Catholc Schools Youth Mnstry Australa Vson and Focus Areas JUNIOR AND YOUTH MINISTRY YOUTH MINISTERS INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC LEADERS FORMATION NETWORK STUDENT POST SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTERS TEACHER AND CHURCH LEADERS
WELCOME CSYMA SPIRITUAL ADVISOR AND REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BISHOPS Dear Frends n Chrst, The gatherng of young adults at school level and ther teachers to renew ther lfe n Chrst and the Church s a wonderful ntatve of CSYMA. Over the years I ve seen the CSYMA ntatve grow. I am delghted to encourage schools and Catholc organsatons to thnk serously about ntroducng the wonderful ntatves that come from the genus of CSYMA. When young people speak to young people about Jesus Chrst and ther growng love of the Catholc Church t has a very bg mpact for converson n young people s lves. Also the nvolvement of ther teachers as both sponsor and teacher renews ther own personal fath lfe wth Chrst. There are many dfferent programs and ntatves avalable n our Catholc schools to engender fath and trust n God. However, I do feel that CSYMA s not just another one. Its ntatve s totally Australan and ts leaders contnually mprove on ther presentatons from year to year. Havng been personally nvolved wth the CSYMA I have seen great conversons to the Catholc Church and a deeper love of the Catholc Church amongst our young people and teachers. Perhaps ths mght happen wth your school and your staff and students? I encourage you to read carefully what s nvolved n ths booklet and to thnk serously about whether you d lke to respond postvely to the ntatves showcased. Yours sncerely n Chrst, Archbshop Chrstopher Prowse Catholc Archbshop of Canberra and Goulburn
Contents p. 1 VISION Ams, Vson and Focus Areas p. 3 STUDENT Youth and Junor Mnstry p. 7 POST SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTERS Youth Mnsters Internatonal p. 9 p. 11 TEACHER AND CHURCH LEADER Catholc Leaders Formaton Network SYSTEM WIDE IMPLEMENTATION Implementng CSYMA CSYMA CREATING CENTRES OF THE NEW EVANGELISATION For more nformaton, vst csym.com
Catholc Schools Youth Mnstry Australa WHAT IS CSYMA? CSYMA VISION Catholc Schools Youth Mnstry Australa (CSYMA) has a vson to nspre and equp our Catholc Schools to become centres of the New Evangelsaton. CSYMA s a professonal teacher-centred organsaton networkng Catholc secondary schools, staff and organsatons wth the goal of further empowerng staff and students n evangelsaton. CSYMA AIMS 1. To help staff develop and sustan a personal lvng relatonshp wth Jesus and a strong Catholc dentty through on-gong formaton, dscpleshp and partcpaton n the lfe of the Church. 2. To develop a vson for a mnstry of evagelsaton as teachers, and to be commtted to sharng the Gospel of Chrst n a school settng. 3. To support the development of School fath based formaton programs, ncludng the four-phase Youth Mnstry model, famly retreats, Chrstan servce programs and staff fath formaton. 4. To buld bonds of communcaton and foster soldarty amongst Catholc Schools, though nter-school staff and student formaton programs at a local and regonal level. 5. To buld post-school youth formaton pathways. 1 2 3 PROGRAMS JUNIOR AND YOUTH MINISTRY YOUTH MINISTERS INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC LEADERS FORMATION NETWORK FOCUS AREA STUDENT POST SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTERS TEACHER AND CHURCH LEADERS
CSYMI. An Internatonal Vson. The vson of CSYMA s nternatonal. Over the past four years, CSYMA has undergone expanson n Uganda and England. Internatonal cross-cultural mssons to Uganda have resulted n the establshment of Catholc Schools Youth Mnstry Uganda (CSYMU), whch has spread across the Docese of Masaka. In 2017, the frst East Afrcan Teacher Formaton Conference was held n Masaka, Uganda. Ths conference brought together hundreds of teachers and leaders to spend tme developng ther own personal relatonshp wth Chrst, but also provded the opportunty to receve tranng n Youth Mnstry and the four-phase model. The conference sparked passon n leaders from across Afrca, ncludng Rwanda, who have begun to mplement the program. The cross-cultural msson team to England n 2017 bult relatonshps wth multple Docese. In 2018, another msson team wll contnue to develop strong relatonshps wth England Doceses, further explorng the mplementon of CSYME. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS YOUTH MINISTRY AUSTRALIA (CSYMA) UGANDA (CSYMU) RWANDA (CSYMR) ENGLAND (CSYME) NATIONAL PARTNERS CSYMA has two natonal partners who work hard wth us to delver our programs and make an mpact.
