Center for RCIA Leaders

featuring Catholic Faith, Life & Creed
Fantastic Resources for the Catechumenate!

PastoralPlanning.com
Providing resources & coaching for lifelong faith formation
The National
Conference of
Catechetical Leaders
(NCCL)  Join this group!
It includes diocesan,
The Library
Directory of Services & Resources
Key books which every RCIA
Leader should have in his or her
library. Click here.

Catholic Customs & Traditions
by Greg Dues. Invaluable
resource for everyone on the
RCIA team and for everyone on
the Journey of Faith. Click here.

Growing Faith Mini-Courses for
RCIA. Help your candidates and
catechumens know their faith
well. These courses cover
every-thing we teach in the
Church. Click here.

Our RCIA Catalog. Click here to
open a copy in PDF. Invaluable
list of resources for every parish.
Click here.
Click on the covers.
parish, academic, publishing, and other
catechetical folks and it's mission is to
enrich and strengthen the ministry of
catechesis throughout the Catholic
dioceses of the United States. The
annual NCCL conference is very
worthwhile.
Do you have suggestions for other professional
organizations we should mention here? Send
them to us.
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The Way of Faith: A Field
Guide for the RCIA Process
by Nick Wagner

Nick Wagner provides a step-by-
step tour through each of the
stages of the catechumenate, giving
you the knowledge and confidence
you need to lead your parish
process. This lively, “plain-English”
guide is cram-packed with tips,
solutions, best-practices, and no-
nonsense guidance.

If you are a pastor, an RCIA
director, a team member, a
catechist, or a sponsor, this book
will transform the way you do
your ministry.
Click on the cover.
Using the Question of
the Week for Breaking
Open the Word

We have resources to
support this activity and
ministry in the Church today.
Click here.

Click here to see the
Questions of the Week.

Click here to open a PDF file
giving  background and
methodology for Breaking
Open the Word in the
whole parish.
The North American Forum on the
Catechumenate The Forum is an
international network of pastoral
ministers, liturgists, catechists, and
theologians. Since 1981 the Forum has
united and supported pastoral ministers
in the U.S., Canada, and beyond.

  • Dedicated to making a fully
    implemented Rite of Christian
    Initiation of Adults a reality for
    all.
  • Supporting the reconciliation
    ministries implicit in the Rite.
  • Committed to evangelization and
    conversion through catechesis,
    liturgy, discipleship, and mission.
  • Celebrating all cultural gifts.
TeamRCIA is a "sister
Web site" which
supports RCIA teams.
It's loaded with
helpful resources.
Click on the icon
to go there.
Click on the icon to go there.
Get a Reader's Guide to
Pope Benedict's encyclical
on the world economic
crisis. Click here.
From
Kathleen
Glavich
Teacher and Leader

Inspiration and
information about
how we Catholics
pray.
For Catechumens...
Resources about the
Catholic faith.
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item to find it.v
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item to find it.
Click on the
Books to see
the whole
collection of
resources!
Site Directory
Catholic Faith, Life & Creed -- an adult formation
series like you've never seen before! Comprehensive. Gorgeous
design! Tremendously well organized. With step-by-step "rubrics"
for leaders. For use in parish RCIA processes, small faith sharing
groups, Confirmation programs, and adult catechetical groups.
Professional
Organizations
that support your ministry
This month's FREE gift...
... to thank you for all that you
give to your parish. I Love
You Without End -- A
Personal Retreat for YOU!

In this lovely gift, you will find a
rich reflection on how much God
loves you, no matter what! As you
grow in your own faith as a
pastoral leader, this personal
mini-retreat
will help you
keep Christ
at the center
of that.

Click here
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