1. Youth Culture Diocese of Green Bay Office of Youth Ministry

2. Prayer of Generosity (St. Ignatius of Loyola) + Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to ask for reward, save that of knowing that I do your will. Amen

3. YOUR WITNESS IS MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU KNOW. SHARE HOW HE AMBUSHED YOUR LIFE, HOW HE SHIFTED YOUR WORLDVIEW. GOD WORKS IN YOUR STORY. NOW IS THE TIME TO SHARE IT.

4. Reflection Questions + What is your fondest childhood memory? + Where did you first encounter Christ? + What is your favorite way to pray?

5. Mission? 1. What is the mission of the Church? (in other words, do we even need the Catholic Church?) 2. What is the goal of youth ministry in your parish?

6. Objectives of this Class Challenge you to ask the tough questions Challenge you to ask the tough questions Uncover the mission of your personal life Uncover the mission of your personal life Uncover the mission of youth ministry in your parish Uncover the mission of youth ministry in your parish Develop a model of discipleship in your parish/school Develop a model of discipleship in your parish/school Provide materials to form teens who love the Lord Provide materials to form teens who love the Lord

7. On the Missionary Activity of the Church “The mission of the Church, therefore, is fulfilled by that activity which makes her, obeying the command of Christ and influenced by the grace and love of the Holy Spirit, fully present to all men or nations, in order that, by the example of her life and by her preaching, by the sacraments and other means of grace, she may lead them to the faith, the freedom and the peace of Christ; that thus there may lie open before them a firm and free road to full participation in the mystery of Christ.” - Ad Gentes, 5

8. USA Today "The last two years in high school have been the most stressful for me and my friends," she says. "We have to do everything and be perfect for colleges and we have a big workload. Most of the time we talk about how stressed we are." - High School Senior

9. Out of 10 Students... ●3 will come from a family with divorced parents ●6 consider themselves moderately or extremely stressed ●6 are afraid of their future after graduation ●9 say they feel social media is making us a less civil society ●1.5 have thought of committing suicide ●8 believe that moral truths are relative

13. Obsessed with the Supernatural? - 59% of teens believe in ghosts -73% of teens have engaged in one type of psychic or witchcraft-related activity -30% have had their palm read -80% of teens have read their horoscope

14. No Affiliation? At the same time, the new study by the Pew Forum also finds that roughly one-in-six people around the globe (1.1 billion, or 16%) have no religious affiliation. This makes the unaffiliated the third-largest religious group worldwide, behind Christians and Muslims, and about equal in size to the world’s Catholic population. Surveys indicate that many of the unaffiliated hold some religious or spiritual beliefs (such as belief in God or a universal spirit) even though they do not identify with a particular faith.

15. A Few Years Later into Adulthood ●The largest religious denomination in the country is lapsed Catholics totalling 30 million ●1 in 10 Adult Americans is an ex-Catholic ●65% stop believing in the Church teaching ●56% disagree with the Church’s stance on homosexuality ●48% disagree with the Church’s prohibition of birth control ● Only 30% of cradle Catholics are still practicing

16. Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? - No, I’m Catholic. The majority of adult Catholics are not even certain that a personal relationship with God is possible.

17. The First Words out of Jesus’ Mouth in the Gospel of John: What are you looking for? John 1:38

19. Challenge Accepted. These new challenges can point to new opportunities for ministry. - Renewing the Vision

20. Homework for this Afternoon Make a timeline of your God-encounters