SCI Formation: Intentional Planning

Youth ministry moves fast and it is easy to jump from event to event without stepping back to plan intentionally. This workshop is a chance to pause, pray, and build a thoughtful plan for the year ahead. Join us for an interactive planning day designed specifically for youth ministers.

Bring your calendar, laptop, and youth ministry resources as you evaluate the past year and begin shaping your ministry calendar for the coming year. Together we will look at the rhythms and opportunities you want to include, while keeping our focus on intentional catechesis and creating spaces where teens can encounter Jesus.

We will begin with lunch and prayer, then spend time reflecting, planning, and working alongside other youth ministers. The goal is simple: you leave with real progress on your calendar, fresh ideas, and renewed clarity for your ministry. To help you get the most out of our time together, we will send a planning document ahead of the workshop.

It includes a SWOT analysis of the past year and guided questions to help you reflect on the foundations of your ministry: its purpose, vision, mission, and goals. These elements provide direction and help ensure that everything you plan serves the deeper mission of forming missionary disciples. You do not need to complete that ahead of time, but spending some time with it beforehand will help you come ready to plan and make the most of the workshop. If you are able, take a little time this week to grab a cup of coffee, sit down with the Lord, and invite Him into your evaluation of the ministry. Reflect on the graces of the past year, the teens you are called to accompany, and the ways God may be inviting your ministry to grow in the year ahead.

Register by May 6.