explore the specifics of teaching for discipleship and eight different ways you might enhance Confirmation Prep ' s ability to be a more formative experience. Dr. Mike Carotta is the author of two supplemental Confirmation resources: Have Faith and Spirit and Truth( 23rd Publications). His latest book on Catechetics is Teaching For Discipleship( OSV).
B 09 Seeds of Hope: Understanding Youth on the Margins – Ted Miles and
Genevieve Mougey
In this session participants will learn to identify and dialogue about those who are marginalized; particularly as it pertains to violence, conflict, and isolation.
Ted Miles Ted Miles has more than twenty-five years of experience in Catholic education and youth ministry, having started as a Jesuit volunteer in Belize and Guatemala. Genevieve Mougey Genevieve Mougey resides in Washington, DC where she works for the Department of Justice, Peace, and Human Development at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
4 For more information on the speakers and workshops, visit www. faithformationconference. com