Professional Development Webinar Recordings

Join Ave Maria Press online for a series of free, professional development workshops for parish ministers! Enjoy access to free presentations by experts in every area of parish ministry from the comfort of your home or office.

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Christ is King; Cash is Crucial

Fr. Michael White|Tom Corcoran
Money is a useful tool. It is sometimes labeled as the root of all evil, but it can also be a font of charity. Admittedly, money can be an uncomfortable topic. And when it comes to money and the Church, that topic is even more uncomfortable. However, it is vitally important we get over our discomfort because we need money to do ministry and people need to give money in order to grow as disciples. In this webinar, Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran—authors of the bestselling Rebuilt and the Rebuilt Parish series—will help you get more comfortable with the issue of money so that your parish can have the resources it needs to fund its mission...
Money is a useful tool. It is sometimes labeled as the root of all evil, but it can also be a font of charity. Admittedly, money can be an uncomfortable topic. And when it comes to money and the Church, that topic is even more uncomfortable. However, it is vitally important we get over our discomfort because we need money to do ministry and people need to give money in order to grow as disciples. In this webinar, Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran—authors of the bestselling Rebuilt and the Rebuilt Parish series—will help you get more comfortable with the issue of money so that your parish can have the resources it needs to fund its mission and vision.
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Lectio Divina & the 5 Questions That Will Transform All Religious Education

Jared Dees
As religious educators, we have to teach differently than teachers of any other subject our students learn about in school.Sure we want them to learn theology, but beyond that we want them to learn to love our Lord Jesus Christ. We want them to encounter Christ in class so they can live out happy, faith-filled lives as kids and later as adults.There is no better way to do this than to apply the process of lectio divina to lesson planning.The five lectio divina questions we use to encounter Christ in Scripture can be applied to everything we teach. In this webinar, Jared Dees will introduce the five lectio divina questions and share dozens ...
As religious educators, we have to teach differently than teachers of any other subject our students learn about in school.Sure we want them to learn theology, but beyond that we want them to learn to love our Lord Jesus Christ. We want them to encounter Christ in class so they can live out happy, faith-filled lives as kids and later as adults.There is no better way to do this than to apply the process of lectio divina to lesson planning.The five lectio divina questions we use to encounter Christ in Scripture can be applied to everything we teach. In this webinar, Jared Dees will introduce the five lectio divina questions and share dozens of immediately implementable strategies that will help your students learn, meditate, pray, contemplate, and take action in class.
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Common Concerns for Catholics About Palliative Care and Hospice

Dr. Natalie King
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Communion with the Sacred Heart of Jesus: A Pathway to Deeper Devotion to the Eucharist

Fr. Joe Laramie Watch Now
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Cómo reflejar a Jesús a medida que crecemos en nuestra relación personal con Dios

Andres Arango
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Companions in Conflict

Ann M. Garrido
When we are in times of tension with families, friends, and fellow church members, we can end up feeling isolated and alone. We feel as if we must be doing something wrong. No one else has these problems, do they? But a look at our Church’s history reveals that conflict is a part of every Christian’s life. We are not alone. We have companions on the journey and models of handling tension well. Come along with Ann Garrido to discover five saints who were no strangers to conflict and who may have clues to help us unknot our own tough relationships.
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Confirmation: More Than Another Graduation

Christopher Wesley
Many young people and their parents, unfortunately, treat Confirmation as a graduation. Somewhere and somehow this beautiful sacrament became another item on the Catholic family’s checklist.Join Christopher Wesley, author of the new book, Rebuilding Confirmation, as he shares how we can take back the sacrament and build a program that helps teenagers go deeper and wider in their faith.
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Creating a Sustainable Youth Ministry

Katie Gray, director of Parish Outreach for Life Teen
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