2024 Fall Business Meeting

We are excited to be gathering together this fall in Nashville, Indiana! This day will be filled with fellowship, prayer, and practical tools to help in ministry.

Michael is a preacher, teacher, and innovator who is focused on serving his (second) favorite group of people on the planet: Catholic youth ministers. After years of working in parish youth ministry, Michael cofounded ProjectYM to do just that. Since then, his work with ProjectYM has taken him across the country and around the world – training, equipping, and supporting thousands of youth ministry leaders...and letting them know that they matter..

Carol is a beloved daughter of God, wife, and boy mom to four (two feral and two domesticated.) She has been in youth ministry for nine years serving elementary, middle, and high schoolers, as well as on the diocesan level, and now serves as Project YM’s Director of Partnerships. Carol lives in Birmingham, Alabama with husband Paul, and sons Ender, Xavier, Hugo, and Linus, two tarantulas (Aragog and Shelob), a bearded dragon (Clay), and a red betta fish (Tony Shark.) Carol is passionate about building up youth ministers, the beach, and fantasizing about the zombie apocalypse. She can’t wait to meet YOU and thank you for the amazing work you are doing to build God’s Kingdom.

We all know that youth ministry can't be done alone, but that doesn't mean it can't be challenging to find and retain good adult volunteers who understand our mission and just get youth ministry. If you've ever thought, "How do I find adults to help me in my ministry? Why won't anyone say yes to volunteering when I ask them? Why do leaders stop helping after just a short time? How do I get leaders to stick around for the long haul? or I know I need to train my leaders, but how do I do that well?" then this day is for you! Join us for VERY PRACTICAL discussions about recruiting, training, and supporting youth ministry teams. Whether you're new to recruiting volunteers for your ministry or a veteran at it, this day will offer you something to bring back with you to your ministry.

S C H E D U L E

8:30 am - Optional Daily Mass and Hospitality

9:15 am - Opening Prayer

9:45 am - Session 1

10:45 am -Break

11:00 am - Session 2

12:00 pm - Lunch

12:45pm - Session 3

1:45 pm - Break

2:00 pm - Sesssion 4

2:30pm - Office Updates and Closing Prayer

3:00 pm- END

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