Best Practices for Adult Learning and Faith FormationCourse Level: Basic

Beginning with Apostolicam Actuositatem of Vatican II, and followed by the document Catechesi Tradenae, the Catholic Church, through a series of international and national documents, has called for an emphasis on catechesis with adults.  Adult learning and faith formation must be situated within the vision of lifelong, evangelizing catechesis.  “Its main objective is therefore the formation and maturation of life in the Spirit… so that the Gospel message may be received in its transformative dynamism and thus become capable of making its mark on personal and social life." (Directory for Catechesis, 259)

This course establishes a foundation for adult learning and faith formation that is essential to adult formation and leadership.  This course will explore the vision for lifelong catechesis; the goals, tasks and principles of adult faith formation in the context of parish life; the role of evangelizing catechesis for adults; and best practices in adult learning and faith formation.

Successful completion of this course earns 1.5 CEU's. Click here for more information about CEU's.

• Foundational Knowledge: Explain the historical background, vision, and purpose of adult learning and faith formation.
• Application: Analyze the goals, principles and tasks of adult learning and faith formation in the context of parish life.
• Integration: Identify best practices that promote evangelizing catechesis in adult learning and faith formation.

• Required Book
  • Title: Course Materials

  • Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization. Directory for Catechesis. Washington D.C.: USCCB Publishing. 2020. ISBN: 978-1-60137-669-5

    
    
    

• Week 1: Lifelong Adult Catechesis & Faith Formation
  • Foundational Knowledge: Explain the historical background, vision, and purpose of adult learning and faith formation.
• Week 2: Goals, Principles, and Tasks for Adult Learning and Faith Formation
  • Application: Analyze the goals, principles and tasks of adult learning and faith formation.
• Week 3: Evangelization and Conversion in Adult Learning and Faith Formation
  • Integration: Identify best practices for adult learning and faith formation that promote evangelizing catechesis in the contemporary Church.