http://www.dscottmiller.com/2010/01/19/anchors-for-a-lifelong-religious-identity/ the 411 of Catholic Youth Ministry Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.dscottmiller.com/2010/01/19/anchors-for-a-lifelong-religious-identity/comment-page-1/#comment-3236 Tweets that mention Catholic Youth Ministry Blog » Anchors for a Lifelong Religious Identity -- Topsy.com Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:12:13 +0000 http://www.dscottmiller.com/2010/01/19/anchors-for-a-lifelong-religious-identity/#comment-3236 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Derrick Love, Roy Petitfils. Roy Petitfils said: Catholic Youth Ministry Blog-- The Four Anchors for Lifelong Religious Identity http://bit.ly/7GQqz8 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Derrick Love, Roy Petitfils. Roy Petitfils said: Catholic Youth Ministry Blog– The Four Anchors for Lifelong Religious Identity http://bit.ly/7GQqz8 [...]

]]> http://www.dscottmiller.com/2010/01/19/anchors-for-a-lifelong-religious-identity/comment-page-1/#comment-3234 Roy Petitfils Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:57:54 +0000 http://www.dscottmiller.com/2010/01/19/anchors-for-a-lifelong-religious-identity/#comment-3234 I think we do an awesome job with the Creed--and that is our strongest of the four. Our weakest area I think, at the parish level, is #2 giving kids a place to belong. I think lots of times we give lip service to inviting kids into the life of the church, but as soon as they "muddy the carpet" we get upset. Kids know when they "belong." If they're not showing up at Church, I think often its because they sense they aren't welcome and/or don't belong. I think we do an awesome job with the Creed–and that is our strongest of the four. Our weakest area I think, at the parish level, is #2 giving kids a place to belong. I think lots of times we give lip service to inviting kids into the life of the church, but as soon as they “muddy the carpet” we get upset. Kids know when they “belong.” If they’re not showing up at Church, I think often its because they sense they aren’t welcome and/or don’t belong.

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