‘the eli perspective’ is a training programme in
Roman Catholic Parish-Based Youth Ministry for The Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
Who is the course for?
The participants will be those who are currently working with young people in their parish, who might include, for example, Confirmation catechists and leaders of youth activities.
Fees
The course costs £30 for each Saturday and an ‘early bird’ offer of £100 for those who book all four Saturdays in advance
Course Structure and Content
The course is of a high standard and covers all of the essential aspects of working with young people in the context of a parish. The course aims to enable participants to realise that the youth work they are engaged in is greatly valued by the parish and diocese, and to increase their confidence as well as their ability.
The structure of the course is as follows:
Saturday Sessions – The course content will primarily be explored over 4 Saturdays:
Saturday 19th February; Saturday 2nd April; Saturday 7th May and Saturday 4th June 2011 at the Christian Education Centre in Crawley
The sessions will all be rooted in prayer and include some basic theology to build up the confidence of the participants in their own faith and in their ability to share it.
Saturday 1 – The basics of working with young people: why do it, how to do it, youth culture, being a team
Saturday 2 – Developing your skills: ice-breakers, group work, planning and evaluating, leadership
Saturday 3 – Praying with young people: how do you get them to pray, ideas, practice and theology
Saturday 4 – Practical Skills: health and safety, child protection, safe in mind, body and spirit, trips
Diocesan and Parish Events – The participants will be invited to involve themselves in a number of events to help develop their skills and confidence. These events could be at diocesan level as well as local parish level, and could include a residential experience (possibly a Parish Confirmation group residential, Youth Gather and/or a Parish Youth BBQ).
Ongoing Support
Support outside the teaching sessions will be offered by the Diocesan Youth Service and graduates of the eli course.
How to enrol
Any prospective participants should contact either:
Ray Mooney, Youth Adviser, on Tel: 01293 651158 email: ray.mooney@dabnet.org or
Sarah Beresford on email: sarahjberesford@gmail.com
Course Leaders
David Beresford has been successfully running the eli perspective course for the last two years. He is currently a member of the board of CYMFed (Catholic Youth Ministry Federation) and is a member of the group producing the new vision for Youth Ministry in the Catholic Church, which is due to be launched in 2011. Before developing the eli perspective, David was, for seven years, Director of Youth Ministry for Sion Community, and has worked in Youth Ministry for the last 22 years.
With his wife, Sarah, who co-leads the eli perspective course, David has regularly provided training in youth ministry for Northampton, Brentwood and Southwark Dioceses as well as various Catholic Communities and organisations, They are truly dynamic and inspiring trainers and have a great passion for enabling people to deliver high quality youth ministry. David is a consultant to the Diocesan Pastoral Team and works closely with the Diocesan Youth Adviser, Ray Mooney, who is an integral part of the training course and network developing process.