JUNIOR AND YOUTH MINISTRY Youth Mnstry Model STUDENT The Four-Phase Model of Student Formaton ams to brng about a sgnfcant change n the Catholc Fath Culture of students and staff, to orent the culture of the school towards fath and a personal connecton wth Chrst. The Four Phase model s mplemented such that Phases 1 3 are mplemented n the school, and Phase 4 s mplemented wthn the Broader Church. 1 2 3 4 PHASE INITIAL RETREAT EXPERIENCE CURRICULUM FORMATION YOUTH MINISTRY TEAM BROADER CHURCH PROGRAM CATCH THE WAVE Vdeo and Workbook Seres for Class OR Retreat UNITS OF STUDY Unt 1: Intro to Youth Mnstry Unt 2: Youth Mnstry and Leadershp Unt 3: Youth Mnstry and Sprtualty YOUTH ACADEMY Module 1: Wtness Module 2: Mnstry Module 3: Sprt Module 4: Church Module 5: Fath and Outreach EVENTS CATCH THE WAVE RETREAT Year 8 SHINE GATHERING Year 9 and 10 LEAD CONFERENCE Year 11 and 12 SPIRIT RETREAT Year 11 and 12 For further nformaton on the Four Phase Model of Student Formaton or the Youth Academy vst csym.com/ youthmnstry or see the Youth Mnstry Vson Gude. CSYMA and ACU Youth Academy The CSYMA and ACU Youth Academy provdes a formal accredtaton n Fath and Mnstry for students n Years 11 and 12. Upon completon of the program students are awarded 5 Bonus ATAR Ponts towards a degree at the ACU and the CSYMA and ACU Fath and Mnstry Award. The Youth Academy ams to fll the need to further form and equp senor Youth Mnstry teams wthn schools and to connect these students to the broader Church communty. The Youth Academy Program ams to brng together Phases Three and Four of the CSYMA Four Phase model. The program conssts of 4 Modules: wth one extenson unt. MODULES 1. IWITNESS 2. MINISTRY 3. CHURCH 4. SPIRIT 5. FAITH AND OUTREACH To regster your school for the Youth Academy, vst csym.com/youthmnstry
CSYMA Events CATCH THE WAVE Catch the Wave Retreats are for year 8 and 9 students and am to provde students wth a personal encounter wth Chrst and develop an understandng of the core prncples of Youth Mnstry. SHINE GATHERINGS Shne Gatherngs are amed at Year 9 and 10 students. The am s to empower the students n ther mnstry by formng them further n ther fath and gvng them an experence of belongng to the broader Church. LEAD CONFERENCES LEAD Student Gatherng target senor Youth Mnstry Teams n Years 11 and 12 and am to equp them wth formaton and mnstry sklls that they wll utlse n ther mnstry. Themes explored through a varety of sessons and prase and worshp nclude fndng your dentty n Chrst, the role of Youth n the New Evangelsaton, the Vson for the Youth Mnstry team and practcal sklls and acton workshops for the teams. SPIRIT RETREATS The Sprt Retreat s for students n Years 11 and 12 and forms one Module of the Youth Academy program. The retreat ams to gather young people and provde them wth an opportunty to deepen ther fath. RESOURCES CSYMA provdes students workbooks, journals, multmeda resources and teachng plans for all the currculum content as well as vdeo seres to supplement the regonal student gatherngs. These comprehensve resources are all avalable onlne to member schools for ease of access. You can also order prnted workbooks and prayer journals f your school would lke to save tme on prntng. These onlne resources nclude: a) Mult-meda lbrary of examples of effectve youth mnstry actvtes (drama, testmones etc.) and examples of the mplementaton wthn ndvdual schools; b) Access to the YMI Youth Mnsters c) Youth Mnstry Team T-shrt desgn; d) Practcal Sklls n Youth Mnstry seres; e) Catch the Wave program; and f) A Currculum Package. STAFF TRAINING CSYMA offers staff PD workshops to assst n the mplementaton of the model and understandng the currculum, as well as growng Youth Mnstry n the school. CSYMA offers other professonal development and formaton through the Catholc Leaders Formaton Network.
