MOMENTUM: Forming Young Disciples
MOMENTUM
Forming Young Disciples
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
1-5 pm ET | 10 am – 2 pm PT
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Forming Young Disciples
Ministry in the post-pandemic Church challenges those who accompany youth to look for new ways to engage and form young people as missionary disciples. Not only will this require alternative strategies and outreach to young people and their parents, but our own journeys will demand that we risk exploring some new paradigm-changing models and methods.
Are you ready for such a challenge?
Join ministry leaders from across the country in this fifth edition of MOMENTUM as we dare to explore the research, practices, and methods that will form young disciples in the decade ahead.
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Event Format
You are invited to join ministry colleagues from across the county to examine, discuss, and reflect on the questions above, and more, as we gather for a four-hour virtual symposium sponsored by NFCYM.
All sessions will be recorded and available for viewing post-event
Here’s the overview:
- Opening Session (1-1:50 pm ET | 10-10:50 am PT) – Keynote and Overview of the TENx10 Project: 3 Big Questions for Forming and Accompanying Young Disciples
- Breakout Workshops – Session A (2:10-3:00 pm ET | 11:10-12:00 am PT) – Select one of the three workshops (details below) to attend live and join a small group discussion
- Breakout Workshops – Session B (3:10-4:00 pm ET | 12:10-1:00 pm PT) – Select one of the three workshops (details below) to attend live and join a small group discussion
- Groups Discussions & Closing Session (4:10-5:00 pm ET | 1:10-2:00 pm PT) – Closing Session Featuring Moderated Breakout Rooms
Book Giveaway!
This weeks winner (9/20) is Liz Tingquist from the Diocese of Little Rock!
Register now and enter into our contest where five lucky registrants will be randomly selected to win a copy of Kara Powell’s newest book with Fuller Youth Institute: 3 Big Questions that Change Every Teenager.
Registration is filling up, so register now to have your name placed into the pool to win this prize! We will be selecting a winner every Wednesday until the day of the event.
Emcees
Ryan Bao
Ryan Bao is the director for youth ministry and confirmation at St. Clare Parish, Santa Clara, in the Diocese of San Jose. He currently is completing his Master of Arts at the Catholic University of America in theology while working as a Project Coordinator for NFCYM.
Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg
Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg is the Digital Content Specialist with NFCYM. She has worked in youth ministry for almost 12 years and has a Master of Arts degree in theology and ministry from Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, where she concentrated on church ministry and its impact on Latinx youth in the US.
Opening Session
1-1:50 PM ET | 10-10:50 AM PT
Will be recorded for participants who cannot attend live.
3 Big Questions for Forming and Accompanying Young Disciples
Presented by: Kara Powell, Fuller Youth institute
The teenagers in your life are searching for answers to their 3 biggest questions: Who am I? Where do I fit? What difference can I make? Based on new landmark research from the Fuller Youth Institute, this session gives you and your team practical conversation and connection ideas to assist you in accompanying young people toward Jesus’ best answers for their identity, belonging, and purpose questions.
Kara Powell, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary (see fulleryouthinstitute.org). Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara serves as a Youth and Family Strategist for Orange, and also speaks regularly at parenting and leadership conferences. Kara is the author or co-author of a number of books including: 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager, Faith in an Anxious World, Growing With, 18 Plus, Growing Young, The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family, Sticky Faith Curriculum, Can I Ask That?, Deep Justice Journeys, Essential Leadership, Deep Justice in a Broken World, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, and the Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum.”
Presentation will be followed by presentation on “Making Faith Matter More: Reaching Out to Ten Million Teens in Ten Years – Overview of the TENx10”
Breakout Workshops: Session A
2:10-3:00 PM ET | 11:10-12:00 AM PT
Will be recorded for participants who cannot attend live.
Participants can select from one of the three following workshops to attend live, including a Q&A session with the presenter.
Prioritizing Ministry: Doing More with Less and Staying Sane in the Process
Signs of the Times: A Call for Contemplative Creativity
Minister2Minister: The Critical Role of Relational Ministry
Prioritizing Ministry: Doing More with Less and Staying Sane in the Process
Prioritizing Ministry: Doing More with Less and Staying Sane in the Process
Presented by: Christopher Wesley, Marathon Youth Ministry
When it comes to leading a ministry, you’ll never have everything that you want. You’ll always be short on volunteers, budget, and time; however, God will always give you what you need; the challenge is recognizing it. In this presentation, Chris will share how to recognize and maximize all the resources currently at your disposal so that you can continue to accompany the next generation.
Signs of the Times: A Call for Contemplative Creativity
Signs of the Times: A Call for Contemplative Creativity
Presented by: Kike Delgado, Consultant for Creativity and Pastoral Innovation
This session will offer some reflections on, and challenges of, the future of hybrid ministry with young people.
Minister2Minister: The Critical Role of Relational Ministry
Minister2Minister: The Critical Role of Relational Ministry in a Post-Pandemic Church
Presented by Laura Schuberg and Paola Flores, Diocese of Orange
Join us for this real and raw m2m dialogue and discussion with two tried and true ministers, know their stories and the relevant strategies used to engage young people, families and volunteers Ina powerful and relational way.
Breakout Workshops: Session B
3:10-4:00 PM ET | 12:10-1:00 PM PT
Will be recorded for participants who cannot attend live.
Participants can select from one of the three following workshops to attend live, including a Q&A session with the presenter.
A Day in the Life of a Young Disciple
360 Degree Ministry
Going Mobile: Reaching Teens Online
A Day in the Life of a Young Disciple
A Day in the Life of a Young Disciples
Presented by Dayrin Perez, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Our young people are glorifying God by striving to live out their discipleship and continue to follow Jesus in their daily lives. As they live this life of discipleship, what are their hopes? Their joys? Their struggles? What do they need from you and I that sustains them and encourages them to grow in their relationship with Jesus on a daily basis? Come hear from young people directly, be inspired and walk away with insight to continue the accompaniment of young people on their discipleship journey.
360 Degree Ministry
360 Degree MInistry
Presented by Sarah Jarzembowski
Offering opportunities for young people to engage all their senses in all the spaces and places they participate in life creates momentum for the Holy Spirit to transform their lives to service in Christ. This workshop will explore practical ways to engage young people through technology, media, and accompaniment.
Going Mobile: Reaching Teens Online
Going Mobile: Reaching Teens Online
Presented by Michael Marchand
Today, young people experience the world through the screen of their mobile device. They spend their free time online, stream 23 hours of video every week, make decisions based on the opinions of influencers, and account for 60% of the user base of TikTok (the fastest-growing social media network ever). To really understand and reach them, we need to understand their world. We need to be present where they are. We need to go mobile.
Group Discussion & Closing Session
4:10-5:00 pm ET | 1:10-2:00 pm PT
Will be recorded for participants who cannot attend live.
Participants will gather and then join breakout rooms to share insights gained from the sessions and discuss ways to practically implement the learnings in ministry settings. Finally, everyone will unite once again and our emcees will close us out in prayer.
Event Cost
MOMENTUM is $35 per person.
NFCYM members get at $10 discount – discount automatically applied at checkout when logged into your member account.
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Recordings
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