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Services and Resources

  • Strategic Ministry Development is a service where our office offers coaching and consulting in all phases of ministry support. From a sounding board to a white board, we want to support you and your specific parish needs. When you partner with us, you can receive support from planning, strategy, research, development and implementation, all customized to your parish and your unique situation, or receive coaching to support your professional development.

  • Structures and systems so you’re not starting from scratch in your ministry. See below a list of a few our templates:

    • Mission and Vision Casting

    • Outline for Creating a Youth and Young Adult Ministry

    • Creating a Budget

    • Calendaring a Ministry Year

    • Meeting Structures and Agendas

    • Ministry Night Outlines

  • Purposeful, focused, and personalized coaching to strengthen your effectiveness, deepen pastoral care skills, and support the spiritual and organizational growth of your ministry.

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Church Documents and Other Resources

  • Magnifica Humanitas

    Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”) is the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, focused on safeguarding human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence. It calls for technology to serve the human person, the common good, and authentic human flourishing rather than diminish freedom, truth, or human relationships.

    View Encyclical Here

  • Dilexi Te

    Dilexi Te is Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation, building upon Pope Francis' fourth encyclical, Dilexit Nos. This exhortation is an invitation to contemplate Christ’s love, that we may be inspired to become attentive to the suffering and needs of others, and to share in the work of liberation that flows from his love (no. 2).

    Download Exhortation Here

  • Evangelii Nuntiandi

    Evangelii Nuntiandi is a 1975 apostolic exhortation by Pope Paul VI that emphasizes evangelization as the Church’s essential mission, calling all Christians to proclaim the Gospel through both witness and word in a way that transforms individuals and society.

    Read Encyclical Here

  • Lumen Gentium

    Lumen Gentium, or "Light of the Nations," is a key document from the Second Vatican Council that describes the Catholic Church as a "People of God" and the "Mystical Body of Christ". It emphasizes the universal call to holiness for all baptized individuals, the active role of the laity in the Church's mission through engaging in worldly affairs, and the Church as a visible, hierarchical structure that is also a mystery, a pilgrim people on a journey.

    View Apostolic Letter

  • Christus Vivit

    Christus Vivit is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis address to all young people and to the entire people of God. Chrius Vivit is directly translated to “Christ is Alive” and is reminding everyone that Christ is alive and that His presence brings hope and renewal.

    Download Letter

  • Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord

    A resource for Guiding the Development of Lay Ecclesial Ministry developed by the Committee on the Laity of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

    Download Document

  • Renewing the Vision

    Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry, approved as a statement of the United States bishops in June 1997, builds upon the tradition begun by the 1976 document by the bishops, A Vision of Youth Ministry. To respond to the challenges and opportunities of the present age, the Catholic bishops of the United States have given the Church this pastoral framework as a blueprint for the continued development of effective ministry with youth and adolescents in local communities of faith.

    Link to website here

  • Listen Teach Send

    This framework, approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in June 2024, gives guidance for the Catholic Church in accompanying and evangelizing young people: youth (in junior high and high school) and young adults (in their late teens, 20s, and 30s). The methodology is rooted in the Gospel story of the road to Emmaus (Lk 24:13-35) and invites pastoral leaders and families, in their engagement with young people, to imitate Jesus who listens attentively, teaches from the heart, and sends disciples into the world.

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  • Sons and Daughters of Light

    In this comprehensive plan, the bishops offer an effective guide for helping young adults discover the answers to life's most profound questions through a personal relationship with Jesus and the Church.

    Download Letter Here

  • Create in Me a Pure Heart

    Within our culture, pornography is often viewed as acceptable and harmless while the truth is quite the opposite. An offense against chastity and human dignity, pornography causes immense pain for people of all ages, particularly within marriage and family relationships.

    Create in Me a Pure Heart: A Pastoral Response to Pornography seeks to raise awareness about the pervasiveness and harm of pornography. It offers a robust vision to help Catholics heal from the negative effects of pornography and to protect young people from its dangers.

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  • Convocation on Youth, Young Adults, and Vocational Discernment Report

    The link below is to the final report from the Convocation on Youth, Campus, and Young Adult Ministries & Vocational Discernment which took place in July of 2017.

    Download Report

Forms and Waivers

  • Handbook on Risk Management when working with Middle and High School Youth

  • For events with minors: These forms are an example on how a parish might communicate expected behavior and guidelines (and any consequences) to youth and parents for ministry events.  These are samples only, and should be modified per event and parish.  Youth Ministry leaders may build a Code of Conduct into the Travel Release Form to reduce the number of forms a parent needs to sign and request parents to discuss the guidelines with their minor child, rather than the child signing the form.

    Youth Sample

    Adult Sample

  • These off-site travel forms contain event specific details and any mode of travel. The forms contain liability and medical release/consent. The forms may be kept by the group leader or with the person throughout the event. It is recommended to use these for each off-site event for minors.  Young Adult ministries may want to modify an adult form for high-risk events, like sports or foreign travel.

    Adult Travel Form‍ ‍Formulario de Viaje para Adultos

    Youth Travel Form‍ ‍ Formulario de Viaje para Jóvenes

  • The Diocesan Vehicle Policies offer establishes guidelines for the safe, responsible, and authorized use of diocesan-owned, leased, or rented vehicles. Below you will see policies for regular vehicles, bus and other authorized 11+ passenger vehicles.

    Vehicle Safety Policy

    Bus Transportation Policy

    11+ Passenger Vehicles

  • This form is recommended to be filled out annually by all volunteers who may be driving their own private vehicle to, from or for an off-site youth ministry event. It is especially important for those who will be transporting children, youth or vulnerable adults.

    Volunteer Driver Form PDF

  • This form is helpful when a parish is hosting an event for minors and allows other parish groups to attend.  The hosting parish may request other group leaders to complete this form to verify their adult leaders are Safe Environment cleared.

    Please remember to check with your parish Safe Environment Coordinator or the Diocesan Office for any questions or concerns regarding.

    Virtus Website Quick Link

    Safe Environment Clearance

  • This form is recommended for documenting any incidents including, but not necessarily limited to, those which require disciplinary action such as vandalism or illegal activities, as well as any accidents or injuries which may occur.

    Incident Reporting Form

  • This form is needed to document calls made to Child Protective Services. Volunteers or employees of any diocesan entity should have this form with them during the time of the call, whenever possible, and should present it to the entity Safety Officer once complete.

    CPS Reporting Form

    Emergency Lines & Local Mental Health Info Sheet

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