Đakovačko-osječka nadbiskupija izradila je u okviru Druge biskupijske sinode novi vlastiti put evangelizacijskoga procesa. U odnosu na laike u tom procesu bitnu ulogu imaju privatna vjernička društava, od kojih se očekuje da po novim pastoralnim modelima doprinesu sintezi vjerskoga i svjetovnoga života. Danas ostaje otvoreno pitanje koliko su ta društva odgovorila na sinodske zahtjeve. Radi doprinosa traganju za odgovorom te radi traganja za primjerima dobre prakse istražena je udruga Prijatelji sv. Martina. U prvom dijelu rada predstavljena su obilježja i načela socijalnoga pastorala s mladima kao skup kriterija prosudbe ostvarenosti sinodskih zahtjeva na području rada s mladima. U drugom dijelu rada prosuđeni su projekti namijenjeni mladima koje je Udruga provela, a u trećem i zaključnom dijelu izrađene su praktične smjernice za buduću pastoralnu praksu Udruge i društava s područja Nadbiskupije. Within the scope of the Second Diocesan Synod, the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek has developed its new path of evangelization process. Concerning the laity, private associations of believers play an important role in this process and are expected to contribute to the synthesis of religious and secular life according to new pastoral models. Today, the question remains as to how much these associations have responded to the synodal demands. To contribute to the search for an answer and in search of examples of good practice, we investigated the Friends of St. Martin Association. The first part of the paper presents the features and principles of social pastoral care of young people as a set of criteria to evaluate the implementation of synodal de-mands in the field of youth ministry. The second part of the paper presents an evaluation of projects for young people implemented by the Association, and the third and final part offers practical guidelines for the future pastoral practice of the Association and societies in the Archdiocese.