- Do you want your RCIA parish teams to feel more confident in their ministry?
- Do you wish they were more focused on the journey of conversion and less on the concerns of curriculum?
- Do you long for them to understand and implement the Church’s vision for initiation in a way that brings joy to their lives…and the lives of their parishioners?
We know you do! You want to do so much for your catechumenate ministers. But as a diocesan leader, with many responsibilities and limited time and energy, you can only do so much.
That’s where TeamRCIA can help. We’ve put together several training modules that can help you establish a firm foundation for your catechumenate ministers and will build upon the good work you have already done for them.
Choose from among several live online training modules to provide your parish RCIA teams with dependable, proven training that is accessible, affordable, and tailored to your specific needs and schedule. You provide the passionate, committed ministers, eager to make disciples; we’ll provide the rest.
“I am super grateful for these opportunities that TeamRCIA offers. I just don’t have the time to spend with my RCIA directors as I wish I did. Their role is so extremely critical in the life of our parishes.
“However, I feel — truly — that TeamRCIA is part of my team. Your resources, your ease of teaching, your ability to ’translate’ the rite(s) in ways that are easy to understand for neophytes, is truly a support to small. mission dioceses like ours. Bravo!”
Monique Jacobs, Diocese of Reno
Online training options
Mix and match the modules that work best for your (arch)diocese
MODULE ONE (Prerequisite for all other Modules)
Principles of the RCIA (and How It Will Never Be the Same Again)
The pandemic has changed the way we do initiation ministry and live as disciples. However, this can also be a good thing because much of “the way we’ve always done it” did not always align with the vision embedded in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
In this foundational module, we will study the six fundamental principles that shape the entire vision of the catechumenate process. When you understand and work from these principles, you will increase your confidence to make lifelong disciples…even in times of pandemic.
MODULE TWO
RCIA is More Than Just Catechesis: Becoming a Field Hospital for Faith
If, as Pope Francis says, the Church is a field hospital, imagine the multitudes of hurting people he sees as he looks over the world. Imagine the pope then turns to us—the catechists, the teachers, the pastoral leaders—and says, “Go. Heal the wounds.” What do we do first?
In this module, participants will learn how to be field hospital ministers who heal wounds through the saving message of the “first proclamation,” the kerygma. We will engage the broad mandate of the new Directory for Catechesis that calls us to respond to the unique needs of each person we seek to catechize.
MODULE THREE
Seek the Living God: Five Questions for Conversion
Do you struggle with keeping adults engaged and leading them to lifelong discipleship? If so, this workshop is for you. Once you discover how to use five simple questions, you will be able to help your seekers create and follow through on their own unique faith formation plan.
Participants will leave this workshop with more confidence and an effective tool for guiding people to deeper conversion, starting with the Period of Evangelization and Precatechumenate.
MODULE FOUR
Your Parish Is the Curriculum: RCIA in the Midst of the Community
We all know that the community needs to be involved in the RCIA. But how do we actually do that, especially now when our communities are unable to gather in person? The key is to stop trying to get the parish involved in the RCIA and start getting the catechumens and candidates involved in the parish.
In this module, participants will learn why the community is necessary in order to provide a comprehensive training in Christian life and discover a low-stress, simple way to make your parish the RCIA curriculum, even in pandemic.
MODULE FIVE
The Awe-Inspiring Rites of the RCIA…Even in Pandemic
The liturgy trains the seekers and the faithful how to respond to the action of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
In this module, we will explore the purpose of the main rituals of the RCIA. Participants will learn how to prepare seekers and the entire assembly to encounter Christ in the rites.
Participants will also discover how to adapt the rites when in-person gatherings are limited and recognize those moments when adaptations are insufficient.
MODULE SIX
Mystagogy: A Lifelong Practice for Living Liturgically
Why is the mystagogical period often a let-down instead of a high point? Where did all the neophytes go? How do we possibly maintain a full year of mystagogy when even 50 days seem so difficult?
Come discover new ways to think of postbaptismal catechesis and explore methods that will engage the neophytes and the whole parish in Easter renewal all year round.
Are you ready to help your RCIA teams make lifelong disciples?
Schedule a free consultation within the next 72 hours
and learn how to get a free module
–countdown–
Who is TeamRCIA?
TeamRCIA cofounders Nick Wagner and Diana Macalintal connect with thousands of parish and diocesan leaders all around the globe to help and support them in their mission to communicate this one message to seekers:
Jesus Christ loves you and gave his life to save you.
Christ is living at your side every day.
They both received master’s degrees from Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota (but in different decades), his in liturgy, hers in theology, and taught themselves how to build websites by duct tape, a skill which neither of their degrees prepared them for. They have been married for 10 years.
–about_info–
Are you ready to help your RCIA teams make lifelong disciples?
Schedule a free consultation within the next 72 hours
and learn how to get a free module
–countdown–
