CATECHISTS
A CATECHIST IS A PERSON OF FAITH CALLED TO HAND ON THE LIVING TRADITION AND TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. TO BE FAITHFUL TO THIS SACRED CALLING, A CATECHIST STUDIES CHURCH DOCTRINE, DEVELOPS APPROPRIATE TEACHING SKILLS AND NURTURES HIS OR HER SPIRITUAL LIFE AND PERSONAL FAITH FORMATION.
THE QUALITIES OF A CATECHIST INCLUDE:
A STRONG AWARENESS OF THE WORKING OF GOD’S GRACE IN THEIR LIVES AND A GROWING FAITH LIFE IN RESPONSE TO THAT GRACE
A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO JESUS CHRIST, WHO IS THE CENTER OF THE MESSAGE
A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF LOVE FOR THE CHURCH, EVIDENCED BY A PERSONAL COMMITMENT
A PERSON WHO CAN NURTURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
AN ABILITY TO APPRECIATE DIFFERENT TYPES AND STAGES OF INDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
AN ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH PERSONS TO BE CATECHIZED
A WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE THEIR OWN RELIGIOUS FORMATION
BECAUSE WE STRONGLY BELIEVE IN THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF CHRIST IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE THAT SEEK HIM, WE INCORPORATE A 60/40 PRINCIPLE IN OUR CATECHESIS. 60% OF OUR FOCUS IS ON EVANGELIZATION AND 40% IS ON CATECHESIS. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE FAITH…”BUT WITHOUT LOVE, I AM ONLY A RESOUNDING GONG OR A CLANGING CYMBAL.”
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