Bloggers take to the Internet to make their case for youth ministry
Is Youth Ministry necessary? In Fr. Damian Ference's world, the answer is yes. Recently, Fr. Ference wrote a piece, "Church: The Necessity of Youth Ministry" for the popular The Word on Fire Blog. The blog is run by Fr. Robert Barron with contributions from a number of writers.
Fr. Ference's post responds to another blogger, Marc Barnes who wrote, "The Problem with Youth Ministry." While both posts agree on certain aspects of the argument, Fr. Ference draws on Church documents, history and the words of Pope Francis to illustrate the importance of youth ministry.
Click HERE to read Fr. Ference's post, "Church: The Necessity of Youth Ministry."
Fr. Ference is an assistant professor of Philosophy and a member of the formation faculty at the Diocese of Cleveland's Borromeo Seminary in Wickliffe, Ohio.