Pastor Transitions: He’s Here!
Part 3 of a 3-part series
MARTI JEWELL
One day you discover that you are laughing again! That is the wonderful post-grief experience of noticing...
Pastor Transitions: Uncertainty in In-Between Times
Part 2 of a 3-part Series
MARTI JEWELL
We just don’t know what to do,” were the words of one faith formation director. You’ve begun moving...
Pastor Transitions: He’s Leaving! Now What?
The First in a Three-Part Series on Navigating Changes in Pastoral Leadership
MARTI R. JEWELL
You just heard the announcement. Anticipated or unexpected, it has come....
Leading DRE: 3 Summer-Break Planning Strategies
Before you Pause, Look Back and Look Forward
DEANNA BARTALINI
The catechetical year is winding down. You’ve made it through whirlwind months of working on...
A Parish Guide to Integrated Faith Formation
Catechist.com recommends...
As we emerge from the pandemic, parishes have an incredible opportunity to connect the home or domestic church with the wider parish community....
A Webinar + Book: Partnering with Parents to Nurture Faith
Join Denise Utter for an insightful conversation on how to better partner with parents to nurture faith
Co-Sponsored by the University of Dayton, the Institute...
NCCL’s Family & Intergenerational Faith Formation Survey
The NCCL Needs Your Help to Create a National Profile of Family and Intergenerational Faith Formation.
Please take the survey and share it with...
Parish leader: “I built it and they didn’t come.”
Sometimes, despite our best efforts, programs fail. Our great ideas are overlooked. What we think should matter to people doesn't. Rather than jumping to...
Supporting Parents: Tips for effective parent meetings
Providing services and programs for parents and guardians is at the heart of parish catechetical effort.
How can the parent meetings be both informative and...
Tips for Starting A New Program Year
LORI DAHLHOFF
"In the beginning was the Word." (John 1:1)
The start of any new educational program is filled with words: names, room assignments, textbooks, lesson...
