Calling All Core Teams!
Empower Core Member Trainings are an opportunity to equip youth minister and core members with the tools and techniques that their ministry needs not just to survive, but to thrive. Our goal remains simple: to help parishes lead teens closer to Christ. Join us at one of our trainings happening at parishes around the country!
Designed to set you up for success, Empower Core Member Trainings offer practical training, team building, and fresh content that is hyper-relevant to the current youth ministry landscape.
This year, weāre hosting a number of Empower Core Member Trainings at parishes around the country and weāre ensuring all parishes have the opportunity to participate by offering a virtual attendance option.
So even if your parish is too far away to make the drive to attend in person, you still have access to quality training for your team.
Our goal is to leave no parish behind and to train as many youth ministers and core members as possible in the skills it takes to start, build, and sustain a youth program.
Will you join us?
September 7, 2024
St. Andrew the Apostle
3450 W. Ray Rd.
Chandler, AZ 85226
Host: Helena Heffernan
Speaker: Avery Utz
August 10, 2024
St. John Neumann
801 Tom Smith Rd.
Lilburn, GA 30047
Host: Katie Gray
Speaker: Bart Kovacic
September 14, 2024
St. Jerome
9820 Chapel Rd.
Waco, TX 76712
Host: Monica Harness
More coming soon!
August 17, 2024
Incarnation
55 Williamsburg Ln.
Centerville, OH 45459
Host: Kristin Ables
Speaker: Ryan Petrillo
September 7, 2024
St. Mark Catholic Center
429 E. Grandview Blvd.
Erie, PA 16504
Host: Kelly Simpson
Speaker: Jonah Soucy
September 7, 2024
Diocesan Pastoral Center
6363 9th Avenue N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
Host: Jake Martin
Speaker: Bart Kovacic
September 7, 2024
St. Martha
4301 Woodridge Pkwy.
Porter, TX 77365
Host: Andrew Starbuck
Speaker: Monica Harness
SeptemberĀ 14, 2024
St. Michael the Archangel
14201 Nall Ave.
Leawood, KS 66223
Host: Jill Bagshaw
Speaker: Kristin Ables
August 10, 2024
St. Pius X
600 Kaliste Saloom Rd.
Lafayette, LA 70508
Host: Jake Martin
Speaker: Kristin Ables
August 17, 2024
Holy Spirit Hall
18673 Scenic Hwy. 98
Fairhope, AL 36532
Host: Katie Gray
Speaker: Kyle Melancon
September 7, 2024
St. Gregory the Great
94 Broadway
Harrison, NY 10528
Host: Michael Clauberg
Speaker: Tiffany Topel
August 17, 2024
St. Joan of Arc
2601 San Ramon Valley Blvd.
San Ramon, CA 94583
Host: Helena Heffernan
Speaker: Harrison Trubitt
August 10, 2024
St. James the Apostle
907 W. Theo Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78225
Host: Monica Harness
Speaker: Bert Hernandez
August 10, 2024
St. John the Baptist
3883 Baldwin Park Blvd.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
Host: Helena Heffernan
Speaker: Avery Utz
August 17, 2024
St. Francis Borgia
1375 Covered Bridge Rd.
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Host: Kelly Simpson
Speaker: Tiffany Topel
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!
Weāve 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. Youāll 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 ā all provided with your registration! Access to session videos will be available to registered parishes by August 1, 2024 and remain accessible until December 31, 2024.
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 of $350. 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?
Empower Core Member Trainings are held from 8:30am to 4:00pm.*
Click here for a full schedule.
*Schedules may vary slightly at some locations. Registered participants at those sites will receive notification of any schedule variances.
Donāt wait to register!
The earlier you register, the more you save!
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 toĀ submit payment for $85/person via credit card.
We are here to help you! Ā You can always contact the Events Team with any questions you may have.
Julianna Nett
Events Registration Coordinator
jnett@lifeteen.com //800-809-3902 ext. 231
MaRisa Falkenbach
Assistant Director of Events
mfalkenbach@lifeteen.com // 800-809-3902 ext. 223
Katie Cionci
Director of Training Events
kcionci@lifeteen.com //Ā 480-889-6190
Empower Core Member Trainings are held from 8:30am to 4:00pm.*
Click here for a full schedule.
*Schedules may vary slightly at some locations. Registered participants at those sites will receive notification of any schedule variances.
Donāt wait to register!
The earlier you register, the more you save!
*Payment must be received in full no later than 14 days before the event to retain the early bird pricing.
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 toĀ submit payment for $85/person via credit card.
We are here to help you! Ā You can always contact the Events Team with any questions you may have.
Julianna Nett
Events Registration Coordinator
jnett@lifeteen.com //800-809-3902 ext. 231
MaRisa Falkenbach
Assistant Director of Events
mfalkenbach@lifeteen.com // 800-809-3902 ext. 223
Katie Cionci
Director of Training Events
kcionci@lifeteen.com //Ā 480-889-6190