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Why Parent Life?

By | August 10, 2009

I have been lucky enough to be involved in the Parent Life ministry for over 15 years. My first encounter was as a parent attending a Parent Retreat. My experience that weekend put a profound and real love for Christ in my heart and a desire to serve and give back to my faith community [...]

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Out of the Box: Making the Most of Life Support (May 2009)

By | May 21, 2009

Wondering where all the teens went? If your typically vibrant youth ministry program has felt a little like a ghost town for the past month or so, don’t panic. May is traditionally one of the slowest months in youth ministry. Between proms, spring fever, finals and graduations, teens might not be around the Church as [...]

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Out of the Box: Making the Most of Life Support (October 2008)

By | October 6, 2008

New freshman, new Core members, new school year – with all this “newness” going on, it is good to have some constants. Your trusty Life Support box has arrived! I encourage you to take some time and look through the resources (and yes, play with the toy). As always, the written content of the Life [...]

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Summer Programming Made Easy

By | April 16, 2008

As graduation season quickly approaches, we turn our attention to summer. The three months (give or take) of summer break present us with unique opportunities and challenges in youth ministry. Some programs shut down completely while others keep a full schedule all the way through the summer. As you begin to decide what your ministry [...]

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New Life Support Resources, New Sections Coming Up

By | January 31, 2008

Last week our staff took a day off from our ordinary chores around the office to pack all of the Life Support boxes. The cardboard box that shows up in the mail at your parish also shows up on a 1000+ parishes the same week. So you can imagine that filling all those boxes is [...]

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Curriculum Confusion: Keys to a 4-Year Plan

By | June 19, 2007

“4-year plan? I don’t even know what I’m doing this Sunday!” Sound familiar? As much as I hate to admit it, when I was a youth minister the idea of putting together a 4-year, systematic plan for Life Nights seemed unlikely if not impossible. I thought I was doing great if I was planning the [...]