I’ll “see you” on Monday for the beginning of our Online Catechist’s Retreat: The Spirituality of the Catechist! Remember, no need to register and it’s free! Just meet me here on my blog, Catechist’s Journey, and “enter” the retreat. I’ll have a brief video welcome/overview, a post for you to read, and then an engaging opening activity for all of us to “get to know” one another! Have a great weekend and I’ll “see you” Monday!
Online Retreat for Catechists
5 Days Until Our Online Retreat for Catechists – Questions
Just 5 more days until we begin our Online Retreat for Catechists – The Spirituality of the Catechist – right here at Catechist’s Journey! I went over most of the particulars in my last post and have received such great feedback from so many people…thanks! Included, there have been 2 questions that have come up repeatedly, so permit me to address them here: Q: Do I need to register for the retreat? A: No…no need to […]
Online Retreat for Catechists
An Openness to the World
Sheep, fishing nets, pearls, coins, buried treasures, wine, wineskins, yeast, mustard seeds, fig trees, vineyards, tenants, banquets. These are just a few of the images that Jesus used when he taught. They are images that were familiar to Jesus’ audience. Jesus spoke in such a way that he was able to capture the imagination of the crowds—speaking to their everyday experiences to help them find God in all things. No doubt, if Jesus were preaching […]
Being a Catechist
The Engaged Catechist: Forming Catechist Enrichment Groups
In his book, Growing An Engaged Church (Gallup Press), Albert L. Winseman explains that, without true engagement, volunteers burn out quickly. He identifies 3 ways to make an immediate impact on the level of engagement of church members: clarify the expectations of membership help your members discover what they do best create small groups I think these can (and should) be easily applied to catechists, who, without engagement, do indeed burnout quickly. Those catechists who […]
I am looking forward to this retreat.
Carol, jump in whenever you’re ready. Folks are introducing themselves through today’s post:
https://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/2009/06/08/welcome-to-the-online-retreat-for-catechists-the-spirituality-of-the-catechist/
This is a great! idea and great tool. Thnak you for sharing it inspiring!
I missed week one because of a “sick”computer. I am really excited about the upcoming weeks since I’ve gone through week two. One of the many wonderful things about our faith is that you can study for years and years and never come to the point that you can say, “I know everything about God, now.”