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Kevin J. Driscoll Coord., Diocese of Gary Ofc. for Youth & Young Adults

YOUTH MINISTRY IN 2011:. ’dis ain’t their older cousin’s youth group!. Kevin J. Driscoll Coord., Diocese of Gary Ofc. for Youth & Young Adults. Powerpoint & Supplemental Notes:. is.gd/catlit. NEW YEAR’S EVE 2000. - Where were you the night the planes were supposed to fly out of the sky?.

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Kevin J. Driscoll Coord., Diocese of Gary Ofc. for Youth & Young Adults

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  1. YOUTH MINISTRY IN 2011: ’dis ain’t their older cousin’s youth group! Kevin J. DriscollCoord., Diocese of GaryOfc. for Youth & Young Adults Powerpoint & Supplemental Notes: is.gd/catlit

  2. NEW YEAR’S EVE 2000 - Where were you the night the planes were supposed to fly out of the sky?

  3. REFLECT and SHARE: How do YOU think today’s youth are different than they were way back in the good ol’ days of the late 90’s?

  4. “The territory has changed, and we need a new map.” ~ Bob McCarty Exec. Dir., NFCYM THE CATHOLIC YM MAP HAS CHANGED SINCE 2000!

  5. MUSIC & ITS DELIVERY 2000: Rap is king; radio & CD’s 2011: Idol-driven, variety is king; MP3’s, Ipods, celphones

  6. RTV COMPONENT EMPHASIS AMONG CHURCH LEADERS 2000: Prayer & Worship, Justice & service 2011: Catechesis & Evangelization

  7. PARENTS • 2000: becoming increasingly involved in teens’ lives, much more than 1990 • 2011: “Helicopter parents” much more active in teens’lives than in 2000 /overscheduled teens

  8. WORLDVIEW • 2000: Individualistic: we were worried teens would isolate themselves from the world in front of a CPU screen • 2011: Communal: teens are still online, but in SOCIAL networks, communicating with a truly global community

  9. WORLDVIEW • 2000: Invincibility: economy good, tech stocks good, companies growing, suburbs expanding, life is good! • 2011: Vulnerability: 9-11-01, stock market & housing crash, jobs lost, have to do without

  10. THEOLOGY • 2000: U.S. Catholic Church theology moving to the right • 2011: Appointment of U.S. Bishops in mid-late 2000’s almost exclusively conservative. Devoted YA’s more likely to embrace traditional / devotional forms of worship.

  11. METHODOLOGY OF CATHOLIC FORMATION • 2000: 3-dimensional approach to Catholic YM pgms is the best way to nurture the whole person: head, hands, heart. • 2011: Focus on head first: reaction to Catholic teens fairing poorly in doctrinal knowledge in 2004 NSYR.

  12. INTERNET • 2000: Web 1.0: Info passed down from “authority.” Interpersonal communication 1-on-1 mostly. Chatrooms. • 2011: Web 2.0: “Authority” is the group. Pluralism. Interpersonal communication is communal. Chatroom isa town square.

  13. MIDDLE SCH/JR HIGH YM • 2000: becoming more important • 2011: COMPLETELY NECESSARY!

  14. TEEN ADVOCACY • 2000: Teens want a chance to be heard. • 2011: Teens are entitled to an opinion.

  15. What HASN’T changed? - Roughly same % of teens in Confirmation go on to become active HS YM participants. - Teens still want to belong to a supportive and accepting group. - Teens still searching for an identity.

  16. What HASN’T changed? - Teens still idealistic and proactive. - Teens facing more pressures than any other previous generation. - Fewer teens are going to Mass. - Young Catholics still the most loyal / least likely to abandon the Catholic label

  17. What HASN’T changed? - RTV framework still needed (Think: Ipod shuffle), but parish-first mentality may be somewhat short-sighted. - Cubs still haven’t won aWorld Series.

  18. Reflect & Share: Based on these movements, + How has your parish/cluster’s ministry with youth “kept up with the times?” OR - Where has your parish/cluster’s ministry with youth failed to keep up?

  19. Today’s teens are not content with gathering knowledge about God from an expert. They hunger for an encounter with God and to experience God personally. They do not want to learn about the tenets of prayer as much as experience the presence of God through prayer. They are less interested in lectures on Catholic social teaching than being immersed in a real-life mission—where they personally experience the face of injustice. ~ Frank MercadanteCultivation Ministries

  20. Programs that work… - Dialogue-driven catechesis. Opinions don’t have to be “right,” but they have to be shared. Teens do not respond culturally to “top-down” model of Magesterial Church. - “Fairness” and “special” generation demands a world in which their voice is heard.

  21. Programs that work… - Catechesis you can smell! NSYR: Teens had experience, but couldn’t define that experience. (by comparison, Baltimore Catechism approach had definitions without experience) - Parochialism is an absurd concept to teens who connect nationally & globally. Collaboration comes easily to this generation.

  22. Programs that work… - To empower teens to be evangelizers, we got to be real. - SERVICE. Teens will buy in IF they’re convinced they’re makinga difference. (See: lightbulbs & pop tabs).

  23. Programs that work… - Must be willing to get dirty with the “ick” in teens’ lives. We provide a Sunday response to their Monday-Sunday lives. - Embrace silence & reflective prayer styles. Provide Reconciliationexperiences.

  24. Programs that work… - Effective use of technology. - No programs at all. YM in 2011 is out there, not in here.

  25. YOUTH MINISTRY IN 2011: ’dis ain’t their older cousin’s youth group! Kevin J. DriscollCoord., Diocese of GaryOfc. for Youth & Young Adults Powerpoint & Supplemental Notes: is.gd/catlit

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