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What is Renewing the Vision?

Last Revised on February 25, 2014

Renewing the Vision is the framework for Comprehensive Youth Ministry, as presented and published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1997. It is the guiding force for youth ministry in the United States today and serves as the framework for this document.

According to Renewing the Vision youth ministry is: 

• Drawing youth into the adventure of discipleship.
• Helping youth to make the right connections.
• Growing young disciples.
• Responding to the needs and including the gifts of youth.
• Seeing youth as gifted and growing.
• Seeing parents as partners.
• Seeing our parish as ready and able to respond to youth.
• Seeing the wider community as collaborators and resources.
• Seeing youth ministry as a relationship, not just a program.
• Investing in youth with our time, attention, and resources.

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