JUNIOR AND YOUTH MINISTRY Implementaton of the Four Phase Model STUDENT The Four Phase Model s developed wthn a school as a year level pathway, wth Youth Mnstry beng an elected unt of study. The Youth Mnstry streams are dsplayed n blue below. Both the Youth Mnstry Streams work alongsde each other, where the Youth Mnstry Leadershp stream covers currculum content and the Leadershp and Msson Stream provdes extra-currcular formaton and Youth Mnstry development. SECONDARY SCHOOLS YOUTH MINISTRY PATHWAYS STREAM MAINSTREAM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION YOUTH MINISTRY LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP AND MISSION YEAR 9 TERM 3. Prophets and Sants TERM 4. Call to Acton TERM 3. Introducton to Youth Mnstry TERM 4. Call to Acton One day retreat OR Lturgy YEAR 10 TERM 1. Makng Chrstan Decsons TERM 2. People of Hope TERM 3. Challenge of Communty TERM 4. The Synoptc Gospels TERM 1. Makng Chrstan Decsons TERM 2. People of Hope TERM 3. Youth Mnstry & Leadershp TERM 4. The Synoptc Gospels Formaton n Chrstan Vson Workng as part of a team Small outreach project (e.g. confrmaton) YEAR 11 SEM 1. Search for Meanng SEM 2. Relgon n Arts/ Socal Justce SEM 1. Search for Meanng SEM 2. Youth Mnstry and Sprtualty Three day retreat Leadershp and Charsm development Project - lturges and retreats YEAR 12 SEM 1. Ethcs SEM 2. Hstory of the Church/ Sacred Texts SEM 1. Ethcs SEM 2. Indepedent Study Hgh Profle Youth Mnstry Team Formal Cross School Tranng College Lturges Msson Outreach Experence INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL PLANS We understand that each school s dfferent. When you become a CSYMA Member and mplement the CSYMA currculum, we wll work wth you to desgn an ndvdual school plan that wll strategcally develop youth mnstry and the fath lfe of your school or docese wthn your context. If you are nterested n mplementng Youth Mnstry n your school, vst www.csym.com/membershp
Junor Mnstry Model The success of the Four Phase model n formng students n secondary schools created the need for a Four Phase Model for prmary school students. Ths brought about CSYMA Junor, whch has a vson for drawng prmary school students nto the CSYMA network and nto a personal relatonshp wth Chrst whlst connectng Catholc secondary and prmary schools mplementng models of youth mnstry. Students partcpate n the Journey wth Jesus retreat, contnue ther formaton wth the prayer Journal Daly Talks wth God and form a Junor Youth Mnstry Team. Junor provdes the opportunty for secondary students to work and mentor the Junor teams and assst n the facltaton of retreats. Four Phase Model of Junor Formaton 1 2 3 4 PHASE INITIAL RETREAT EXPERIENCE CURRICULUM FORMATION JUNIOR MINISTRY TEAM BROADER CHURCH PROGRAM JOURNEY WITH JESUS RETREAT DAILY TALKS WITH GOD PRAYER JOURNAL ESTABLISH A JUNIOR YOUTH MINISTRY TEAM THE MODEL The Junor Model conssts of a Journey wth Jesus Retreat, Daly Talks wth God relgous educaton resource and the formaton of a Junor Youth Mnstry team that asssts teachers n runnng school lturges, leadng school prayer and n socal justce actvtes. Secondary schools may work wth the prmary school to run the Journey wth Jesus Retreat and to provde formaton opportuntes for the Junor Youth Mnstry Team. STUDENT Workbook If you are nterested n mplementng CSYMA Junor n your school or would lke further nformaton vst www.csym.com/membershp 1 Journey wth Jesus
