Before we all travel to Covecrest for our annual Life Teen Staff Retreat, I wanted to give you all a quick update about four new features on CatholicYouthMinistry.com…

1. Better Search

Did you know that you can now search just within Life Teen and Edge resources? This is a big time-saver if you’re looking for a Life Night or Edge Night on a specific subject. Try it! Search: Lent, Ash Wednesday, Easter.

2. New Edge Resources

Earlier this year we launched the Life Support resources in our Downloads section. This allowed Life Teen programs to download digital copies of our print resources from the past seven years. Today is the official launch of Edge resources in our Downloads section. (Hint: Look for the newest stuff that just shipped out this week.) Now Edge programs can download Edge Nights, Retreats, plus Logos and Graphics. So even if you’ve just started Edge this month, you can access every resource we’ve written in the past three years.

3. Better Access to All Resources

We’ve heard from a lot of you that you want to be able to see all the resources available for download all on one page. We tried this on ym.lifeteen.com a couple years ago, but we found that it was too difficult to navigate. We learned from our mistakes and worked hard to make it better this time. So check out what we’ve been up to on our  Life Teen Resource Timeline and Edge Resource Timeline.  These sections are so big and beautiful!

4. Jobs

Our jobs section is now in full bloom. The page got a fresh new look and it’s now easier to find or post a job opening in Catholic Youth Ministry. Don’t worry, it’s still free!

That’s it for now. We’ll be praying for all Life Teen and Edge parishes this weekend at the retreat. You are loved!