Engaging Young People in God Talk
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Previously Hosted Wednesday, October 27, 2021
According to the research, a factor leading to disaffiliation by young people is the lack of opportunity to talk about faith issues! This session will provide participants with practical skills on how to use symbols, analogy, and metaphors in engaging young people in God talk. These skills are applicable to home, classes, youth ministry settings, and in our conversations. Further, this session will identify spiritual practices, faith skills, and rituals that enable young people to ‘talk’ about God and faith and to live out their discipleship. Participants will also consider the importance of creating space for deep conversations for young people so that questions and doubts can be verbalized. Let’s talk about young people and about God!
This event is 2nd in a 2 part series, go to: Passing on the Faith: The Challenge and the Blessing for more information about the 1st part!! For more information about the dynamics of disaffiliation in young Catholics, go to: Presented by: Robert J. McCarty, D.Min.
Dr. Bob McCarty is a pastoral ministry consultant and trainer and adjunct faculty at The Catholic University of America and The University of Dallas. He offers retreats, workshops, and training programs in ministry skills and issues internationally and assists parishes and ministry organizations in pastoral strategic planning. Bob serves as the project coordinator for the Saint Mary’s Press research project, Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics. His most recent book is Faith Talk: Having Conversations with Young People That Matter! (Saint Mary’s Press 2018). Bob is a volunteer in his parish youth ministry and catechetical program at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fulton, MD. Bob has a D.Min. from the Graduate Theological Foundation in Indiana and an MA in Religious Education from LaSalle University. |
Session Recording and Handouts
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Intended Participants:
This session will be recorded and made available for anyone to participate in at a later time. Promotion: Here is a publicity flyer to share with others! Session Handouts
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