The venue for the Empower must meet these basic minimum requirements.

1 general meeting space

• large enough for 75-200 people (depending on your areas expected attendance)
• quality sound system
• projection capabilities
• stage or “stage area” of some sort

1-2 additional meeting spaces for breakout sessions

• large enough for 40-80 people each

1 dining area

• large enough for 75-200 people (depending on your areas expected attendance)

1 space for Mass

• a church sanctuary is preferred; an alternative location may be approved if absolutely necessary

As the contact at the hosting parish, you’ll be considered the Site Coordinator and responsible for the following preparations:

• Marketing the event in your local area
• Reserving, setting up, and cleaning up space, including sound & projection
• Recruiting local musician for the day & priest to celebrate Mass
• Creating environment in the main space
• Recruiting & communicating with volunteers
• Coordinating food & hospitality
• Overseeing on-site check-in & logistics

• The primary benefit to hosting an Empower is that you and your team don’t have to travel anywhere for quality training. It comes to you! Think of all the money and time you’ll save by not having to worry about travel, hotel costs, & food on the road.
• Since you’re the one recruiting the volunteers, you can utilize your own Core Team in volunteer roles which means those people get to attend the day for free!
• Additionally, the Site Coordinator has the option to receive a small stipend or 5 free registrations. The second option is great for parishes who have more Core Members than volunteer roles needed for the day.
• You get to work with our Life Teen Events Team and see first-hand all that goes into planning an event. And you get to play an instrumental part in making youth ministry training accessible for the parishes in your area!