Ready, Set, Plan!

Implementation of Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us

The Call to DiscipleshipThe Call to Discipleship

To teach as Jesus did means calling and equipping all Christians of every every age and stage of life to fulfill their baptismal call to holinessholiness in family, Church and society…

The Call to DiscipleshipThe Call to Discipleship

As disciples we are apprentices to Jesus Christ himself.

The Church exists to proclaim ChristThe Church exists to proclaim Christ

To sustain this work of the Gospel is to nourish, strengthen and form lay men and women in their life long conversion.

Why Adult Faith Why Adult Faith Formation?Formation?

We seek to form parishes We seek to form parishes

that are vitally alive in faith.that are vitally alive in faith. #17

Why Adult Faith Why Adult Faith Formation?Formation?

provideprovide a parish a parish climate and an climate and an array of array of activities and activities and resources resources designed designed to to helphelp adults adults more fully more fully understandunderstand and and livelive their faith. their faith.

Why Adult Faith Why Adult Faith Formation?Formation?

It is the It is the central central task task in in catechesis and catechesis and the the axis around axis around which revolves which revolves the catechesis the catechesis of childhood, of childhood, adolescence adolescence and that of old and that of old age. #5age. #5

We seek to form adultsWe seek to form adults

who actively who actively cultivatecultivate a lively a lively baptismal and baptismal and eucharistic eucharistic spirituality with a spirituality with a powerful sense powerful sense of of mission and mission and apostolateapostolate..

Adults, who…Adults, who…Nourished by word, Nourished by word,

sacrament, and sacrament, and communal life, communal life, they will witness they will witness and share the and share the gospel gospel in their in their homes, homes, neighborhoods, neighborhoods, places of work, and places of work, and centers of culturecenters of culture..

Come Holy Spirit

We are all “animators” of the Gospel Message

Immaculate ConceptionReady, Set, Plan!

Designing Programs forDesigning Programs for

Adult Faith FormationAdult Faith Formation

The Blue Prints of Spiritual LifeThe Blue Prints of Spiritual Life

Understanding Understanding and reaching and reaching

all of the all of the generations in generations in

our Churchour Church

Elders/BuildersElders/Builders

The “Elders/Builders”The “Elders/Builders”

The “Elders/Builders”The “Elders/Builders”

The “Living Stones”The “Living Stones”

BoomersBoomers

The “Boomers”The “Boomers”

The “Boomers”The “Boomers”

The “Living Stones”The “Living Stones”Gen-XersGen-Xers

The “Gen-X/Busters”The “Gen-X/Busters”

The “Gen-X/Busters”The “Gen-X/Busters”

The “Living Stones”The “Living Stones”

Young Young Professionals Professionals - Millenials- Millenials

The “Millennials”The “Millennials”

The “Millennials”The “Millennials”

Living FaithLiving Faith

Is always Is always searchingsearching— — what do what do we seek?we seek? Is there Is there room for room for doubt?doubt?

Living FaithLiving FaithIs aware of sin and Is aware of sin and

conscious of it conscious of it hold over us—hold over us—how how do we repent and do we repent and renew ourselves?renew ourselves?

Living FaithLiving Faith

Longs for fulfillment of the Reign of GodLongs for fulfillment of the Reign of God How do we serve justice and peace?How do we serve justice and peace?

Explicit FaithExplicit Faith

We have a We have a personalpersonal relationship with relationship with Jesus Jesus livedlived in in the Christian the Christian community.community.

Explicit FaithExplicit Faith

Is connected to the Church—Is connected to the Church—its life, its life, teaching, and mission.teaching, and mission.

Explicit FaithExplicit Faith

Is Is confidentconfident in in professing professing faith faith basedbased on on knowledge of knowledge of scripture scripture and and churchchurch teachingsteachings

Explicit FaithExplicit Faith

Knows what is Knows what is essentialessential and and respects respects legitimatelegitimate diversity diversity

Fruitful FaithFruitful Faith

Radiates the presence Radiates the presence of the Holy Spirit—of the Holy Spirit—exhibitsexhibits love, joy, love, joy, peace, patience, peace, patience, kindness, kindness, generosity, generosity, faithfulness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-gentleness, self-controlcontrol.

Mature FaithMature Faith

Recognizes that Recognizes that faith is faith is alwaysalways a a gift!gift!

For by grace you For by grace you have been saved have been saved through faith, and through faith, and this is not from this is not from you; it is the gift of you; it is the gift of God. God. Eph. 2:8Eph. 2:8

“Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not [yet] seen.”

By faith we are By faith we are called to be signs of called to be signs of the reign of God. the reign of God.

Mature FaithMature Faith

Programming Adult Faith Formation

Four Basic Steps of assessing and setting a program in motion.

Interests Vs. NeedsInterests Vs. Needs

Two Erroneous Assumptions:1. People know and will

honestly say what programs they are interested in

2. People will actually come to programs that they say they are interested in

Look for Deeper, Basic Look for Deeper, Basic NeedsNeeds

• Who are these people?

Look for Deeper, Basic Look for Deeper, Basic NeedsNeeds

• Who are these people?

• What concerns them?

Look for Deeper, Basic Look for Deeper, Basic NeedsNeeds

• Who are these people?

• What concerns them?

• What are some of the personal, family, and work issues with which they struggle?

Look for Deeper, Basic Look for Deeper, Basic NeedsNeeds

• Who are these people?

• What concerns them?

• What are some of the personal, family, and work issues with which they struggle?

• Where do they spend their time and money?

Marketing and Publicity: What is Marketing and Publicity: What is Happening and Why Should You Happening and Why Should You

Care?Care?

• Use Variety• Personal Invitation• Invite Neighboring

Parishes• Quality Is Important• Do “After Event” Publicity

““Begin with the End in Mind”Begin with the End in Mind”

What do you What do you want to want to happen next?happen next?

““Begin with the End in Mind”Begin with the End in Mind”Describe the Describe the

“growing edges” “growing edges” those areas that those areas that at the moment are at the moment are weaknessesweaknesses that that can be can be turnedturned into into opportunitiesopportunities??

Problem SolvingProblem SolvingWe learn by having to We learn by having to dealdeal with a problem area. with a problem area.

Growing and developing in this skill Growing and developing in this skill carries carries over over to to problem solvingproblem solving activities outside the group, activities outside the group, thus,thus,

We learn the We learn the process process of problem solving.of problem solving.

You Are GiftYou Are Gift

God sends each person into this world with a special message to deliver, with a special song to sing for others, with a special act of love to bestow. No one else can speak your message, or sing your song, or offer your act of love.

Reverend John Powell