Evangelization of Hispanic Young People focuses on the evangelization of Hispanic young adults, the evangelization process, a model of evangelization in small communities, and the role of Mary in these evangelizing efforts. Resources for further reading, a glossary, and a subject index are included. Numbered paragraphs throughout make it easy to cross-reference between the English and Spanish versions.
Building on the largest national survey of teenage religion ever conducted, leading Catholic and Protestant experts recount in unprecedented detail the experiences of God, faith, community, youth ministry, and family among the fastest-growing segment of young people in the country--Latinos. Listen as young Hispanics describe their faith and hopes in their own words; gain understanding of the major issues affecting their religious development and life prospects; and improve your ministry or family life with insightful pastoral recommendations. Note: Please allow 7-14 days for delivery.
Models and Methods for Youth and Young Adult Ministry is a rare book on young adult and youth ministry in that it weaves sound theology and solid pastoral practice. It invites pastoral practitioners, scholars in the field, and university-ministry students to envision various models and methods for doing youth and young adult ministry in a collaborative and ecumenical way. Through rich, concrete examples and strategies, the reader will grasp the significance of each model and the various methods to integrate and implement these robust approaches. The result is this book will empower readers toward a more meaningful understanding of youth and young adult ministry, which will in turn engage the young church of Christ.
Published in both English and Spanish, In Covenant with God is intended primarily for participants who are in small missionary and evangelizing communities. This book can easily be adapted for use in other pastoral models such as grupos juveniles (parish youth and young adult groups) and apostolic movements. In Covenant with God is designed to begin a process of continuous evangelization and integral formation that leads to a Christian praxis once the participants have had a basic experience of life in a community. Its objectives are to lead the participants to discover themselves as persons in relationship to God, to help them understand the meaning of the Covenant, and to promote their living out the Covenant both personally and communally. In Covenant with God emphasizes the participants' vocation and mission in salvation history from a theological and an anthropological perspective.
In this pioneering collection of essays, experts from various disciplines examine the remarkable contribution of Hispanic churches to U.S. society and the common challenges church leaders face in serving the country’s growing Latino population.
This first book in the Prophets of Life and Hope series: • Presents the definition, goals and principles of Pastoral Juvenil. • Contrasts the main characteristics of Pastoral Juvenil in the United States with Youth Ministry and Young Adult Ministry, which are the two main models in the prevailing culture. • Highlights spirituality as an essential dimension in Pastoral Juvenil, noting the importance of pastoral spirituality. • Contains a chapter on the Prophets of Hope model, as the theological-pastoral framework that guides Pastoral Juvenil and gives consistency to the work of the Instituto Fe y Vida in its mission of empowering teens and jóvenes to be the protagonists of their life and pastoral action. • Describes the processes that guide the formation and training programs of leaders in the two branches of Pastoral Juvenil: ministry with teens and ministry of jóvenes. • Specifies the roles and functions of leaders that make it possible for young people to play a role in shared and co-responsible leadership. • Describes what biblically inspired Pastoral Juvenil consists of and gives guidelines for developing it in practice. • Offers a chapter with the most significant contributions of Pope Francis to Pastoral Juvenil, in his Apostolic Exhortation Christus vivit, and shows how the Pope uses Sacred Scripture as the basis and inspiration for his Magisterium. • Outlines the basic principles and steps of pastoral planning and provides an instrument for analyzing reality. • Has a glossary of terms that helps you understand the contents of the book.
