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2011 Life Support and Edge Support Renewals are Here

By | July 12, 2011

Greetings from Life Teen! We pray that your summer is being blessed with fruitful and joyful ministry. We are writing because as of July 12, 2011 we have not yet received about half of the renewals for Life Support and/or Edge Support for the 2011/2012 subscription year. You should have received a renewal invoice from [...]

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The New Edge Box has Arrived! November 2010

By | November 22, 2010

What’s a great way to celebrate Advent? Getting an Edge Support box! I pray that your new semester is underway and the middle school youth are diving into your Edge ministry. If you have not yet kicked off, please let me know if there is anything I can do to assist you. This box contains [...]

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Taking Middle School Youth Deeper in Prayer

By | October 15, 2010

“Prayer…brings the saving power of Christ into the decision and actions of everyday life.” – John Paul II That statement is so true! As youth ministers, we can all hopefully attest to the wonders of prayer in everyone’s life. But we also know that diving deeper into prayer is not something that happens overnight. Add [...]

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The Case for Edge Ministry

By | October 6, 2010

I am excited to say that middle school ministry is one of the fastest growing ministries today. When I first began in ministry 15 years ago, there were very few parishes doing middle school youth ministry. However, this year alone, more than 200 parishes have begun implementing the Edge. Why is middle school youth ministry growing so fast? Here are a few thoughts

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Cast Out Into The Deep: 5 Ways to Reach New Depths in Prayer with Middle School Youth

By | July 12, 2010

Recently, I was struck by our 8th graders who were able to enter into Eucharistic Adoration so prayerfully during our annual 8th grade “Welcome to Life” Retreat (where our incoming seniors host a weekend retreat for our incoming freshman). It occurred to me that their prayer resembled that of an upperclassmen’s. Why did that shock me so much? Most of these kids have been at weekly Edge Nights and on Edge retreats for the last three years. It shouldn’t shock me at all that they are deeper in prayer than other middle schoolers their age. How did this happen? How do we take our Edge kids deeper?

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Catholic Youth Ministry Show, Episode 6

By | March 11, 2010

Mark Hart gives the details on Life Teen’s new Catholic Teen Bible.  Eric Porteous talks about how a network of Life Teen staff is here to help parishes start and maintain quality Catholic Youth Ministry. Finally, Kevin Hickey explains the importance of middle school ministry. View on mobile device Subscribe via iTunes

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Welcome to the Brand New Edge Support!

By | March 4, 2010

What is black and blue and blessed all over? Our new Edge Support Box. After a year of redesigns, planning and writing, we are happy to bring you the New Edge Support. This is the first box in our six-semester curriculum. We pray that the contents of this box will help make the daunting task of middle school ministry just a little easier. Here is what you will find in the March 2010 box…

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20 Artists You Should Know if You Minister to Middle School Youth!

By | February 1, 2010

There is a conflict in many Catholic families over the music kids are listening to. Parents need help monitoring who their middle school youth are choosing to listening to. The kids wish they would just leave them alone because as they say – “It’s just music!”

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Edge Small Group Discussions and the Brain of a Middle School Youth

By | May 14, 2009

Anyone who has ever worked in middle school ministry has at one point asked the same question: Does every middle school youth have ADD? Q: How many middle school youth does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Wanna go ride bikes? Oh look, something shiny! To gain and maintain the attention of [...]