 Youth Ministry Leadership Institute, a collaborative effort with the Office of Continuing Christian Education, is the second level of ongoing formation program for Coordinators of Youth Ministry who have received their Basic Certificate in Youth Ministry and have completed Formation Toward Christian Ministry through the CCE Office. It is a two year program with the first year focusing on advanced skills in ministry and the second year focusing on theology.
National facilitators who are experts in their fields help to facilitate the program by providing the latest information and theories in Catechesis and Youth Ministry.
Criteria for Entrance into the Institute:
- Practical experience in ministry
- Completion of Formation Toward Christian Ministry (FTCM)
- Completion of Basic Certificate in Youth Ministry (BCYM)
- Two written recommendations (one must be from the Pastor)
- Interview with the program administrator
Requirements: - Registration deadline, December 1 of each year
- Monthly written assignments
- Attendance @ CYM Retreat (you must register for and pay for the retreat separate from YMLI registration)
- Yearly practicum
Program Benefits:- Exposure to the most recent and innovative theory and approaches for comprehensive youth ministry
- Solid Theological foundation
- Preparation for recruiting and empowering teams for ministry
- Shared faith, fellowship, and networking
- Personal, spiritual, and ministerial growth
Certification
 Participants will develop an understanding of the Code of Ethics for Professional Youth Ministry Leaders affirmed by NFCYM. Many of the skills needed to minister in an inclusive, multicultural church and diocese will be enhanced by participating in the practicum process and networking with other youth ministry and catechetical leaders of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. You will also benefit from 60 hours of undergraduate level theological study covering the areas recommended in Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord. This two year formation process will allow you to achieve the competencies necessary to function as a Parish Youth Ministry Leader.
In November of 2005, the Office of Youth Ministry received approval from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Commission on Certification and Accreditation (USCCB/CCA), located at 3211 South Lake Drive, Suite 317, St. Francis, WI 53235-3702; 414-496-0139, www.usccbcca.org ; to grant national certification to those Parish Youth Ministry Leaders who have completed the Basic Certificate in Youth Ministry Program (BCYM), Formation Toward Christian Ministry (FTCM) and the Youth Ministry Leadership Institute (YMLI). This is done through and application and interview application process. Please contact the Office of Youth Ministry to begin this process.
For more information regarding the Youth Ministry Leadership Institute, please contact
Norma Torok, Associate Director
Email Norma
713-741-8723
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