Responsivenessevangelizationoutreach

Parish Young Adult Responsiveness: Evangelization and Outreach “ Go After the Lost Sheep”

Opening Prayer “Go After the Lost Sheep” Art Print by Alfred Soord

What is Young Adult Ministry?
Who are young adults?
What are they seeking?
What are our goals for Young Adult Ministry?

Young Adults are...
18 - 35 years old
married with or without children
single
in college
single again
professional
and more

The Young Adult Seeks to:
Develop a meaning of work
Develop relationships
Develop a spiritual life
Develop a personal identity

How can young adults become…
Connected to JESUS CHRIST
Connected with the CHURCH
Connected with the MISSION OF CHURCH
Connected with their PEER COMMUNITY
From “Sons and Daughters of the Light” pages 25-38

As a Community Dedicated to Ongoing Conversion of our Parishioners, we uphold the values that Young Adults are: GIFT DESERVING OF INTEGRATION UNIVERSALLY WELCOME UNIQUE ADULTS IN PROCESS OF FAITH FORMATION LOOKING FOR COMPREHENSIVE MINISTRY

Young adults are a gift to the Church which parishes cannot afford to ignore. Parishes which reach out to young adults and meet their needs are blessed with the service and leadership with which young adults reciprocate. Sons and Daughters pgs. v, 4 VALUEONE

Young adults deserve to be integrated fully into the life of the parish as participants and leaders. (Pg. 2) VALUETWO

Parishes need to be young adult responsive in all their ministries. Every parish ministry—liturgy (pg. 35) and sacraments (pg. 28), religious education (pg. 29), RCIA (pg. 29), marriage preparation (pg. 30-31), justice and service (pg. 36-37), pastoral care (pg. 35) —needs to welcome young adults and address their spiritual hungers. VALUETHREE

Young adults have unique developmental and social needs that require designing specific programs and strategies to meet these needs. (Pg 38) VALUEFOUR

Young adults are adults . Most ministry with young adults will be done by young adults themselves, in a peer-to-peer manner. (Pgs 37-38) Young adults need the training and support which empower them for effective ministry. (Pg. 41) VALUEFIVE

Parishes need to empower a core team of leaders (Pgs. 37-38, 41) to develop a comprehensive ministry with young adults through community life, evangelization, catechesis, liturgy and sacraments, spirituality, justice and service, and leadership development. Core Values Adapted from Young Adult Works © 2001 Center for Ministry Development VALUESIX

Young Adult Ministry: Moving Beyond Clubs to Integration
Many parishes struggle with the challenge of building a young adult “programs”.
They struggle to get young adults to gather for socials or service or prayer and are frustrated by the results.

Young Adult Ministry: Moving Beyond Clubs to Integration
The goal of young adult ministry is not to form clubs or groups that gather.
Such a group might be a result of developing young adult ministry programs around specific needs (young mother’s group, men’s bible study, hispanic young adult minsitry), but is not the end goal.

The real target of young adult ministry is to integrate young adults into the life, mission, and work of the Catholic Church. To accomplish this, parishes must intentionally invite, welcome, and include young adults to a wide variety of opportunities within the parish.

In what areas of the parish would you like to better minister to young adults?

Brainstorm Does our parish aid in extending hospitality and make efforts to welcome young adults? You may want to take the parish young adult self assessment to see. . .

Assess the Situation at your Parish
“ Where are we successful?”
“ Where can we improve?”
Are their any practical ideas we could move forward with as first steps?

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by D. Scott Miller on Aug 09, 2010

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