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Bridging the Gap between Cultures in Your Parish

By | November 2, 2011

I believe it will be the young people who, in the end, will break down the cultural divide and bring our fractured parish families into one communion that both respects the different cultures while acknowledging our universal catholicity. As Youth Ministers, we need to take strides toward promoting a deep respect and concern for our brothers and sisters among us who may seem quite different, but, in truth, are so very much the same.

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8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM: Principle 8 Effective Communication

By | November 5, 2009

Editors Note: This is John Rinaldo’s seventh blog in his series on Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: 1. Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: A Gift and a Challenge 2. Multi-Parish Identity: Healing the Change 3. 8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM, Principle 1 4. 8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM: Principles 2 and 3 5. 8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM: Principles 4 and 5 6. 8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM: Principles 6 and 7 Leading a multi-parish youth ministry effort, as you can see from previous blog postings,

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8 Principles for Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: Principles 6 and 7

By | September 10, 2009

Editors Note: This is John Rinaldo’s sixth blog in his series on Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: 1. Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: A Gift and a Challenge 2. Multi-Parish Identity: Healing the Change 3. 8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM, Principle 1 4. 8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM: Principles 2 and 3 5. 8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM: Principles 4 and 5 As we move forward in multi-parish youth ministry, it is important to build momentum to help your ministry be successful, gather resources, and thrive.

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8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM: Principles 4 and 5

By | July 22, 2009

Editors Note: This is John Rinaldo’s fifth blog in his series on Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: 1. Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: A Gift and a Challenge 2. Multi-Parish Identity: Healing the Change 3. 8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM, Principle 1 4. 8 Principles for Multi-Parish YM: Principles 2 and 3 As we continue to delve into the eight principles for effective multi-parish youth ministry, we’ve reviewed many “big picture” practices such as vision, structures, and empowering leadership. Now

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8 Principles for Effective Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: Principles 2 and 3

By | July 9, 2009

Editors Note: This is John Rinaldo’s fourth blog in his series on Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: 1. Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: A Gift and a Challenge 2. Multi-Parish Identity: Healing the Change 3. 8 Princples of Multi-Parish YM, Principle 1 In my last blog entry, we began to explore the necessary principles for a multi-parish youth ministry effort. Our ministry efforts need to be to Jesus centered, and, our vision for the multi-parish ministry efforts needs to be clear and concise, with 100% buy-in

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8 Principles for Effective Multi-Parish Youth Ministry, Principle 1

By | April 23, 2009

Editors Note: This is John Rinaldo’s third blog in his series on Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: 1. Multi-Parish Youth Ministry: A Gift and a Challenge 2. Multi-Parish Identity: Healing the Change Effective multi-parish youth ministry has eight principles that allow it to be a ministry of growth, success, and transformed lives. Embracing these eight principles allow your multi-parish youth ministry to thrive. Doug Tooke, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Helena, developed

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Multi-Parish Identity: Healing the Change

By | March 5, 2009

As we enter into a multi-parish ministry setting, we have to recognize the history of the parishes we are working with. Most of our parishes have worked autonomously over the life of that community. Meaning, we knew of our neighboring Catholic parishes across town, but we never interacted with them much. Now, as we begin to move into these multi-parish boundaries, we are discovering that each of them has their own history and identity. Recognizing and understanding parish history and identity is