| Simply scroll down this page to find all the links mentioned in Dreams and Visions. If you'd like to make some suggestions for this site, click here and send them to us. We're always looking for feedback on what works and what does not. |
The Growing Faith Project |
| Web links Every link we promised you in Dreams and Visions and a few extra for good measure! |
| Catechumenate Click on the image. |
| Vatican II Click on the image. |
| Gen'l Directory for Catechesis in Plain English Click on the image. |
| Background Official Church Documents Click on the image above. |
| Resources Your Personal Library on topics related to lifelong faith formation Click on the image. |
| Retreats & Encounters Click on the image to the left. |
| The Growing Faith Project Click on the image. |
| Questions of the Week Click on the image. |
| Intergenerational Faith Formation Click on the image. |
| A big and generous way to welcome folks. Click on the image. |
| Catechist Formation Process for Teachers & Catechists, Youth Ministers & RCIA teams and all who work in catechetical ministry. Click on the image. |
| Implementing Your Plan All kinds of resources: many free, others a very low cost. Ready to download & use! Click on the image. |
| Resources offered on this site |
| Planning Worksheets In chapter 8 of Dreams and Visions, two worksheets are offered to assist you in planning. They can be found here. Click on the image. |
| Pastoral Planning A step-by-step guide: Dreams & Visions: Pastoral Planning for Lifelong Faith Formation by Bill Huebsch A new book which includes a chapter outlining those all-important Planning Team Meetings. Sold in bundles to save you 20% New Book! Welcome the People! Ways to Gather & Nourish Adult Catholics by Jim Smith A parish team workshop-in-a-book. Helps you create the team you want for lifelong formation. Sold in bundles to save you 20%. New book! Good News Parish Leadership Trust-Building Guidelines, Tools, Ideas by Michael Papesh This rich resource helps you form your parish team with the very same pastoral theology in which we all believe. Sold in bundles to save you 20% Training How to teach your parish about lifelong formation including excellent PowerPoint presentations to download and use, complete with presentation notes. A series of FREE articles Reproduce these to put in your bulletin or to use for team & committee training. They're all in plain English! Into the Fields: Catechist & Ministry Formation Create a "religious community" with formation, prayer, & study right in the midst of your parish. This is the engine of lifelong faith formation, the foundation in your parish. Implementation How to start and sustain faith sharing throughout the parish using the Question of the Week With free prayer sheets and suggestions for training and use. A guide for using Growing Faith A powerful resource for doing adult faith formation in the parish. It's the Catechism in plain English! También es disponible en español. Communal Prayer for Parish Councils & other groups to accompany faith sharing. You can download and use these in 5 minutes! Rooted in the Second Vatican Council. Outlines for adult or intergenerational Faith Gatherings linked to your children's textbook series. Outlines for adult Bible Studies which are in plain English! Download each session and get all you need in one item. Complete plans for Parish Based Retreats in several practical scheduling formats. |