Welcome to youth ministry! This is truly one of the most exciting and important areas of ministry in our church today. Like all ministries, youth ministry requires intentional planning in order to be effective.

How to Use This Manual
This manual provides a clear process for developing a parish youth ministry program. Groundbreaking is the initial step in building a comprehensive approach to ministry with young people. Once the program is established, the planning team can utilize the Basic Resources Section and further expand the parish youth ministry.

Groundbreaking enables the planning team to:
a) create a shared vision of youth ministry
b) develop a program of ministry to, with, by, and for young people
c) handle the important issues in the field

This manual should serve as a guide in developing your parish program of youth ministry.

Starting a Young Ministry Program Manual