Youth Ministry Formation

The goal of Youth Ministry Formation is to offer a variety of targeted learning opportunities for adults to develop and sharpen skills in the practice and profession of youth ministry.  Youth Ministry Formation will include core courses from the Catechist Formation Process.  The target audience includes priests, deacons, professional lay ministers, volunteer lay ministers, parish volunteers in youth ministry in general, parents, and any other adults who want to learn more about the Church’s response to the needs of young people or how adults can help young people share their gifts with the larger community.

Institute for New Youth Ministers

• Institute for New Youth Ministers - July 23 – 26 in Techny Towers, Illinois

Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation

Not able to come to a training session for ministry? The University of Dayton offers an on-line program that can help! The Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) is designed to help Church leaders continue our faith formation outside the traditional classroom. Cost is only $40 per session. The next list of courses available from VLCFF is now available. Go to http://vlc.udayton.edu. VLCFF now offers a Certificate in Youth Ministry, call Kyle for details!

OnCourse: The Youth Ministry Specialization Certificate

The certificate program is designed to meet the needs of men and women who wish to grow in their knowledge of, and skills for, youth ministry. The certificate program integrates instructional and informational technologies within its coursework and utilizes national competency-based standards in the development of curriculum and assessment.  Gp to http://www.nacyml.org/oncourse_natcertificate.htm

Courses are taught in a distance-learning format by nationally-recognized youth ministry trainers from Ministry Training Source. The program consists of four courses consisting of three modules each that address the specialized competencies for youth ministry leaders found in the revised National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers. Participants may take the program for a national certificate, and/or twelve hours of graduate or undergraduate credit (provided at an additional cost through Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College).

Course Descriptions:

Courses within the Youth Ministry Specialization Certificate are correlated with The National Certification Standards and Competencies for Lay Ecclesial Ministers including Specialized Competencies for the Youth Ministry Leaders. Read about the Course Descriptions and Correlation with the National Certification Standards.

Registration Fees:

For all four courses

• For members of NACYML—$1,000 [National Association of Catholic Youth Ministry Leaders]
• For Non-NACYML members—$1,150

For individual courses

• NACYML Members—$300 per course
• Non-NACYML Members—$337.50 per course

Additionally, ALL participants are assessed a one time technology fee of $200. This is a one time fee regardless of the number of courses taken, and is applicable to both NACYML members and non-members.

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Courses for Credit

Participants taking the courses for undergraduate or graduate credit will incur additional costs associated with Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Youth ministry leaders participating in the YMSC certificate program are eligible to receive up to twelve hours of undergraduate credit or graduate credit from St. Mary of the Woods College. The college credit can be transferred to other accredited universities and colleges. The additional fees for receiving college credit is $250 per 3 graduate credit course (or $1,000 for 12 hours) and $175 per 3 undergraduate credit course (or $700 for 12 hours.)

NACYML OnCourse Webinars 2011-2012

The 2011-2012 OnCourse Webinars provide participants with new tools and ideas to chart a course through Catholic youth ministry. Sponsored by the National Association for Catholic Youth Ministry Leaders and Ministry Training Source, the webinars can be used to acquire competence in many of the National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers.

Unlike free webinars offered by many publishers and ministry organizations, NACYLM’s OnCourse webinars offer live interaction with the presenter and other participants along with time for dialogue and questions.

Fees

• NACYML Members: $150 for all 7 webinars or $25 each
• Non-Members: $180 for all 7 webinars or $30 each

Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies

Dear Friends in Youth Ministry,

Greetings in the Lord! I write to you to let you know that we will once again be hosting the Center for Ministry Development Certificate in Youth Ministry studies course here in the Diocese of Joliet, in conjunction with Loyola of Chicago's Institute for Pastoral Studies. For this year, it will be the "1st year" courses, so it will cover practices and principles of youth ministry for two courses and then skills and foundations in leadership the other two courses.

Information and registration materials are attached. Registration is done through Loyola. Please note that Loyola also offers these courses for Graduate credit. The courses are held on Saturday and Sunday at the St. Charles Pastoral Center in Romeoville, IL. At the center we also have housing available for a low cost of $40.00 a night, making it easier for someone coming a distance to attend.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me either at this e-mail address or by phone at 815.834-4044.

May God continue to bless you, your family and your ministry through out the years.

In Christ,

Paul Mach

Diocesan Director of Youth Ministry

Diocese of Joliet