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July, 22, 2021

Ministry with Young Adults Today: A Conversation on What's Working and What Challenges We Face

What is happening at the present moment in our churches and communities related to young adults in their 20s and 30s? How are local parishes, campuses, dioceses, movements, and organizations navigating the post-pandemic re-opening process, the vaccine rollout, and new hybrid models of efforts with young adults? Pastoral leaders across the United States, facilitated by the leadership of the USCCB's National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry, discuss this important topic.

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

June 24, 2021

Sunday is Not Always Their Sabbath Day: Ministry with Young Adults Working Nights and Weekends

How do we accompany young adults who work nights, weekends, and other unique schedules?  How can churches best minister with those serving in the military, in medical professions, in emergency services, in restaurant and hospitality industries, and those working multiple jobs, taking evening classes, or whose work extends into the night shift?  When Sunday is a work day or when time and financial constraints prevent young adults from engaging in ministry, how do we best engage, support, and walk alongside them as brothers and sisters?  This webinar explores that topic with a panel of pastoral leaders engaged in this outreach.

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

May 20, 2021

Zoom Was Not A Band-Aid: Rethinking the Role of Technology in Ministry with Young Adults

Acknowledging that as dioceses and parishes begin to or continue the process of re-opening, many ministry leaders are eager to gather again in person and get away from the screen; this webinar recognizes that there is a concern among ministers that young adults will not come back, that many prefer to engage in ministry and worship virtually. The panelists explore the strengths and limits of using technology in ministry with young adults.

Panelists 

  • Mary Kate Polanin, Digital Content Editor at Busted Halo

  • John Grosso: director of digital media for the Diocese of Bridgeport and member of the Vatican's international digital media program “Faith Communications in the Digital World”

  • José Julian, Matos Auffant: Executive Director for Mission at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, TX  

Recording 

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

April 29, 2021

More Turnover and Transition: Navigating Changes in Ministry and Staff Leadership (Part 2)

Through the pandemic, there has been an increased amount of turnover, burnout, and transition occurring in parishes, dioceses, campuses, and organizations, affecting pastoral leadership and staffing in a variety of ways. This webinar explores how we best navigate through the stress of transitioning and assisting those who are losing or adjusting their jobs and how to create good succession plans. The panelists consider questions about the emotional and spiritual support and the psychological challenges, while also providing for the accompaniment of young adults who are witnessing these changes and developments in the Church that walks with them. 

Panelists 

  • Matthew Davis, Director of Ministry with Young Adults, Archdiocese of Philadelphia

  • Eunice Park, Lay Pastoral Minister, San Francisco Bay Area

  • Starr Young, Coordinator, ReCiL Young Adult Ministry, Chicago, Illinois

More Turnover and Transition continues the discussion we began on March 18th on this topic. You may view a recording of the March 18th webinar here.

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

March 18, 2021

Turnover and Transition: How to Weather the Inevitable Leadership Changes in Ministry with Young Adults (Part 1)

It happens quite often: when staff or volunteer leaders transition in or out of ministry with young adults, without preparation and intentionality, there can be ambiguity, conflict, or even a partial or full collapse of the ministry efforts to young adults. This reality has become even more pronounced during the pandemic, as positions are changing and developing due to economic instability and participation uncertainty. This webinar will look at those critical situations and explore creative strategies for ensuring constant ministerial presence and generating sustainability in pastoral leadership.

This is part 1 of 2 webinars on this topic. It is free and open to all who minister with young adults. Part 2 will be held on April 29 (see above).

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

Feb. 25, 2021

Young Adult Ministry 101

This webinar explores the basics of YA ministry with a panel of experienced leaders, including Victoria Hathaway, Ministry Consultant for Youth and Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese of Gary and Benito Medrano, Coordinator of the Office of Evangelization in the Diocese of Fresno, and Paul Jarzembowski, Assistant Director for Youth and Young Adult Ministries with the USCCB.

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

Jan. 21, 2021

Catechesis with Young Adults: The Implications of the Vatican’s New Directory for Catechesis for Accompanying People in their 20s and 30s

This webinar explored the Vatican's new Directory of Catechesis and how it can be used to accompany young adults.

