Youth Ministry Resources and Helpful Websites
As mentioned in Keys to Success, there is not "one size fits all," or Silver Bullet resource or program for a successful youth ministry. But that does not mean that resources and programs cannot be powerful tools for your ministry. Explore and test out various resources and programs to help you find out what works for your community. You can take parts of different resources and programs that best fits your community and put them to use. Below you will find various resources that can be powerful tools for your ministry.
- Organizations & Publishers
- Ablaze Ministry
- Ascension Presents - Videos for Ministry and Formation
- Ascension Press
- Catholic Youth Ministry Hub
- Christus Vivit - Executive Summary
- Cornerstone Media - What is Jesus Saying in YOUR Playlist
- FORMED - Books, CD’s, Videos you can use for formation
- Interlinc - Music Resources for Your Ministry
- La Red National Catholic Network de Pastoral Juvenil Hispana
- LifeTeen - One Box Soluntion to Lead Your Teens to Christ
- NFCYM - National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
- ODB Films - Connecting Jesus to Youth through digital media
- Our Sunday Visitor
- Project YM
- St. Mary's Press
- Strong Catholic Family Faith
- Youth Ministry Access from the Center for Ministry Development (CMD)
- YDisciple - Your home for small group resources
- Blog's Worth Checking Out
- Youth Ministry Unleashed
- Center for Parent-Youth Understanding - Especially their “Youth Culture News”
- Helpful Documents & Books
- Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry by Doug Fields
- Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell
- The Art of Forming Young Disciples by Everett Fritz
- The Godbearing Life by Kenda Creasy Dean
- Speak Up: Tips on Presenting to Modern Teens by Mark Hart
- Podcasts
- Word on Fire Show with Bishop Barron
- Renovo Podcast
- Catholic Stuff You Should Know
- The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast
- Ascension Roundtable
- Pray-As-You-Go
- The Word on the Hill with the Lanky Guys
- Sunday, Sunday, Sunday with Mark Hart
- Pints with Aquinas
- Rethinking Youth Ministry -
- The Think Orange Podcast
- The Church Podcast
- Games Resources
Technology Resources and Links for Youth Ministry
The following list includes apps, websites, and other technological resources that may be helpful for youth and/or young adult ministry leaders. This list does not necessarily imply an endorsement of any of the items listed below by the Diocese, but are offered for ministry leaders to examine, pray about, and use prudence in discerning whether or not to use any of the things listed.
- Registration & Sign-Ups Tools
- Organization & Productivity
- BaseCamp (App and Website)
- Google Drive (App and Website)
- Wunderlist (App and Website)
- Evernote (App and Website)
- DropBox (App and website)
- PackPoint (App - create and share packing lists)
- Nozbe (App)
- Polling/Surveying
- Survey Monkey
- Google Forms
- Poll Everywhere (Interactive, real-time polls during YM or YAM meetings)
- Content Creation for Marketing & Social Media
- WordSwag (App)
- Splice (App - video editing)
- Repost (App for Instagram)
- Canva.com (Also an App)
- Text2Pic (App)
- Diptic (App)
- PicsArt (App)
- VCSO Cam (App)
- Group Communication
- Catholic Stuff
- MyParishApp (App)
- Confession (App)
- Laudate (App)
- iBreviary (App)
- iPieta (app)
- Holy Rosary (App)
- Chaplet (App)
- Presentations
- Presentime
- Prezi
- Google Slides
Mental Health Resources
Young Adult Ministry Resources
Youth Ministry and Training Resource Page
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