Franciscan at Home

Enseñanza en línea a tu alcance

The 5 W's of Catechist Formation in a Parish

All catechists, parents and adults in a parish are called to teach the faith in various times and circumstances. They all need formation. Adults are called by God to be lay apostles, bringing Christ to the secular realm. Parents are called by God to form their own children. Catechists are called by God to catechize others, especially children, and support parents in their role as “first catechists” to their children. Adults in a parish need continual, ongoing, lifelong formation in order to better perform their mission and be confident to meet their responsibilities as apostles to the world, both as parents and as catechists.

In this article Martha Drennan gives practical answers to the following questions: Who needs formation? What does this formation look like? (11 aspects) Where does this formation take place? When does this formation happen? Why do we need formation? How do you go about this?

The rest of this online article is available for current Guild members.

Join the Guild today!

Martha J. Drennan is Director of Faith Formation at the Incarnation Catholic Church, Collierville, USA.

This article is from The Sower and may be copied for catechetical purposes only. It may not be reprinted in another published work without the permission of Maryvale Institute. Contact [email protected]

Categorized Under

Categorized Under:

Leadership & Catechist Formation

Issue:

35.1

Articles from the Most Recent Issue

Editor's Reflections— The Eucharistic Congress and the Missionary Year

Catholics in the United States have a long history of hosting both national and international Eucharistic congresses. The first of these was in Washington, DC, in 1895, and the last was in Philadelphia in 1976. If your ancestors were Catholic and lived in North America, they may have participated in one of these congresses—in St. Louis (1901), or New York... Read more

Missionary Worship

There is an interesting phenomenon that occurs in nearly every culture across history: man ritualizes worship. All over the world the similarities are astounding—animal sacrifices, burnt offerings, gifts of grain, the joy of ecstatic praise. It points to a universal sense within man that not only recognizes that there is a God but also knows that man is called to... Read more

Ask, Seek, Knock: The Pitfalls and Potential of Catholic Door-to-Door Evangelization

“He’s just too small,” sobbed a woman we had just met. It was a sunny summer day, and the pastor, transitional deacon, and I were out knocking on doors within our parish boundaries. This woman’s door was within eyesight of the rectory, and it happened to be the first one we had visited. The conversation had started off just as... Read more

ACERCA DEL CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE

El Programa de Catequesis de Franciscan University of Steubenville existe para preparar a alumnos para unirse al "ejército de catequistas" pedido por el difunto Papa San Juan Pablo II, aprendices entusiasmados por ayudar a la Iglesia en su misión de hacer discípulos de Jesucristo de todas las naciones. Combinamos un estudio minucioso de las Sagradas Escrituras, la Sagrada Tradición, y documentos magisteriales con una preparación en técnicas pedagógicas adecuadas y efectivas para preparar a nuestros alumnos a captar la inteligibilidad y coherencia de las verdades divinas, y a transmitirlas fielmente.

Diseñado & Desarrollado por On Fire Media, Inc.

Idiomas