Catechist Formation

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Catechist Formation

• Session 3

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The Art of Teaching the FaithThe Gift of the
Sacraments
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The Art of Teaching the Faith
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Gods Teaching Style
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Gods Teaching Style

• Its all about relationship.

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Gods Teaching Style

• Its all about relationship.
• The disciples pass on the faith through acts of
  charity and social justice, a lifestyle of love,
  and through explicit proclamation.

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Gods Teaching Style

• Its all about relationship.
• The disciples pass on the faith through acts of
  charity and social justice, a lifestyle of love,
  and through explicit proclamation.
• It is a lived faith, not just teaching of
  concepts.

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Gods Teaching Style

• Its all about relationship.
• The disciples pass on the faith through acts of
  charity and social justice, a lifestyle of love,
  and through explicit proclamation.
• It is a lived faith, not just teaching of
  concepts.
• The Church is a living catechesis.

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The Ministry of Catechesis

• Inspired by faith and Christs own teaching
  style, guided by the Holy Spirit.

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The Ministry of Catechesis

• Inspired by faith and Christs own teaching
  style, guided by the Holy Spirit.
• It leads people to a true experience of faith.

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The Ministry of Catechesis

• Inspired by faith and Christs own teaching
  style, guided by the Holy Spirit.
• It leads people to a true experience of faith.
• It underlines Gods loving initiative and His
  respect for our freedom.

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The Ministry of Catechesis

• Inspired by faith and Christs own teaching
  style, guided by the Holy Spirit.
• It leads people to a true experience of faith.
• It underlines Gods loving initiative and His
  respect for our freedom.
• It highlights the demand that we grow in faith.

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The Ministry of Catechesis

• Inspired by faith and Christs own teaching
  style, guided by the Holy Spirit.
• It leads people to a true experience of faith.
• It underlines Gods loving initiative and His
  respect for our freedom.
• It highlights the demand that we grow in faith.
• It unfolds slowly and adapts to different
  cultures.

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The Ministry of Catechesis

• Inspired by faith and Christs own teaching
  style, guided by the Holy Spirit.
• It leads people to a true experience of faith.
• It underlines Gods loving initiative and His
  respect for our freedom.
• It highlights the demand that we grow in faith.
• It unfolds slowly and adapts to different
  cultures.
• Jesus is the center of all faith the Gospel is
  the center of life.

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The Ministry of Catechesis

• Inspired by faith and Christs own teaching
  style, guided by the Holy Spirit. (cont)
• It values community.

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The Ministry of Catechesis

• Inspired by faith and Christs own teaching
  style, guided by the Holy Spirit. (cont)
• It values community.
• It is rooted in interpersonal relationships.

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The Ministry of Catechesis

• Inspired by faith and Christs own teaching
  style, guided by the Holy Spirit. (cont)
• It values community.
• It is rooted in interpersonal relationships.
• It links word and deed, teaching and experience.

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The Ministry of Catechesis

• Inspired by faith and Christs own teaching
  style, guided by the Holy Spirit. (cont)
• It values community.
• It is rooted in interpersonal relationships.
• It links word and deed, teaching and experience.
• Its power comes from a live of God and is a
  journey leading to mature faith.

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Catechesis Seeks To

• Emphasize the connection between what we believe
  and how we live.

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Catechesis Seeks To

• Emphasize the connection between what we believe
  and how we live.
• Develop all dimensions of faith knowing,
  celebrating, living, and praying.

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Catechesis Seeks To

• Emphasize the connection between what we believe
  and how we live.
• Develop all dimensions of faith knowing,
  celebrating, living, and praying.
• Move a person to abandon oneself to Gods will.

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Catechesis Seeks To

• Emphasize the connection between what we believe
  and how we live.
• Develop all dimensions of faith knowing,
  celebrating, living, and praying.
• Move a person to abandon oneself to Gods will.
• Help discern vocation.

