St. Paul told us this would happen. “The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I do not need you!’” (1 Cor 12:21) As a global youth ministry, we have been singing “We Are One Body” since World Youth Day 1993 (those of us in Denver that summer still have that song in our heads), and [...]
With everything else that demands our attention as youth ministers, with all the time that the Core already gives to the ministry, with our priests overbooked and overcommitted – why do a Core retreat? It is a valid question, but the answer is even more vital. The reason to include a Core retreat as part [...]
This retreat is based on the book written by the late Michael Yaconelli. Michael Yaconelli was the owner and co-founder of Youth Specialties who tragically died in a car accident in October of 2003. His ideas and passion have changed youth ministry, as we know it. As a friend of Life Teen, Michael had experienced [...]