VMPriest Workshops
Empowering Priests to Foster Vocations in Their Parishes
Vocation Ministry seeks to have every priest speaking about vocations regularly, showing the authentic joy of his vocation, inviting the youth of his parish to discern, and supporting the laity in their efforts to promote vocations.
Why Priest Workshops?
Vocation Ministry aims for every priest to champion vocations with joy, guiding youth to discern and empowering laity to build a thriving culture. Our dynamic workshops, offered in-person or virtually, equip you exactly how to lead this charge.
- Empower Your Parish Leadership: Equip yourself to select and guide 2-5 lay leaders for a vibrant vocation ministry.
- Foster a Vocation-Friendly Environment: Learn to create a culture of vocations through joyful witness and youth engagement.
- Understand Key Trends and Success Factors: Explore U.S. vocation trends and traits of thriving, vocation-producing parishes.
- Proven High Impact: Join 90% of priests who commit to nurturing vocations after this workshop.
- Master Discernment Invitation Skills: Gain tools to confidently invite parishioners into discernment journeys.
- Amplify Diocesan-Wide Results: Contribute to diocesan growth, with partner dioceses seeing up to 8x more seminarians.
Transforming Dioceses
Multiply your impact across every parish in your diocese. The chart below highlights the inspiring results from our real partner dioceses, showing the number of men who entered seminary within two years of collaborating with Vocation Ministry, demonstrating the profound, measurable growth in vocations that our workshops can ignite.
Engage Your Priests to Promote Vocations through this Workshop
Understanding the Vocation Landscape
Gain insight into U.S. and diocesan vocation data to uncover where growth is needed most. See why the parish is the strategic hub for a lay-led ministry dedicated to fostering lasting vocations.
Clergy’s Role in Promotion
Explore what priests can do within their ministry to actively promote vocations, along with best practices for how clergy can effectively guide and support these initiatives, enhanced by proven strategies to build thriving parishes.
Engaging Activities and Discussions
Explore activities in Prayer, Awareness & Education, Youth, and Affirmation, plus strategies for inviting youth to discern vocations, all fueled by dynamic tools and backed by successful examples.
Building Successful Parishes
Learn about the key elements that define a vocation-producing parish, complemented by real-world examples and the positive impacts observed in such parishes and dioceses, equipping you with insights to ignite a lasting vocation culture.
Feedback from Clergy
90% of priests report they are highly likely to start promoting vocations after this workshop.
Ready to Ignite a Diocesan Vocation Movement?
Partner with us through the Vocation Ministry Blueprint Model to equip your priests with tools to foster a vibrant vocation culture, driving 90% to launch ministries—contact us for details.
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