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Best Practices for Young Adults

Renew Theology on Tap
http://www.renewtot.org/
RENEW International offers a unique Young Adult Evangelization Process designed for parishes and dioceses across the United States to find, meet and attract Young Adults into Parish Life and more importantly to give much needed support to live a Christian Catholic lifestyle.

USCCB Generation Christ
http://www.usccb.org/generationchrist/
Generation Christ tells of young adults in the Catholic Church who are seeking Christ. These young adults are a growing part of the life of the Church. Forty percent of the Church is made up of young adults ranging from 18-40 years old, including the single, married and religious. This Web site will show you how young adults are adding their talents, energy and passion to the Church. Click on the links to the left in order to read about some of the exciting efforts young adults are currently involved in. If you are a member of the media, please feel free to download these stories and pictures for use in your media outlet. You will also find a survey of young adult activities offered in the U.S. dioceses. The survey and the results are found at the link to the left of the page.

Speaker Topics
Providing ideas and information for topics relating to young adult spirituality.

Bustedhalo.com
http://www.bustedhalo.com/
We live in an age filled with seekers in their twenties and thirties who are desperately trying to find deeper meaning in their lives but whose journey has little to do with traditional religious institutions. BustedHalo.com is an online magazine striving to reveal this spiritual dimension of our lives through feature stories, reviews, interviews, faith guides, commentaries, audio clips, discussions and connections to retreat, worship and service opportunities that can’t be found anywhere else.

Archdiocese of Chicago - Radio program
http://www.yamchicago.org/rec-lightshowD.htm
The Light Show, which airs the 2nd Wednesday of every month on AM 820 (9-10 am), highlights the work of Young Adult Ministry in the Archdicocese of Chicago. The Light Show features hosts Fr. John Cusick and Ms. Kate DeVries. Through the Office of Radio and Television for the Archdiocese of Chicago, you can now download the Light Show to enjoy during your commute, as you exercise, or wherever else you might happen to be! Topics include: Why do YOU go to Mass?; Why Young Adults Don't Go To Church, and What We Can All Do about It; The Church of the Future: Perspectives of Theology Students; Women in our Church and our World; and A 1-Hour Lenten Meditation among many topics.

Ethics in America: Video Series
http://www.learner.org/resources/series81.html?pop=yes&vodid=179124&pid=196#
This website provides a video instructional series on ethics for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. This series uses the Socratic method to build analytical skills and examine ethical questions. The programs aim to sharpen moral reasoning without favoring a particular position by exploring ethical dilemmas in legal, political, medical, corporate, and military arenas. Panelists include Antonin Scalia, Faye Wattleton, and Peter Jennings. Produced by Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society. 1989.