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  • To learn more about the new Directory of Catechesis, visit the USCCB's website GO»

Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

Nov. 19, 2020

Exploring Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti and Its Impact on Ministry with Young Adults

This webinar explores the implications of Pope Francis' most recent encyclical and its call for us to become better citizens through a rejection of violence and racism and respectful dialogue.

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

Oct. 15, 2020

Preparing Young Adults for Advent and Christmas in the Parish and at Home This Year

Advent always seems to creep up on us, and this year, faced with the pandemic and physical separation, it is especially important to begin preparations as soon as possible. This webinar looks at ways to accompany young adults through Advent and Christmas in the tumultuous landscape of the last months of 2020—to provide them with hope, healing, and peace at a time when the world really longs for it.

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

Sept. 24, 2020

Helping Young Adults Become Faithful Citizens

With presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections set to take place on November 3 and calls for reforms in the justice system being made across America, pastoral ministers discuss supporting and encouraging young adults to participate in the democratic process, using the lens of faith to guide their actions and choices.

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

Aug. 27, 2020

Practicing Self-Care: A Webinar for All Who Minister with Young Adults 

In the midst of the pandemic and the uncertain realities facing us today, it is important that pastoral ministry leaders take care of themselves through self-care and spiritual and personal renewal. 

Presenters

  • Becky Eldredge, Ignatian-trained spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and writer
     

  • Brenda Noriega, Mission Educator-Promoter with Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
     

  • Fr. Greg Friedman, OFM, minister at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, DC and editor of The Holy Land Review.

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

June 25, 2020

A National Conversation with Young Adult Ministry Leaders on the Process of Reopening

dr. timone davis, NATYAM team member and faculty at Loyola University Chicago’s Institute for Pastoral Studies (IPS), facilitated an open conversation helping young adult ministry leaders process the move towards reopening our churches, our ministries, and our lives. Questions addressed include: What does or will this all look like and how can we best prepare and plan as we also strive to remain safe?

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Hosted by USCCB National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

June 4, 2020

Grief, Bereavement, and Young Adults

This webinar for all who minister with young adults—volunteers, parish staff, diocesan leaders, clergy and religious, and bishops—focused particularly on those affected by loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers discussed both the clinical and pastoral dynamics involved in bereavement to help ministry leaders better support and accompany those suffering from any kind of loss:

  • Orlando Davis, therapist (LCSW)
  • Michael Hayes, media minister
  • Fr. Jonathan Kalisch, OP, Director of Chaplains and Spiritual Development at Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus

To view a recording of the webinar, GO»

Hosted by the USCCB National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans

April 28, 2020

Conversation on Grief and Ministry with Young Adults

Part 3 of our series on issues that affect dignity and life in all its fullness and ministry with young adults.

Diana Hancharenko, Chair of the USCCB NATYAM, facilitated a conversation on grief and young adulthood and ministry with young adults by first offering some introductory remarks on grief and ministry with young adults, then hosting two different break-out sessions to offer space for intimate small-group sharing regarding how grief comes to us in many ways during this pandemic, from loss of loved ones, loss of employment, loss of connectivity, communal worship, or grieving the cancellation of events we worked so hard to prepare.

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April 27, 2020

Webinar and Information Session on Chaplaincyman's hands holding an older woman's hands

In recent years, jobs in chaplaincy have gone unfilled as chaplains have retired and few certified chaplains have been available to fill open positions. The recent global health crisis has only complicated and compounded that need. NACC Executive Director David Lichter and LIM graduate Patricia Crowley shared their expertise about chaplaincy, jobs in chaplaincy, and NACC certification. Dr. Thomas Ryan of the Loyola Institute for Ministry explained how LIM's master's degrees fulfill the educational pre-requisite for certification by the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC).

April 16, 2019

Creating a Culture of Encounter with Young Adults in a Time of Social Distancing and Economic Uncertainty

Part 2 of our series on issues that affect dignity and life in all its fullness and ministry with young adults.

