
Episode 4- Accompaniment in Small Groups
05/14/20 • 57 min
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Episode Description
What is the best way to accompany young people on their faith journey? Learn the five tenets of establishing long-term small groups that every group organizer will want to share and every group leader will need to know in order to create, small effective faith groups.
Episode Outline
Intro- Ministry is about People not Programs
5 Principles of Small Group Leadership
1. Show Up: Leaders need to be fully present.
2. Partner with Parents: Become allies with students' greatest influences
3. Cause Dialouge: Spur Authentic Conversation
4. Be a follower: Small Groups follow a Savior and set boundaries.
5. Play the Long Game: Aim for Lifelong Discipleship
BONUS after outro- QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
Recorded at the National Catholic Youth Conference on November 22, 2019
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Episode Description
What is the best way to accompany young people on their faith journey? Learn the five tenets of establishing long-term small groups that every group organizer will want to share and every group leader will need to know in order to create, small effective faith groups.
Episode Outline
Intro- Ministry is about People not Programs
5 Principles of Small Group Leadership
1. Show Up: Leaders need to be fully present.
2. Partner with Parents: Become allies with students' greatest influences
3. Cause Dialouge: Spur Authentic Conversation
4. Be a follower: Small Groups follow a Savior and set boundaries.
5. Play the Long Game: Aim for Lifelong Discipleship
BONUS after outro- QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
Recorded at the National Catholic Youth Conference on November 22, 2019
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Episode 3- Discipleship in Youth Ministry
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Episode 03
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04:10 - Discipleship is Overlooked...
07:02 - Disciples Make Disciples
9:50 - Ministry is about People not Programs
10:41 - Holiness is Attractive
14:40- Discipleship is a journey and people are at different stages
16:10- Reaching People on the Margin
17:10- Problem with Confirmation Preparation being the center of YM
22:22- Four Stages of Discipleship: Crowd, Seeker, Disciple, Apostle
28:12- Creating Opportunities for people in the different Stages
28:30- Opportunities for those in the Crowd
32:44- Opportunities for those who are Seekers
36:20- Opportunities for Disciples
39:50- Ministering to Apostles
44:50- Naming Discipleship and Trusting in the Holy Spirit!
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- Website for Discipleship Quads- https://steubenvilleconferences.com/discipleship-quads/
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