Diocesan Leaders and Collaborating Members Luncheon

Friday, December 10, 12:45-2:15 pm
Mulate's (across the street from the Convention Center at corner of Julia and Convention Center Blvd)
Cost: $40 per person includes program, lunch buffet, drink and dessert*

A Formative Challenge: Important Considerations in Sharing the Faith with the Next Generation
Luncheon Keynote: Dr. Christian Smith

Join together with diocesan colleagues, collaborating members and national leaders as we examine which factors appear most to influence the faith lives of youth between the teenage and emerging adult years.

Christian Smith is the William R. Keenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame, director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, director of the Notre Dame Center for Social Research, principal investigator of the National Study of Youth and Religion, and principal investigator for the Science of Generosity Initiative. He is the author and co-author of numerous books, most notable Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults and Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers.

Sponsored by Catholic Youth Foundation USA

*Please Note: Space is limited. Only diocesan leaders, collaborating members of NFCYM and CYFUSA board members are eligible to attend this luncheon.