LIM faculty Tracey Lamont, Ph.D., facilitated a conversation with Rachel Mpanu-Mpanu, Young Adult Minister from the Diocese of Miami, and Danielle Brown, Associate Director for the USCCB Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism. about the call to create cultures of encounter as one way to support life and dignity in its fullness in ministry with young adults, most especially in this time of social distancing and economic uncertainty. More specifically, the webinar considered how the economic impact of our current COVID -19 crisis might be especially disadvantageous to some cultural communities. Given this new reality of social-distancing, the webinar sought to raise awareness of our intercultural realities in the post-covid world. 

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April 6, 2020

Monday of Holy Week

Being People of Faith This Holy WeekPhoto of Dr. Daniella Zsupan-Jerome, Ph.D.

Our vocation is always and everywhere to Easter hope that is founded not in the first place on right words and actions but on God’s utter gratuity revealed on the cross and pouring out through the Spirit on all creation. In this webinar, Dr. Daniella Zsupan-Jerome reflected on our world’s suffering—our distancing and vulnerability. Yet in Easter hope, we believe that failure and finitude do not have the last word, and so, Dr. Zsupan-Jerome also reflected on community, the liturgical means of nourishing hope this week, and the ways it invites us to act.

Dr. Daniella Zsupan-Jerome studies liturgy, digital culture, and ministry. She is an adjunct professor in the Loyola Institute for Ministry and author of Connected Toward Communion: The Church and Social Communication in the Digital Age.

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March 30, 2020

USCCB NATYAM Virtual Session: Continuing the Conversation on the Realities of COVID-19 and Ministry with Young Adults

This webinar is a follow-up session to the March 19, 2020 webinar with those working in ministry with young adults. It continues the conversation on the realities of COVID-19 and Ministry with Young Adults. Participants discuss the strengths and limitations in ministry with young adults during this time.

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March 24, 2020

Online Teaching: Sharing Best Practices and Challenges

As religious educators across the country shift from traditional to online teaching, they are using their talents, training, and creativity to adapt to a digital environment. In this webinar, teachers shared their successes and questions with others as Dr. Tracey Lamont facilitated a discussion of best practices for the digital education of youth and young adults.

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March 19, 2020

USCCB NATYAM Special Discussion on the Realities of COVID-19 and Ministry with Young Adults

The USCCB National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry hosted an open forum for those engaged in ministry with young adults as a way to help support ministry leaders through this challenging and unprecedented time as we take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID 19 and still minister with young adults.

Participants discussed:

  • participants' current feeings

  • participants' current experiences

  • how COVID is 19 affecting your ministry with young adults

  • unique ideas about how we might become more responsive, adaptive, or innovative during this trying time

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February 13, 2020

Addressing Issues of Racism through "Open Wide Our Hearts" in Ministries with Young Adults

Part 1 of our series on issues that affect dignity and life in all its fullness and ministry with young adults.

LIM faculty Tracey Lamont, Ph.D., facilitated a conversation with Fr. Matthew O'Donnell, pastor of St. Columbanus Catholic Church on the South Side of Chicago, and Cary Dabney, director of the Diocese of Cleveland Office of Ministry to African-American Catholics.

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December 14, 2019

The Impact of Migration on Ministry with Young Adults

LIM faculty Tracey Lamont, Ph.D., facilitated a conversation with members of the National Advisory Team for Young Adult Ministry and other ministry leaders who joined several of the US Bishops at the Texas-Mexico border in September to encounter and accompany the many young adults who are there. They discussed the pastoral care of migrants, refugees, and travelers and ministry with young adults, addressing the question: How does our pastoral care with young adults provide welcome and hospitality for young adults who are migrants, refugees, and travelers?

This is part 3 in a three-part series, Pastoral Care and Counseling for Ministry with Young Adults. To watch the recording of the webinar GO»

November 14, 2019

Mental Health and Ministry with Young Adults

LIM faculty Tracey Lamont, Ph.D., facilitated a conversation that considered how we, as ministers with young adults, and as a faith community, can provide pastoral care for people affected by mental illnesses. 

This is part 2 in a three-part series, Pastoral Care and Counseling for Ministry with Young Adults. To watch the recording of the webinar GO»

Oct. 17, 2019

Pastoral Care and Counseling for Ministry with Young Adults, Part I

LIM faculty Tracey Lamont, Ph.D., facilitated a conversation with Nick Lopez, Roy Petitfils, and Sarah Jarzembowski about the role of pastoral care within the Church's ministries with young adults, and a focus around the key issues impacting and affecting young adults today from mental health to economic realities to broken relationships.

