The Symposium is an intensive program of Pastoral Juvenil Hispana based on the Prophets of Hope model. It offers a pastoral vision as well as content and evangelizing tools for faith formation and effective leadership. Participants will take back to their local community tools to start or to improve a comprehensive youth and young adult ministry, grounded in the reality of the Catholic Church and society in the USA.

A comprehensive youth and young adult ministry requires a shared leadership that is active, responsible and communitarian, in the context of a small community, youth group, or apostolic movement. This approach prepares youth and young adults for their evangelizing mission and sets the foundation for a deeper pastoral training.

Some of the themes to be covered are:

• Analysis of the reality of Latino youth in the USA
• Interpersonal relationships in the community
• The Church as a community of communities
• Being a Christian means knowing and following Jesus
• Processes of formation and growth in the Church
• Leadership and service in a communitarian ministry
• Applying the Symposium experience in pastoral practice