Adult Faith Formation
The commitment to the maturation of baptismal faith is a personal responsibility that the adult above all must perceive as a priority on account of being involved in an ongoing process of the formation of his own personal identity. (Directory for Catechesis, 259)
To assist parishes in ministering to the breadth and depth of the intellectual and spiritual needs of the adults of our diocese, check out our resource page, categorized by various age and ministry groups.
Support adults by training them to lead and assist in formation:
- Pathways: Delivered – the diocesan online catechist training program for all catechists, with best practice courses for those ministering with adults. Check with your parish formation leader and learn more here.
- Where Two or Three Are Gathered – a website developed to assist parishes in supporting, or starting, small group ministry. Check out the resources for forming, facilitating, and sustaining small faith communities for a variety of purposes (prayer, service, learning, etc).
- Revive Parishes – free, online training courses for ministry leaders, including
- Missionary Discipleship with Julianne Stanz
- Evangelization with Chris Stefanick
- The Generational Divide: Who’s in the Pews with Katie McGrady
- Lifelong Faith Formation – a learning resource site for AFF teams that are growing their understanding of best practices and current trends in forming adults.
- Faith Formation Matters – Website created by Sr. Janet Schaeffler, OP containing all things AFF.