YOUTH MINISTERS INTERNATIONAL POST SCHOOL YOUTH MINSTERS Post-School Youth Mnsters YMI VISION Youth Mnsters Internatonal (YMI) s a network that forms, equps and resources post-school youth mnsters engaged n a year of msson whlst actvely partcpatng n the lfe of the Catholc Church. Youth Mnsters are engaged n a local placement on a parttme or full-tme bass wthn schools, Church communtes or Catholc Educaton Offces. Youth Mnsters support the mplementaton of the CSYMA Youth Mnstry model n schools, develop Parsh based youth mnstry and buld pathways for young people to engage wth the broader Church. ACU accredted Sgnum FIde certfcates are ncorporated wthn the YMI Formaton and Msson Pathway. YMI AIMS YMI was establshed wth the followng ams: 1. To provde a pathway for the engagement of young people nto the lfe and msson of the Catholc Church beyond school. 2. To have traned post-school Youth Mnsters who support the CSYMA vson to nspre and equp Catholc schools to become centers of the new evangelsaton. 3. To provde peer-to-peer mnsters who can support teachers and leaders n the mplementaton of Youth Mnstry programs ncludng the Four-Phase Model of Student Formaton. 4. To establsh a dscpleshp pathway that ncorporates young people from School nto the lfe of the Church. 5. To provde cross-cultural msson opportuntes. YMI FORMATION AND MISSION COMPONENTS Youth Mnsters Internatonal has three key formaton components that support the vson of post-school Youth Mnsters. These are: 1 2 YMI 3 PROGRAMS YMI EQUIPPING SCHOOL YMI MISSIONS
A Formaton and Msson Pathway YMI formaton and msson pathway s comprsed of the followng components over a 12 month perod. These formaton and msson components provde a structured model of formaton, tranng and mnstry nvolvement that supports communtes engagng a postschool Youth Mnster. YMI These formaton and msson components nclude: 1. Tranng receved at the YMI Equppng School, 2. Partcpaton n ongong formaton ntatves ncludng the ACU Sgnum Fde Program, 3. Mnstry Placements (Parsh and School), 4. Conductng regonal and natonal Events throughout the CSYMA Network, and 5. YMI Msson opportuntes. ACU accredted Sgnum Fde certfcates are ncorporated wthn the YMI Formaton and Msson Pathway YMI FORMATION AND MISSION PATHWAY 1 2 3 YMI PROGRAMS Communcaton and Ongong Formaton YMI EQUIPPING SCHOOL Mnstry Placement (School or Church) CSYMA Events YMI MISSIONS ACU Sgnum Fde Program ACU accredted Sgnum FIde certfcates are ncorporated wthn the YMI Formaton and Msson Pathway WHAT IS SIGNUM FIDEI? Sgnum Fde s a Catholc Schools and Youth Mnstry Program for the fath formaton of pre-servce teachers and mnstry leaders n realsng the aspratons of the New Evangelsaton so as to be prepared to teach or be a youth mnster n a Catholc school.through the YMI Equppng School and onogng YMI Programs, ACU offers the Sgnum Fde Program as formal accredtaton for youth mnsters and leaders n the broader Church. The face-to-face component of Sgnum Fde s completed at the YMI Equppng School. Youth Mnsters wll be awarded a Certfcate upon succesful completon of each Module. For further nformaton about the YMI Network, Youth Mnsters or Formaton vst www.csym.com/
CATHOLIC LEADERS FORMATION NETWORK TEACHER AND CHURCH LEADERS Catholc Leaders Formaton Network The Catholc Leaders Formaton Network (CLFN) s a a professonal formaton network of leaders n Catholc schools, Parshes and Mnstres engaged n evangelsaton (of youth, young adults and adults). The CLFN s run through a partnershp between CSYMA and the ACU La Salle Academy. The works of the CLFN centre around three man professonal development areas; renewng fath through retreats, formng leaders and provdng opportuntes for further leadershp development and mnstry through the Catholc Leaders Groups Catholc teachers and leaders. Teachers and leaders who are members of the CLFN can choose to partcpate and utlse any of the aspects of the Network they would lke. 1. RETREATS CLFN members have access to Porta Fde Retreats and Sprt Retreats run by CSYMA across the country, as well as the ablty for approprate staff