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About Youth Ministry Access
• Designed especially for Catholic youth ministry leaders in parishes, schools, retreat centers, camps—wherever young people gather in community as young disciples.
• For middle school youth ministry and high school youth ministry
• Based on Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry (USCCB, 1997)
• Provides more than 70 new gathered programs and non-gathered strategies each year
• Includes catechetical sessions for high school youth, correlated to the U.S. Bishops' document, Adaptation of Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age.
| "My husband and I lead our middle school youth. We have enjoyed your programs and have used them since last year when we began and have since doubled our attendance. Such a blessing." |
Features of Youth Ministry Access
Downloadable Gathered Youth Nights (based on the eight components of youth ministry), Extended Events (retreats, service projects, community life events), non-gathered strategies (Seasonal Connections), connections to the liturgical and civic calendar (Seasonal Ideas), and Journal Articles are provided seasonally to help you develop a comprehensive ministry with middle school and/or high school young people.
YMA High School
YMA Middle School
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Free Samples! Take a look at the current Seasonal Snapshot and download free samples. Select High School or Middle School. |
| "Thank you for everything that you and the rest of the staff at CMD do for those of us in the trenches. These programs and articles are an amazing resource!" — Lisa |
Meet Our Authors
The authors for YMA are parish youth ministers, diocesan directors, high school campus ministers and teachers, national leaders in Catholic organizations, speakers, and trainers. They bring their love of young people and experience in ministry to everything they write!
| The format of the sessions and the easy access of the website has been a real blessing to me and my catechists and staff. Keep up the good work! — Heather |
YMA Virtual Tours
• Sign up for a 45-minute online tour of the YMA website and see for yourself how YMA can help you and your leaders meet the needs of middle school and/or high school youth. Contact Dee Austin at dee@cmdnet.org to register. Upcoming tours:
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 @ 11AM
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 @ 11AM
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 @ 11AM
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 @ 11AM
(All times are Pacific.)
