Summit  Please note: In person, large-group gatherings for Fall 2020 have been suspended due to Covid. This event is being revisioned and details will be available ASAP. Please view the full announcement here.  Speaker Biography:  David Calavitta is a passionate Catholic speaker in love with Christ and his Church. He's also very much in love with his beautiful wife, Brittany and his son, Judah. David has been blessed to serve the Church through youth ministry in various ways since the…

Ascend Q&A: Part two The Ascend Formation videos provide an overview of formation in areas of spiritual, human, intellectual, operational, pastoral, and methodological formation. In these videos, we have compiled the MOST essential information that ALL ministry leaders need to know when serving in parish and school environments. Think of these videos foundation videos, as the formation new ministries leaders receive throughout the year will build upon the foundational concepts taught through the videos. For 2020, the second 3 videos will be…

Basecamp Please note: In person, large-group gatherings for Fall 2020 have been suspended due to Covid. This event is being revisioned and details will be available ASAP. Please view the full announcement here.  Basecamps are niche training opportunities offered on focused topics. Similarly to a mountaineering basecamp, they are intended to resource, train, and condition ministry leaders to elevate their work in the field. Basecamp topics respond to what are known to be the greatest training needs at the time. …

Summit retreat Summit Retreats take the powerful elements of a Summit and combine them with an extended time period and a spiritual lens. Summit Retreats focus on the foundation of our ministries: our relationship with Jesus and the Church. Before we are ministry leaders, we are sons and daughters of God. Summit Retreats are a time for ministry leaders to be purely recipients when they are so often givers. In a trusting space, among peers who care, leaders can seek…

Summit Summits are inspirational large group gatherings that offer prayer, community, and edge-sharpening formation for all ministry leaders served by OYYACM. The prayer opportunities are authentic, reverent, and inclusive of Mass whenever possible. During activities, small groups, and meal times, Ministry Leaders are able to build relationships beneficial to their ministries. Summits invite the best in the field to share presentations that are relevant to the times, forward thinking, and applicable to the entire audience. The height of our formation…

Basecamp Basecamps are niche training opportunities offered on focused topics. Similarly to a mountaineering basecamp, they are intended to resource, train, and condition ministry leaders to elevate their work in the field. Basecamp topics respond to what are known to be the greatest training needs at the time.  Audience: Basecamps can accommodate up to 20 participants and welcome all Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry Leaders (full-time, part-time, volunteer), Ministry Team Volunteers/Catechists, and any Supervisors, Priests, Non-parish Organization Representatives, and…