Comments on: The Administrator http://www.dscottmiller.com/2010/01/11/the-administrator/ the 411 of Catholic Youth Ministry Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sharon http://www.dscottmiller.com/2010/01/11/the-administrator/comment-page-1/#comment-3190 sharon Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:23:20 +0000 http://www.dscottmiller.com/2010/01/11/the-administrator/#comment-3190 My philosophy of parish ministry is always to "work myself out of a job." The ministry is based on Christ manifest in a community of believers. At one point or another I did every task in a parish religious education and youth ministry effort, but only as a form of modeling - and handing it forward to another. As lay ecclesial ministers ideally we work ourselves out of tasks and act as a conductor of a symphony. The Conductor knows each performer, the music, their instrument, abilities, gifts, potential.... and the conductor elicits greatness from the symphony working together. Whether we are a director of youth ministry, director of faith formation, etc. its about empowering, affirming, mentoring (and at times being mentored) by volunteer leaders as disciples to make disciples! My philosophy of parish ministry is always to “work myself out of a job.” The ministry is based on Christ manifest in a community of believers. At one point or another I did every task in a parish religious education and youth ministry effort, but only as a form of modeling – and handing it forward to another.

As lay ecclesial ministers ideally we work ourselves out of tasks and act as a conductor of a symphony. The Conductor knows each performer, the music, their instrument, abilities, gifts, potential…. and the conductor elicits greatness from the symphony working together.

Whether we are a director of youth ministry, director of faith formation, etc. its about empowering, affirming, mentoring (and at times being mentored) by volunteer leaders as disciples to make disciples!

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