Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

Why Your Youth Group Isn’t Growing (According to Pope Francis)

September 1st, 2021  |  Season 0  |  32 mins 36 secs

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Today we break down the ​​apostolic exhortation from Pope Francis, Christus Vivit, or “Christ is Alive”. This 9-part document addresses the Pope’s response to the 2018 synod on the topic of youth and young adults. We each share our number one practical takeaway from the document, and discuss the need for youth ministers to be mentors, brothers, and teachers—not friends.