Life Teen is a Catholic youth ministry organization in the United States.
Overview
Life Teen's mission statement explains, "As a Eucharist-centered movement within the Roman Catholic Church, Life Teen leads teenagers and their families into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church".
Life Teen provides parish-based programs. The Life Teen program for high-school teenagers is used by over 1,800 Catholic parishes in 24 countries, across North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. As of 2005, over 100,000 high-school-aged Catholics in the US attended Life Teen each week. explaining the role of music within Liturgy.
Life Nights
Following the Mass are gatherings that are aimed to be enjoyable and to challenge teenagers to deepen their relationships with God and to learn about the Catholic faith.
- Affirmation - As a community, participants in Life Teen are expected to support and encourage one another.
- Authenticity - Life Teen encourages teenagers to live an authentic life in which they do not wear a "mask" or pretend to be someone they are not.
- Evangelization -
See also
- Catholic spirituality
- Fellowship of Catholic University Students
- Universal call to holiness
- Vocational Discernment in the Catholic Church
- World Youth Day
References
External links
- Official Life Teen website
- CatholicYouthMinistry.com - for Adult Leaders of CatholicYouthMinistry.com - powered by Life Teen
- EdgeYouthMinistry.com