Intensives

Training of Trainers Workshop

Starting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29

On behalf of the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church, the goal of the Training of the Trainers for Building Intercultural Competence for Ministers is that ministry leaders who attend these trainings increase their capacity to welcome, receive, and encourage all emerging cultural groups to assume their role of leadership in the Church and, in turn, to train other ministry leaders to do the same. This formation program aims to prepare ministry leaders to:

• Articulate the general outlines of a theology and spirituality of ministry in intercultural      settings, including the manner in which the Magisterium understands the concepts of evangelization, the New Evangelization, and inculturation.
• Increase awareness regarding how to communicate appropriately with persons and groups in cultures other than one's own.
• Increase awareness regarding how to communicate effectively with persons and groups in cultures other than one's own.
• Gain the ability to identify and articulate patterns of prejudice that impede intergroup interaction.
• Provide a rationale for the inclusion and integration of diverse cultural groups into the life and mission of the parish and diocese.
• Teach the content of the five modules with confidence.

The Training of Trainers Workshop provides an opportunity for ministers to attain a foundational first level of competence in intercultural relations and communications. It is also designed to orient trainers to methodology, strategies, and activities suited to teach the content of the program.

Fee: $190 (includes lunch)

The clergy sexual abuse crisis has been a time of great reckoning for the Catholic Church in the United States and around the world. Despite the great damage done, however, the crisis has opened the door for Catholic laity to respond to God’s desires for the Church and to help bring about a new beginning. As our shepherds chart a path forward on the national and international levels, Catholic laity have the opportunity and responsibility to assist them by working to renew and bring hope to a broken Church. 

This intensive will: 

• Understand the context of the clergy abuse crisis in America, including how and why events unfolded the way they did, and what steps have been taken to address the issue. 
• Survey Church teaching on the gifts bestowed upon all the baptized and a gain a fuller      understanding of ordained ministry. 
• Grow in an understanding of the laity’s mission and vocation in evangelizing the modern world. 
• Be equipped with tools needed to overcome hurt, pain and anger in order to rebuild trust in Church authority.  
• Be inspired to help the Church move forward in the hope Christ gives, along with others who have been hurt by Church figures. 
• Learn how to make better known the apostolate of the laity with others in their own      communities.

Fee: $99.00 (includes lunch)

Registration Limit: Maximum of 75 people

This Intensive is specifically for clergy--priests and deacons. Based on the recent research that identifies the decline in denominational membership, especially among young adults, this day-long Intensive will focus on the implications and implementation of that research in our parishes.

Session 1: Going, Going, Gone … the Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics

This session will identify the underlying dynamics that lead to disaffiliation, describe the factors that reinforce those dynamics, and examine the implications for parish life, liturgy, and pastoral ministry. 

Session 2: Crafting a Religious Identity in a Secular Age 

This session will look at questions like where are young people meeting their spiritual hungers and what is the role of Church in this new, normative age? This session will propose pastoral strategies that actualize the strengths of Catholicism in a postmodern age.

Session 3: Engagement: The Ministerial Paradigm for the New Evangelization 

In this session we identify the practical pastoral responses and strategies that can enhance affiliation and engagement with the faith community and examine implications for parish and school life, vocational discernment, liturgy, and pastoral ministry. 

Session 4: Pastoral Leadership for an Engaged Church

This session will propose characteristics of the engaged, evangelizing faith community and highlight the mission to which Jesus calls us.

Fee: $99.00 (includes lunch)

Registration Limit: Limited to clergy