Some organizations are the "I pay you, you do something for me" type of club. Not NACYML. NACYML members discern and decide what is important and necessary for the field of Catholic Youth Ministry and the membership. Read more about being a part of a 'member driven' organization, and become a part of this growth by joining the over 650 other leaders in youth and campus ministry who are driving this movement forward.
**The NACYML Leadership Team, and NFCYM Board of Directors, recently approved a five year strategic plan for the organization. For more information, download the strategic goals and objectives. 
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The certificate program is designed to meet the needs of men and women who wish to grow in their knowledge of, and skills for, youth ministry. The certificate program integrates instructional and informational technologies within its coursework and utilizes national competency-based standards in the development of curriculum and assessment.
Courses are taught in a distance-learning format by nationally-recognized youth ministry trainers from Ministry Training Source. The program consists of four courses (consisting of three modules each), addressing the specialized competencies for youth ministry leaders found in the revised National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers. Participants may take the program for a national certificate, and/or twelve hours of graduate or undergraduate credit (provided at an additional cost through Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College).
The 2011-2012 OnCourse Webinars provide participants with new tools and ideas to chart a course through Catholic youth ministry. Sponsored by the National Association for Catholic Youth Ministry Leaders and Ministry Training Source, the webinars can be used to acquire competence in many of the National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers.
See what a professional minsterial organization can do for you! Membership registration and renewal is now online. Learn more about NACYML and how to become a member.
Priests, brothers, sisters, and nuns are vital to the life of the church. Please invite others to consider religious life, and make these FREE resources available in your parish or places of ministry:
Order online or call 800-942-2811.
Take a look at the compiled resources available on social justice from NACYML and NFCYM. Help create a more just world by teaching teens about existing injustices, the social demands of Gospel, and practical ways they can serve as faithful disciples of Christ.
America's newest generation, the Millennials, is in this coming-of-age phase. Who are they? How are they different? How are they being shaped by their moment in history? And how might they reshape America in the future? The Pew Research Center sets out to answer these questions in a yearlong series of original reports that explore the behaviors, values and opinions of today’s teens and twenty-somethings. Read more about the Millennials and/or view the executive summary and full research report.
NACYML is a service of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM)—an organization of affiliated dioceses (represented by the diocesan director of youth ministry). NFCYM's stated purpose is to “serve those who serve the young Catholic Church.” By forming an association, the NFCYM helps to further their mission by more directly serving all professionals responsible for Catholic youth and campus ministry.
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