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Goals and Objectives for BCF classes - English

Goals and Objectives for BCF Classes - Spanish

Power Point on Master Catechist April 2019 

The Foundational Training Course is a series of workshops conducted by the Office of Faith Formation to assist parish catechetical and youth ministry leaders in their practice of their ministry in accordance with the Certification Standards and Core Competencies set forth in the National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers, in particular, Standard No. 5 — the Professional Practice of Ministry.

• Those who are new or nearly new in parish catechetical leadership role are strongly encouraged to attend.
• The Course may also be taken as a ‘refresher’ by those who are already in catechetical leadership role or as a preparatory course by those who are considering catechetical leadership roles in the near future.

Course specifics, including 2017-18 dates, will be announced soon. Participants may choose to attend all or any of the courses. At the end of the Course, participants who had attended the entire series will be awarded a Certificate of Completion at the annual Pius X Awards celebration.

2019-2020 Foundational Training Course

Recommended online workshops and webinars for continuing education of catechists.

Ave Maria Press Professional Development Webinar Series: 

Join Ave Maria Press online for a series of free, professional development webinars for parish ministers. Enjoy access to free presentations by experts in every area of parish ministry from the comfort of your home or office. Log in to the live webinars to participate in our question-and-answer sessions or watch the free recordings at your convenience.

Join your colleagues in ministry for this unique webinar experience.  Participants will be treated to an interactive webinar with CMD staffers.  Each live webinar will include tech support, opportunities for Q&A, downloadable handouts, downloadable webinar slides, and access to the recorded webinar after it is aired live.

Loyola Institute for Ministry:
Ongoing webinars on topics such as adult faith formation, church, and social justice.

Loyola Press - Joe Paprocki:
A variety of great workshops for new and mature catechists.

LTP- Liturgical Training Publication - Catechumeneon
RCIA materials- quarterly newsletter, webnairs, and print materials

University of Notre Dame - McGrath Institute for Church  Life
Catechist formation classes online for basic and master catechists

National Conference for Catechetical Leaders
Become a member and check out the resources for formation.

NFCYM: 
A great selection of webinars for youth leaders, catechists, parents and teens

Paulist Evangelization Ministries:
Paulist Evangelization Ministries offers an online forum to arch/diocesan leaders in evanglization; Catholic Speakers Online, which provides experts on mission-related topics; and the online monthly newsletter, Evangelization Exchange.  It offers a 12 video Paulist Comprehensive Training Program to explain Catholic evangelization and train future evangelization leaders.

Project YM:
Great free webinars for Youth Ministers.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Leadership Institute:
The online Leadership Institute offers  free of charge to all interested individuals webinars on Leadership. It will continue to serve the needs of diocesan leaders. Many of the webinars and Q&A’s will also be of interest to parish catechetical leaders and catechists, Catholic school principals and teachers, and other individuals who provide faith formation to diverse age groups and settings.