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Fearless: An Edge Night for Life Teen’s Annual Theme

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Goal of this Edge Night The goal of this Edge Night is to bring the middle school youth to a deeper understanding of their personal fears and anxieties, but, even more than that, of god’s greatness that overcomes any fear they may have. by the end of the session the middle school youth will have a more concrete comprehension of what trusting in god can do to dispel fears and help them stand firm in faith. Edge Night at a Glance What does it mean to be fearless; to lack fear? fear is a

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4 Practical Tips for Keeping a Middle Schooler’s Attention

By | November 19, 2012
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I love middle schoolers and I love leading our Edge program. But when you fill a gym with sixty 6th, 7th, 8th graders, there’s always a huge mass of noisey energy. This is definitely overwhelming, especially for the new Edge leader. I’ve often wondered how many times I’ve “Shhhh’d” or “Hey guys, can I have your attention” in one Edge meeting.

When I first started working with this age, I was really frustrated by the fact that I couldn’t hold their attention for very long at a time and that I spent more time trying to get their attention and get them quiet than anything else.

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Empowering 8th Graders

By | July 17, 2012

Eighth graders sometimes start to feel “too big for their britches” as the year winds down. Attendance will start to slip, other things will come up, and they’ll be out of Edge before you know it. Capitalize on the end of the year to let the teens have some control in the Edge Programming. Catechetical Nights When an opportunity arises for a skit or performance, empower your eighth graders to perform! Sure – you’ll have to meet with them a little bit more – and they might goof off

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New Edge Products for the Feast of St. Dominic Savio

By | March 9, 2012
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March 9th marks the feast day for a saint that I have recently been introduced to: St. Dominic Savio. Dominic was an extraordinary young man of faith who died at the early age of 15. However, even from very early in his life, Dominic was prayerful and grew in virtue. He went to school and was taught by (St.) John Bosco and at times exemplified a young man completely devoted to prayer and leading others to Christ. Dominic is the patron saint of altar servers and those who are falsely accused.

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Edge Semester Planning Guide 05: Prayer

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This current book covers Prayer. The Edge Nights cover introduction to prayer and the basic types of prayer. This semester also includes nights on the Our Father and the Hail Mary. We hope this semester helps your young people dive into a life of prayer. This Semester Guide Includes: @PrayToGod: What is Prayer? Thanks Be To God: Prayer of Thanksgiving The Deep End: Prayer of Praise Lord, Help Me!: Prayer of Petition Red Carpet: Prayer of Adoration Hallowed?: Praying the Lord’s Prayer Magnify:

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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 us in early June. If you did not receive this mailing, please download the renewal form and send it in along with payment to renew your subscription. In order to maintain online

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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 the third installment in our six-semester curriculum. In addition to the sheer joy of middle school ministry, here is what you will find in the November 2010 box: Edge Semester Planning Guide: Church Semester.

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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 that challenge to the life of a middle school youth, and suddenly you feel as though you’re trying to climb Mt. Everest! Here’s a few practical ways you can bring

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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?