Youth Minister Resources

The Catholic Youth Organization is committed to training and developing youth ministers both professionally and spiritually and offers trainings for full-time, part-time and volunteer catechists. National speakers and trainers present on a wide variety of important topics related to the field of youth ministry.

For youth ministers seeking a comprehensive formation program and would like to work towards a Basic Certificate in Youth Ministry, we recommend Franciscan at Home, an online learning program.

Find Certification Tracks and Workshops here:
Franciscan at Home

At least twice a year, there will be an opportunity for youth ministers to meet regionally to pray together, share ideas and support each other.

The National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) is the national organization for youth ministry in the United States. The NFCYM looks to a future when young people see themselves as children of God who live as missionary disciples of Jesus Christ; when the gifts, struggles and diverse realities of young people are welcomed in Catholic faith communities; when pastoral ministry leaders have embraced the joy of the Gospel, and when families are living as the domestic Church.

The NFCYM commits to advancing the field of pastoral ministry to young people by: forming, equipping, and supporting pastoral leaders in their ministry to young people and their families; modeling and fostering a ministry of acompañamiento among young people of all cultures, languages, socioeconomic and geographic realities; and, partnering with parents and equipping families of young people as they witness to Jesus Christ in their daily lives.

Visit NFCYM's page here:
National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
 

Every other year, Catholic young people and their chaperones—youth ministers, campus ministers, parents, catechists, priests, coaches, and scout leaders—come together to pray, learn, and grow in their faith. In addition to opportunities to receive the sacraments of the Eucharist and penance, NCYC participants attend general and breakout sessions on topics relevant to living as a disciple of Christ in today’s world, visit with organizations that provide resources and other support to youth and youth ministry, spend time in personal and communal prayer, and engage in service to others.

The next NCYC is November 18-20, 2021, in Indianapolis, IN.  For more information, please visit the NCYC website.  If you would like more information on bringing a group to NCYC, please email cyorequests@adw.org.

Visit the NCYC Website here:
National Catholic Youth Conference

Along with The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, the Catholic Youth Organization recognizes that the protection of children and young people is a responsibility shared by the entire community.

Every adult involved with CYO programing including but not limited to Youth Ministers, and volunteers, including those who do not work or volunteer with children, who has reason to believe or suspects that any child has been the victim of physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual assault, or neglect shall make a report to the appropriate civil authorities, identified in Section 5.3, and to the appropriate Archdiocesan authorities, identified in Section 6 of the Child Protection and Safe Environment Policy Handbook. 

You can access the report form by clicking the button below:

Report Suspected Child Abuse Form

Please submit report via email to: ChildProtection@adw.org or contact the Office of Child Protection and Safe Environment at 301-853-5328.