to work wth CSYMA to run ther own Porta Fde retreats for ther School, Parsh or Movement. A much needed remnder to keep buldng my relatonshp wth Chrst 2. FORMATION The CLFN has access to ongong formaton through: Weekly Formaton and Prayer Resources These resources can be used for staff prayer and nclude scrpture, reflecton and dscusson questons. Formng Leaders Seres The Formng Leaders Seres s an ongong small group program that conssts of the Porta Fde retreat and two vdeo formaton programs - Growng Dscples and Mssonary Leaders Formaton Programs. The seres are amed at dfferent levels of staff and mnstry leaders formaton. ACU La Salle Academy Accredted Programs CSYMA runs two programs n collaboraton wth the ACU La Salle Academy, these are the Graduate Certfcate n Educaton: Leadng the New Evangelsaton AND Sgnum Fde Catholc Leaders Formaton Symposum Ths bannual conference s an opportunty for formaton, networkng and development. Catholc Leaders Formaton Journal Publshed annually, the CLFN Journal contans formaton artcles and academc peces as well as artcles about the works of CSYMA.
CATHOLIC LEADERS FORMATION NETWORK 3. LEADERS GROUPS Leadershp opportuntes are avalable through the CLFN. Members of the network can be nvted nto Leaders Groups through the completon of CLFN Formaton Programs or equvalent programs wthn the broader Church. The Leaders Groups s an ongong professonal network of Catholc leaders nvolved n the Evangelsaton of youth and adults. It helps acheve the ams of the CLFN ncludng acknowledgng the contrbuton of the leader, and provdng a vehcle for ongong support, and development of sklls and capactes for emergng and current mnstry leaders. Members of the Leaders Groups commt to: sustanng a personal lvng relatonshp wth Jesus through daly prayer, dscpleshp and partcpaton n the lfe of the Catholc Church; beng actve n mnstry and the msson of the Catholc Church; partcpatng n a Leadershp Group focussed on prayer, sharng and professonal support, and supportng where possble the conductng of CLFN Programs (e.g., Porta Fde and Formng Leaders Seres). GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION: LNE The partnershp between CSYMA and the ACU La Salle Academy has resulted n the development of The Graduate Certfcate n Educaton: Leadng the New Evangelsaton (GCLNE) launched n 2017. Feedback has been overwhelmngly postve. Ths s a vtal course n ensurng that our schools become a place where the message of the Gospel pervades all areas of the currculum and school lfe... It was genune. It was deep and t had a lot of meanng. It was a safe space. If you are nterested n the Graduate Certfcate n Educaton: Leadng the New Evangelsaton, contact peter.woods@acu.edu.au For further nformaton about the Catholc Leaders Formaton Network vst www.csym.com/catholcleadersformatonnetwork
CSYMA System Wde Implementaton CSYMA s Youth Mnstry, Youth Mnsters Internatonal network and the Catholc Leaders Formaton Network together all form a comprehensve approach to evangelsaton. Docese around the country have chosen to mplement all three CSYMA programs system-wde, or across all Catholc schools wthn ther Docese. By mplementng CSYMA system wde, Docese are able to gan the full benefts of the model and engage n an effectve New Evangelsaton strategy. Teachers receve personal formaton and are equpped n leadershp and evangelsaton sklls to mplement Youth Mnstry wthn ther schools. Students are themselves buld a personal relatonshp wth Chrst, both through ther relatonshps wth teachers but also through the retreats, currculum and junor mnstry teams. After school, students may elect to partcpate n the Youth Mnsters Internatonal network, where they receve more formaton and tranng and can mnster to students themselves. Each