Tom is the Director of the Center for Ministry Development and Project Coordinator for the Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies Program. Previously, Tom was the Director of Youth Ministry and the Associate Director for Religious Education for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Tom has provided workshops on volunteer management in dioceses and...
Tom is the Director of the Center for Ministry Development and Project Coordinator for the Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies Program. Previously, Tom was the Director of Youth Ministry and the Associate Director for Religious Education for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Tom has provided workshops on volunteer management in dioceses and parishes for over twenty-five years. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Religious Studies from Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles.
Dear friends, At the Center for Ministry Development, we take the trust placed in us by families, parishes, and schools very seriously. We made a commitment to provide programs this summer if we could do so safely. This week, CMD again consulted with Dr. Stephen Hawes, Epidemiologist for the University of Washington. Dr. Hawes recommended that we c...
Attention: Ministry Leaders and Colleagues of the Center for Ministry Development Dear Friend, The Center for Ministry Development (CMD) has provided resources, training, and programs to support Catholic Youth Ministry leaders since 1978. That is our passion and our mission. For the last 18 months, I have been working with our board to determine wa...
Christus Vivit – Christ is Alive!Young people preparing for Confirmation need to know this now more than ever.Christ is alive and seeks to walk with youth in this moment. Confirmation should be a strengthening and the start of renewed zeal for discipleship. Too often, the sacrament is the end instead of the beginning. The end of catechesis; the end...
