Training for Parish Core Teams

Foundational training that equips adult volunteers in your parish youth ministry for long-term success

Youth ministry is not something we figure out once. It is important that we are always learning how to see, love, and walk with the people in front of us. Teens are always changing, culture is shifting, and the way we show up for them has to keep growing, too.

This year, as Life Teen focuses on With Every Breath, our annual theme, we desire to stay attentive to how the Holy Spirit is moving in a new generation. Empower is designed for your whole team to step in together, receive the formation you need right at the start of the year, and move forward with clarity and confidence.

Through Life Teen Empower, you and your team will respond with fresh eyes and open hearts so that you can remain rooted, available, and ready to be sent.

What your team will walk away with:

  • Practical tools you can use immediately with your teens
  • A clear vision for how to approach the year ahead
  • Stronger unity across your core team
  • Confidence in how to lead and accompany teens today
  • Space to refocus, reset, and be renewed in your calling

 

You will also be surrounded by other leaders in the same vineyard. People carrying the same mission, asking the same questions, and showing up for teens in a rapidly changing world. And we are right there with you.

Life Teen staff, Area Contacts, and trained coaches show up in person to spend the day with you and your team. We listen. We invest. We walk with you. This is personal, and it is meant to last beyond a single day.

Whether your team is brand new or well established, you will leave better equipped and more connected than when you walked in.

Gather your team. Come ready. Start the year on purpose.

Looking to host an in-person Empower training in 2026?

Looking to attend an in-person Empower training in 2026?

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Early Bird Deadline: July 31st

Select a location below to register.

Empower
Arizona

August 29th

Empower
Arizona

St. Rose Philippine

Duchesne Anthem, AZ

Empower
Atlanta

August 29th

Empower
Atlanta

St. Joseph

Marietta, GA

Empower Cleveland

August 29th

Empower Cleveland

Diocese of Cleveland

Cleveland, OH

Empower Dayton

August 8th

Empower Dayton

Our Lady of Light

Dayton, OH

Empower
New Mexico

August 22nd

Empower
New Mexico

St. Thomas Aquinas

Rio Rancho, NM

Empower
Pittsburgh

August 22nd

Empower
Pittsburgh

Diocese of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Empower Richmond

August 22nd

Empower Richmond

St. Michael the Archangel

Glen Allen, VA

More Locations To Come!

Don’t see anything nearby? Training is still available for you!

Click here to learn more.

Pair Your Core Team Retreat with Empower

Looking to take your team’s experience even further? Consider pairing the Shoot the Moon Core Retreat with a Life Teen Empower training.

Empower is intentionally scheduled on Saturdays this August, so your team can begin the year not only spiritually renewed through retreat, but also practically equipped for ministry. Together, these experiences create space for your core team to pray together, reconnect to their mission, and receive the formation and tools needed for the year ahead.

We also offer a schedule specifically designed for teams incorporating Shoot the Moon into their Empower weekend experience.

VIRTUAL EMPOWER 2026

No matter where your parish is located, you and your team can participate in the Empower Training. You can gather your team at your parish on a date that works for you, or you could even spread the training out over the course of a few meetings. Whatever works best for you and your team!

We’ve crafted a hybrid event package designed to equip you with the tools you need to lead your team through a training day at your own parish. You’ll watch the pre-recorded training session videos and then engage your team locally with times of prayer, discussion questions, practical exercises, and other elements designed to help your team prepare for the ministry year ahead – all provided with your registration!

The best part? The registration fee for Virtual Empower is per parish rather than per person. So no matter how many members you have on your team, you pay a flat rate. This is an affordable, accessible option where you can get your whole team trained on a budget and schedule that works for you! What excuses do you have left?

More information about Virtual Empower registration will be coming soon!

Empower Core Member Trainings are held from 8:30am to 4:00pm.*

A full schedule can be found here.

*Schedules may vary slightly at some locations. Registered participants at those sites will receive notification of any schedule variances.

Don’t wait to register!
The earlier you register, the more you save!

  • $55 Early Bird* // Before July 31
  • $70 Regular Rate // August 1st Onward
  • $85 On Site
  • Priests attend for free! Please email mkreslins@lifeteen.com to get your priests registered!
  • This training is for adults only. Participants must be 18+ years old. Teens will not be admitted.

*Payment must be received in full no later than 14 days before the event or a late fee of $10/per person will be applied.

Reserve space for your group by registering ahead of time.

Walk-in registrations will be accepted at the door the day of the Empower, but will pay a higher rate, so register in advance if you can!

If you register at the door, please be prepared to submit payment for $85/person via credit card.

  • All payments are due 14 days before the event date. Increased pricing of $15/person will be applied to all registrations that are not paid in full by the due date.
  • Registrations submitted less than 14 days before the event must pay with credit card at the time of registration.
  • Cancellation 30 days or more before the event will incur a $20 cancellation fee.
  • Cancellation 14-30 days before the event will incur a $35 cancellation fee.
  • Cancellation less than 14 days before the event is non-refundable. If you have not yet paid, you will still be held responsible for payment.
  • Unpaid no shows and last minute cancellations will be held responsible for payment in full.

We are here to help you!  You can always contact the Events Team with any questions you may have.

Maximilian Kreslins
Events Registration Coordinator
mkreslins@lifeteen.com //800-809-3902 ext. 231

Julianna Nett
Events Manager
jnett@lifeteen.com // 800-809-3902 ext. 229

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