Franciscan at Home - A Training Resource Page for Parish Ministry Leaders
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February 17, 2024A ministry of Franciscan University’s Catechetical Institute, Franciscan at Home provides online learning for individuals who serve in a ministry of their parish.
Franciscan at Home boasts an enormous library of online workshops designed to “form those who form others,” and utilizes mentored learning to bolster formation and strengthen relationships at the local level.
Franciscan at Home is a free service made available to every parish in our diocese.Check out the Ministry Tracks for those Serving Young People
Youth Ministry (YM) Track
This track, designed in cooperation with Life Teen, offers an efficient and in-depth two-part series of workshops to provide formation for youth ministers. It includes presentations that are practical, academic, theological, and spiritual, all while stressing that the most important factor in successfully evangelizing and discipling adolescents is the human one: the authentic witness and genuine love of those willing to invest in the spiritual growth of younger souls. This track also helps youth ministers support families, who primarily bear the formative responsibility for children.
Young Adults (YA) Track
The vision of St. John Paul II in inaugurating World Youth Day, developed into a decades-long challenge to the Church to call each generation of youth and young adults to the heights of sainthood. This apostolate to the future is at the heart of renewal. This track offers a three-part set of workshops targeted to the unique world of the young adult, ages 18-35. Any effort to evangelize and make disciples of young adults must start with a carefully-formed Catholic worldview and a genuine missionary mindset. Workshops explore the essential elements for developing and growing in faith as a young adult, and effective guidance for those in ministry to this age group. Particular attention is given to sustained long-term growth in the spiritual life, not just short-term gains.
Español: Especializaciones Ministeriales
Los talleres en esta concentración fueron desarrollados para apoyar a los agentes pastorales en sus ministerios particulares. Hay talleres con enfoque general, como el acompañamiento, y otros con enfoque específico, como el catecumenado. Incluso hay talleres para padres de familia, para apoyarlos en su labor primordial de formar a sus hijos en la Fe. Esperamos que aquí encuentren el apoyo necesario par llevar a cabo el llamado particular que Dios les ha hecho en su vida.
