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

A comprehensive youth and young adult ministry requires a shared, active, and responsible leadership 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 as Church
• Leadership and service in a communitarian ministry
• Applying the Symposium experience in pastoral practice

Advisers: One adviser per small community