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...

A guest blog post by Becky Groth, a writer for ODB Films. I think I've watched PRAY: THE STORY OF PATRICK PEYTON no less than five times. It was part of my prep work as the author of the written content accompanying the film. I watched to pull quotes. I watched to cite interviewees. I watched to make sure that my focus as the writer was in line wit...