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Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us:
A Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the United States
This foundational document for adult formation in our country from the US bishops is also accompanied by a leader's guide. The guide makes it easy and convenient for parish leadership groups to study the pastoral plan and begin/continue planning for adult formation in their parishes. |
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National Directory for Catechesis
This companion to the General Directory for Catechesis builds on the core themes of the GDC, serves as a reference point for forming catechists and developing resources, and provides practical tools for doing catechesis well in the church in the United States. It reiterates the centrality of adult faith formation in our catechetical mission. |
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Nurturing Adult Faith: A Manual for Parish Leaders
An indispensable handbook that provides theoretical models, practical helps and essential information for getting parish programs up and running. A practical resource for making Our Hearts Were Burning within Us a reality in the parish. |
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Toward an Adult Church: A Vision of Faith Formation
According to the U.S. bishops, the vitality of the church depends on establishing a new educational parish model based on adult formation. This book explores the traditional model, the current structure of parish catechesis, contemporary theory, and steps necessary to embrace the new paradigm of catechesis. |
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Horizons and Hopes: The Future of Religious Education
This contemporary collection of essays looks at the ministry of faith formation with a holistic vision, encompassing parish, family and school – and challenges, once again, the transformative power we have in the church of doing adult formation well. |
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How does it really work? This book takes an in depth look inside the parish to see whole community catechesis with an emphasis on adult faith formation. |
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On Fire with Faith: Forming Adult Disciples
28-minute video - Using a contemporary rendition of the Emmaus story, viewers experience the movements of the adult faith process. The second segment showcases five approaches to adult formation. In another segment, is a presentation by Dr. Matthew Hayes, a pioneer in this ministry, on the role of adult formation in the life of the parish. |
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A three-week seminar containing several discussion boards which invite participants to post responses to statements, questions, or issues related to reflecting on and developing an effective pastoral plan. There are opportunities to engage directly with the seminar facilitator to receive feedback on your insights, experiences and future plans. |
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DVD and Companion Booklet – part of the Echoes of Faith Plus series – offering a basic introduction to skills and attitudes for facilitators of parish faith formation in a variety of settings. The four segments explore the importance of helping participants get in touch with their personal faith stories, the nature of small groups, skills for facilitating small groups, and strategies for incorporating explicit doctrinal content into faith sharing settings. |
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Adult Faith Formation Strategies
Resource offering over 170 activities and exercises for various adult faith formation gatherings. Strategies include: discussion starters, group exercises, games, prayer rituals and services, presentation outlines. The resource includes a CD-ROM to enable customizing learning experiences. |
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A Practical Guide for Starting an Adult Faith Formation Program
Easy-to-read resource provides several practical helps for parish teams and committees, such as: matching volunteer talents to program needs; visioning, problem-solving and evaluation; catechizing through service and community building; creating inviting marketing strategies for promoting programs; and selecting/training leadership teams, etc. |
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Rethinking Adult Religious Education:
A Practical Parish Guide
A resource book filled with theory, excellently researched, with an array of practical techniques and an abundant supply of instruments for planning, group reflection, publicity, surveys, and evaluations. |
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Today's Parish Minister
Published seven times a year, noted authors share a wealth of parish experience in feature articles and columns for parish leaders. The January issue each year is especially dedicated to adult faith formation. |
