WHAT IS A LIFE TEEN CUSTOMIZED PARISH TRAINING?
Let’s be real — youth ministry can get messy sometimes. Maybe you’ve had a few youth ministers come and go, your pastor just changed, your Core Team is a little small, or your parish is now part of a cluster with two others. Where do you start?
What if you didn’t have to figure it all out alone?
Imagine having a parish trainer walk with you — someone who helps you dream, plan, and build a youth ministry that’s rooted in Christ and ready to thrive. Someone who can help you shape a clear vision, train your Core Team, and set a strong foundation for the future.
That’s exactly what Customized Parish Trainings are all about. Whether it’s a vision-casting session with your parish staff or hands-on Core training for Life Teen or Edge, we’re here to help you take your ministry to the next level.
Let’s build something amazing — together.
HOW DOES THIS TRAINING WORK?
1. Assess Your Parish
What makes Life Teen Parish Training different from our major conferences is that it is tailored specifically to your parish. Recently, we trained and certified over 28 Life Teen Area Contacts who are veterans in the Youth Ministry field as Life Teen Certified Trainers. Additionally, we have developed a Parish Assessment Tool that enables our Parish Outreach Team to identify the specific training needs of your parish.
Once the parish assessment has been completed, a certified trainer, who ministers in a parish setting similar to yours, will be selected to come and train your team.
2. Create a Customized Training Program
This is where the fun begins! Together, you and your Certified Trainer will create a training schedule that will target the areas you need to address to build a solid ministry foundation at your parish. Your Trainer will offer a wide range of topics based on your parish’s wants and needs.
Sample topics include:
- Core Team Spirituality/Formation
- Relational Ministry
- Leadership
- Planning and Execution
3. Parish Training
Once the customized training schedule has been created, it’s time for our trainers to get on a plane (or in a car) and head your way! Through our training, we promise to engage, spiritually inspire, and empower your parish youth ministry team to lead teens closer to Christ and strengthen areas in your ministry that need encouragement.
4. Progress Check
We know, just like any workout program, you need someone to hold you accountable for the goals you have set. Once your training has been completed, your Certified Trainer and the Parish Success Specialist will continue to check in on you and track your parish’s progress.
HOW DO I SCHEDULE A CUSTOMIZED PARISH TRAINING?
To request a Life Teen Parish Training, please fill out the form below. Once we receive your request, we will work directly with you to schedule the training date(s), provide you with the Parish Assessment, and assign your Certified Trainer.
Training Structure
Parishes will have the option for a half day 4-hour or full day 6-hour training. You will discuss the amount of sessions/talks with your Trainer.
Expenses
A half day (4-hour) training is $400 and a full day (6-hour) training is $600. This fee covers the training and your Trainer fee and is paid to Life Teen. Each parish is responsible for providing any transportation, meals, and lodging for your Trainer if necessary.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What Are The Benefits Of a Customized Parish Training?
The benefits of a Parish Training are that it is completely customizable to your parish’s needs and can take place at any time throughout the year. We begin the process with a parish assessment prior to a schedule being created and a Certified Trainer being selected. This helps us narrow in on what needs to be covered in the training. From there we create a training schedule with you and your ministry leaders that is exactly what your parish needs and desires.
Who Are The Trainers?
The trainers are Life Teen Area Contacts who have participated in a Certified Training Program developed by Life Teen. All Certified Trainers have worked in the field of youth ministry for over 5 years, many with over 10 years of experience. They bring to the table various ministry experiences and skills that make them effective and powerful trainers. The Parish Outreach Team will match a Certified Trainer that faces similar ministry challenges and is close to your location. Each parish will be provided a Curriculum Vitae, photo, and bio for the selected Certified Trainer to help promote the training as well as understand the ministry experience the trainer brings to your parish.
What Does The Parish Training Fee Include?
Your Parish Training fee includes the Certified Trainer’s stipend, a customized Parish Training schedule, and necessary training materials. The fee does not include the Certified trainer’s flight, transportation to and from the airport, food, and hotel. Parishes are responsible for flight, transportation, hotel, and food for the Life Teen Certified Trainer. Flight and hotel will need to be booked by the parish and paid for by the parish in advance. There will be no reimbursing the trainer or Life Teen for flights or hotels.
What Are The Training Topic Options That The Life Teen Certified Trainers Can Present?
Life Teen has prepared over 30 breakout presentations that can be customized into a training for your parish team and/or your Core Team. We have broken them into 3 categories:
- Starting Life Teen and/or Edge
- Core Training and Development
- Core Spirituality
I Have Other Questions. How Can I Get Them Answered?
We are here to help you! Contact Kristin Ables at kables@lifeteen.com or reach out on Live Chat down below
