2018 National Workshop Resources

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From the Workshop

Session 1 - Handouts

By Tom East

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Session 1 - Slides

By Tom East

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Session 2 - Handouts

By Tom East

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Session 2 - Slides

By Tom East

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Session 3 and 4 - Handouts

By Tom East

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Session 3 and 4 - Slides

By Tom East

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From Youth Ministry Access

Learning to Be: Encoutering Jesus in Prayer and Sacraments

By Peter Bierer

This is a free session for a 90-minute high school gathered youth session from Youth Ministry Access.

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Discover Your Spiritual Pathway

By Susan Searle

This is a free session for a 75-minute middle school gathered youth session from Youth Ministry Access.

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Additional Resources

Accompaniment Model for Confirmation

By Tom East

This is the story of one parish who applied the Accompaniment model to their preparation of youth for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

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Discovering the Sacred: Seven Things that Help Youth Encounter God in Prayer

By Angel Barrera

A journal article from Youth Ministry Access

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Walking with Youth – Preparing for the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment

By Tom East

A journal article from Youth Ministry Access

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Music and Video

Brene Brown on Empathy

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I Am the Bread of Life by Steve Angrisano

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The Elephant, The Rider and the Path - A Tale of Behavior Change

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