Docese may roll out the three CSYMA programs n a dfferent manner, and CSYMA wll work extensvely to create a plan that fts nto the strategc drecton of the Docese. Read about the benefts and success that CSYMA has n Docese that mplement the model system-wde. Over the past 12 months our Archdocese n Canberra Goulburn has been nvolved n a system wde mplementaton of the CSYMA 4 phase model. It has seen a new level of connecton between our parshes and schools n the msson of evangelsaton. It has been a great framework to use n engagng our students nto the lfe and msson of the Church. The power of peer to peer wtness across our school system and the ntentonal employment and role of Youth Mnsters both n ther school and ther parsh has seen amazng frut. Another great dmenson of the CSYMA model has been the focus on staff formaton and the opportunty for many of our staff to engage n Porta Fde retreats and n the exctng new course offered at ACU whch s focused on Leadng the New Evangelsaton. We are very blessed and grateful for the frut from last year s endeavours and are excted about the growth and contnued development we wll see ths year and n the years to come. CSYMA model has been a real gft to the Church and our Catholc Educaton system here n Australa. Nathan Galea, Catholc Educaton Canberra and Goulburn If you are nterested n mplementng system-wde, please vst csym.com/membershp
My Journey Through Youth Mnstry Bll Lansky If you asked me 5 years ago f I would work as a Catholc youth mnster, there s no way on earth I could have beleved you. It s so nsanely surreal and crazy to see how much my lfe has changed and flourshed n such a short perod of tme. Growng up, my famly were athests and so I never understood frst hand what havng a fath and a relatonshp wth God was lke. To put t smply, I thought God was rrelevant n my lfe. Hgh School was a massve turnng pont for me. There s no denyng that I struggled wth my dentty whlst tryng to ft n and make new frends n ths unfamlar envronment. But despte these blurred lnes I stll had ths desre to be more and to ultmately have meanng. It was through jonng CSYMA n year 9 where I found my dentty. Through beng apart of CSYMA, I was most defntely pushed out of my comfort zone, I was challenged n my thoughts and actons. But despte all of ths I undoubtedly grew n an understandng of myself, God, and my place n the World. It s been so awesome to be workng back at Mount St Patrck College, Murwllumbah, the place whch changed my lfe for the better!! Journeyng wth students and nurturng ther fath ths year has undoubtedly been challengng at tmes, but so rewardng as well. It has been a blessng beng a Youth Mnster as I have been able to contnue my fath Through beng apart of CSYMA, I was most defntely pushed out of my comfort zone, I was challenged n my thoughts and actons. But despte all of ths I undoubtedly grew n an understandng of myself, God, and my place n the world. journey where t all began. God has unveled so many ncredble opportuntes for me and has taken me on ths crazy journey. Just recently I got the opportunty to travel to Uganda wth CSYMA on msson. Ths was the most awe nsprng experence of my lfe where I was blessed to mmerse myself n a beautful country and encounter so many people who have changed my lfe. Ths opportunty further deepened my love of Jesus as I encountered people who had been faced wth unmagnable challenges, but were so fulflled and content by the love they have for God. If I could summarse one thng I have learnt from my journey through youth mnstry, t would be that despte all the chaos n our lves and n the world that surrounds us, there s peace that exsts wth havng a relatonshp wth Jesus.
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