Professional Development

Diocesan/Eparchial Youth Ministry Training

Most diocesan/eparchial youth ministry offices offer local consultation and training. Please contact your local diocesan/eparchial office for details. Contact information can be found in the regions section.

 

Canadian Youth Ministry Certificate Program

The Canadian Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies is designed for coordinators of youth ministry, volunteer youth ministers, pastors, pastoral workers, high school chaplains and teachers, guidance counsellors, campus ministers and parents.

It provides an introductory understanding of core areas of Catholic beliefs as well as Scripture, Christology, Ecclesiology, Christian Ministry, Sacraments, Morality and Social Justice. Participants will develop techniques for a creative and comprehensive youth ministry in any setting whether it is in a church, a school, with families or in the community.

To obtain a certificate, as student must:

  • Participate in all 8 courses.
  • Complete the learning journal questions.
  • Complete the assignments and required reading for each course.
  • Submit all journals and assignments by required deadline.
  • Attend small group learning team meetings
  • Demonstrate a basic level of theological competence.

Where the program is being offered:

Archdiocese of Kingston (finishing cycle)
http://www.romancatholic.kingston.on.ca/Youth%20Ministry.htm

St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS
http://www.stfx.ca/academic/continuinged/Ministry-Youth.html

University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, ON (starting a new cycle in 2008)
http://www.utoronto.ca/stmikes/conted/youth_ministry.html

St. Peter's Institute for Catholic Formation, London, ON (starting new cycle in 2008)
http://www.stpetersseminary.ca/newsite/Institute/CCYM%20Studies%20brochure%20-%20Jn%2008-1.pdf

WCACYM: Western Canadian Association of Catholic Youth Ministers
http://www.wcacym.ca/index.shtml

For more information on the program, visit the Center for Ministry Development's site
(http://secure.cmdnet.org/index.cfm?id=DF7F8A1C-034B-48C4-2D7B3A4BDE84888C) or contact Pat Csinos, Coordinator of Redemptorist Youth/Young Adult Ministry, Edmonton-Toronto Province (and Director of the Canadian Youth Ministry Certificate Program as of September 1, 2008) at ryvm@redemptorists.ca or call at 416-593-6520.

You can also visit www.ccyms.ca

 

Youth Ministry Conferences

CCYMN Youth Ministry Conference for adult leaders

NFCYM's National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry (U.S. conference)
http://www.nfcym.org/

Canadian Youth Workers Conference (www.cywc.com) -- Canadian Catholic youth ministers/coordinators can receive a $25 registration discount. Just be sure to include the following discount code: ASSOC008

 

Schools of Theology (ATS Accredited unless indicated otherwise)

Newman Theological College
Edmonton, AB
www.newman.edu

University of Winnipeg Faculty of Theology
Winnipeg, MB
http://theology.uwinnipeg.ca./theohome.html

St. Peter's Seminary
London, ON
www.stpetersseminary.ca

Regis College
Toronto, ON
www.regiscollege.ca

University of St. Michael's College
Toronto, ON
www.utoronto.ca/stmikes

St. Augustine's Seminary
Toronto, ON
www.staugustines.on.ca

Saint Paul University (non-ATS)
Ottawa, ON
http://www.ustpaul.ca/index_e.asp

Atlantic School of Theology
Halifax, NS
http://astheology.ns.ca/

St. Francis Xavier University (non-ATS)
Antigonish, NS
www.stfx.ca