Serve - Inspire - Evangelize

Who We Are

SENT (Student Evangelization Networking Teams) Ministries is an outreach ministry at Franciscan University of Steubenville, in service to parishes, dioceses, and schools in planning and running retreats for middle school and high school youth.

What We Do

Churches, dioceses, and schools contact us to request a retreat. A SENT team of Franciscan University students is assigned to the retreat. The CORE team leaders then work in conjunction with the youth minister, parish, diocese, or school to plan the retreat. Once the date of the retreat arrives, the SENT Team travels to the retreat site and, with the youth minister, runs the retreat.

What is a SENT Team?

A SENT Team consists of two CORE team leaders. These are students who have either been on a SENT Team before or have experience leading retreats in their history. In addition to these two leaders the team consists of up to 10 other team members. The size of a team depends on the size and requirements of the retreat. Core Team members and team members go through an application process to be placed on a team for that semester. Through discernment we pray to have the grace to listen to whom the Holy Spirit is calling to serve at that specific time.

What We Can Do

SENT Teams are well-prepared for all aspects of retreat ministry. Each member goes through a team training and orientation prior to being assigned to a team. Many of our students have been to Franciscan University of Steubenville High School Youth Conferences, and have attended and/or led retreats in their home parishes. With all of this experience the students are ready and willing to: give talks, share testimonies, lead small groups, run games and icebreakers, perform skits and dramas, and be present with the teens through relational ministry. Teams are equipped to plan the whole retreat but are more than willing to conform to any plans the parish contact would like. We specialize in Confirmation retreats, but SENT Ministries has also assisted with diocesan youth rallies, school retreats, Theology of the Body retreats and everything in between. We are willing to work with you on whatever ideas you may have for a retreat to help your teens have a personal encounter with Jesus Christ!

What is the Cost?

Please email [email protected] to request a quote for your specific parish’s needs.

Our Mission

Student Evangelization Networking Teams strives to bring the light of Christ and the Joy of the Gospel to young people. Teams of vibrant, passionate and authentic college students are SENT out to parishes, schools and dioceses to share the love they have for Christ.

Information for Parishes

How to book a Retreat
To inquire about retreats and available dates please email us at [email protected]. One of the coordinators will be able to give you information about the ministry and dates that are available.


Types of Retreats that SENT presents

SENT Ministries plans all types of retreats: Confirmation, High School, Middle School, Youth Rallies, Theology of the Body, and much more. We do not have specific retreat schedules; our Core Team Leaders work with each parish to personalize the retreat to the parish’s liking. Our teams have the ability to plan the entire retreat or to conform to a retreat schedule that the parish would like to utilize! If you have a theme that you would like us to run with, we can plan from that theme. Our teams are here to serve you!


A Team coming the night before a scheduled Retreat

If the retreat is starting early in the morning and the parish is further than two hours away from Franciscan University, we suggest that the team comes the night before to settle in, prepare, and pray for the retreat. You will not be charged for the team to come the night before.


Provisions for the SENT Team

We ask that you provide food while on retreat as well as living arrangements for retreats that are longer than one day. Our teams can bring sleeping bags & air mattresses. All we ask is that you provide two separate rooms (one for boys and one for girls) to sleep. Our teams are not permitted to sleep in the same room as the teens whom they are serving.


Costs and Fees

The base fee for a SENT Retreat is $700.00 for one day. Each additional day of ministry costs $200.00. A fee for travel expenses (e.g., gasoline) is also calculated into the final cost.

As noted above, there is no fee for travel days should the team need to come out the night before the retreat begins.

Retreat Schedule

Dates to Book for Spring 2022

Email us at [email protected] to book a retreat for this coming Fall!

Available Spring 2022 Retreat Weekends

February 11-13
February 18-20
February 25-27
March 4-6
March 25-27
April 1-3
April 8-10
April 22-24
Contact US
Apply for SENT Ministries!

For information about SENT Ministries or how to apply, please come to the Missionary Outreach office in the JC Williams center!

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Director
Rhett Young

Rhett Young, director of Missionary Outreach, oversees SENT Ministries, Works of Mercy, and Missions of Peace, coordinating and expanding the many opportunities our students have to grow in holiness through Christ-centered service to others.

Contact: [email protected]