This is part 1 in a three-part series, Pastoral Care and Counseling for Ministry with Young Adults. To watch the recording of the webinar GO»

May 23, 2019

"Unpacking Christus Vivit, Pope Francis' Post-Synodal Exhortation Christ is Alive!" (Part 2). In this webinar hosted by LIM faculty Tracey Lamont, Ph.D., Dr. Lamont and a panel discuss practical strategies for implementing Pope Francis's exhortation in your local area. To view the webinar, GO»

Hosted by the USCCB National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans.

May 2, 2019

"Unpacking Christus Vivit, Pope Francis' Post-Synodal Exhortation Christ is Alive!" (Part 1). In this webinar hosted by LIM faculty Tracey Lamont, Ph.D., Dr. Lamont and a panel discuss the implications of Christus Vivit for young adult ministry. To view the webinar, GO»

Hosted by the USCCB National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans.

 

 

 

 

April 8, 2018

Dr. Tracey Lamont presented "Cultivating Intergenerational Ministries." 

 

 

April 4, 2019

"Forming Communities with Young Adults: What Can the Church Learn?" In this webinar, LIM faculty Tracey Lamont, Ph.D., facilitated a conversation among leaders who successfully form dynamic, meaningful communities with young adults from organizations including How We Gather, Ben Franklin Circles, Young Catholic Professionals (YCP), and Young Adult Catholics from African Descent. To view the webinar, GO»

Presenters included:

  • Lea Wojciechowski Ross, President of Young Catholic Professionals in Detroit, MI 
  • Julie Mashack,  Director of Global Programs & Networks for the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact at 92nd Street Y and leader of the BenFranklinCircles.org
  • Angie Thurston, Director of Formation at the On Being Impact Lab, a Ministry Innovation Fellow at Harvard Divinity School, and the co-author of How We Gather (howwegather.og) and Care of Souls, two reports profiling new forms of social and spiritual connection
  • Stacy M. Allen,  Chair of the Young Adult Catholics of African Descent for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

This webinar was directed at all who minister with young adults in the United States, including volunteers, parish staff, Diocesan leaders, clergy, religious, and bishops.

This webinar was hosted by the USCCB National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry and the Loyola Institute for Ministry.


October 18, 2018

Carol Ann MacGregor presented "From Nuns to Nones: The Lapsed Catholic in Socio-Demographic Perspective." Loyola has sponsored several events addressing, from theology and ministry perspectives, the dynamics of disaffiliation in Catholics. Loyola Professor Carol Ann MacGregor addressed this topic from a sociological perspective. Drawing on the latest research, she describe drecent trends and initiated a conversation on how to respond to them. Dr. MacGregor graduated with a Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University and studies Catholic K-12 education, religious non-affiliation, and religion and civic engagement. 

March 6, 2018

Christopher M. Bellitto presented "Honoring Our Elders: A Biblical Spirituality." In this webinar,  Dr. Bellitto considered key questions regarding the integration of the elderly into parish life, such as, "What has the church been teaching, especially recently, on how we can embrace our elders in our parish communities? What are the implications of a rapidly-aging population for spirituality and parish ministry? What lessons might we learn about wisdom and growing?" Dr. Bellitto is a professor of History at Kean University and author of, most recently,  Ageless Wisdom: Lifetime Lessons from the Bible (Paulist Press). He will teach LIM’s History of Christian Spirituality course this summer.

March 14, 2018

Kathleen Duffy, S.S.J., Ph.D. presented “Teilhard’s Mysticism: Seeing the Inner Face of Evolution” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as a webinar and as a lecture in Nunemaker Auditorium, Monroe Hall at Loyola University New Orleans.  The event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in the West Road parking garage.  Sister Kathleen Duffy is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia and professor of physics at Chestnut Hill College.  She is editor of Teilhard Studies and author of Teilhard’s Mysticism: Seeing the Inner Face of Evolution (Orbis Books, 2014). See above for instructions for accessing it as a webinar.

 

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