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Elements of Methodology

• Method is always at the service of content.

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Elements of Methodology

• Method is always at the service of content.
• Two methods of presentation inductive and
  deductive

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Elements of Methodology

• Method is always at the service of content.
• Two methods of presentation inductive and
  deductive
• Inductive starts with human experience it
  mirrors Gods revelation to us.
• Deductive explains doctrines and principles we
  understand human experience by deriving
  conclusions from these principles.
• Both are needed.

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Elements of Methodology

• God acts in human experience. We have an inborn
  hunger for God and the ability to see God in the
  everyday if we look for it.

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Elements of Methodology

• God acts in human experience. We have an inborn
  hunger for God and the ability to see God in the
  everyday if we look for it.
• Interpreting and illuminating human experience
  through the eyes of faith is how the revealed
  message and human experiences connect and lead to
  faith. (GDC in Plain English, p. 63)

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Elements of Methodology

• Memorization works only after the desire to
  remember is created. There must be formation in
  the faith not just teaching about the faith. Both
  are needed.

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Elements of Methodology

• Memorization works only after the desire to
  remember is created. There must be formation in
  the faith not just teaching about the faith. Both
  are needed.
• The catechist is a mediator the way a catechist
  lives makes real catechesis possible.

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Elements of Methodology

• Memorization works only after the desire to
  remember is created. There must be formation in
  the faith not just teaching about the faith. Both
  are needed.
• The catechist is a mediator the way a catechist
  lives makes real catechesis possible.
• Catechists must be involved in liturgy, prayer,
  parish life, acts of charity and social justice
  and the promotion of human values.

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Elements of Methodology

• The community also has a catechetical role. How
  we live as a community speaks volumes how we
  welcome, connect to one another and encourage
  people to grow in faith. Small groups are an
  ideal way to catechize.

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The Gift of the Sacraments
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The Gift of the Sacraments

• The centrality of the Incarnation see session 1
  PowerPoint.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• The centrality of the Incarnation see session 1
  PowerPoint.
• Signs and symbols see session 1 PowerPoint.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• The centrality of the Incarnation see session 1
  PowerPoint.
• Signs and symbols see session 1 PowerPoint.
• They were called mysterion in the early Church.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• They are not a magic zap disconnected from
  human experience, but derived from it.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• They are not a magic zap disconnected from
  human experience, but derived from it.
• Each sacrament has its analog in human experience.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• They are not a magic zap disconnected from
  human experience, but derived from it.
• Each sacrament has its analog in human
  experience.
• Each sacrament is considered in the context of
  the Christian way of life.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• The sacraments should also be located in the
  context of family life, i.e. meal sharing,
  forgiveness, etc.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• The sacraments should also be located in the
  context of family life, i.e. meal sharing,
  forgiveness, etc.
• Sacrament preparation is needed because we do not
  stroll casually into a mystery.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• Contemporary challenges to a sense of the
  sacramentality of daily life

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• Contemporary challenges to a sense of the
  sacramentality of daily life
• A diminished sense of mystery.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• Contemporary challenges to a sense of the
  sacramentality of daily life
• A diminished sense of mystery.
• A diminished sense of the sacred.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• Contemporary challenges to a sense of the
  sacramentality of daily life
• A diminished sense of mystery.
• A diminished sense of the sacred.
• A diminished sense of community.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• Contemporary challenges to a sense of the
  sacramentality of daily life
• A diminished sense of mystery.
• A diminished sense of the sacred.
• A diminished sense of community.
• A diminished sense of the connection between
  faith and life.

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The Gift of the Sacraments

• Contemporary challenges to a sense of the
  sacramentality of daily life
• A diminished sense of mystery.
• A diminished sense of the sacred.
• A diminished sense of community.
• A diminished sense of the connection between
  faith and life.
• Effective catechesis helps bring about these
  experiences.

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At Our Next Meeting

• How Age and Culture Influence Catechesis
• The Mystery of the Church