Webinars, WOrkshops, CONFERENCES, & More
upcoming webinars
FAITH IN AN ANXIOUS WORLD (NFCYM)
Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 2:00 PM ET
Presented by: Kara Powell, PhD, Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute
Moderated by: Adam Ganucheau, Diocese of Mobile
You don’t need to look far to see that both before and during this pandemic, young people are navigating unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, suicide. This webinar equips you with proven and practical answers to the pressing questions of why we’re seeing this surge in young people, and how your team and church can offer the hope and help young people and families need. Presented by Dr. Kara Powell and moderated by Adam Ganucheau. This is an All-Access Webinar – Available for Free to All Interested! Click HERE to register.
Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 2:00 PM ET
Presented by: Kara Powell, PhD, Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute
Moderated by: Adam Ganucheau, Diocese of Mobile
You don’t need to look far to see that both before and during this pandemic, young people are navigating unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, suicide. This webinar equips you with proven and practical answers to the pressing questions of why we’re seeing this surge in young people, and how your team and church can offer the hope and help young people and families need. Presented by Dr. Kara Powell and moderated by Adam Ganucheau. This is an All-Access Webinar – Available for Free to All Interested! Click HERE to register.
Joyful Witness in the Spirit of Francis and Clare of Assisi (Ave Maria Press)
Susan Muto, Lori McMahon
August 11th 3:00 PM
Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi, by their words and deeds, encouraged Christians to live out the belief that the kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor in spirit. In fact, the core of Franciscan spirituality claims that the reality of God’s divine love enables us to radiate joyful optimism and sacrificial generosity. In this session, Susan Muto and Lori McMahon of the Epiphany Association—which promotes the teaching and research of formative spirituality—will explore fundamental themes of Franciscan spirituality, leading us to a deeper understanding of how we are called to full participation in Christ, embracing a life of suffering, joy, and compassion.
Susan Muto, Lori McMahon
August 11th 3:00 PM
Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi, by their words and deeds, encouraged Christians to live out the belief that the kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor in spirit. In fact, the core of Franciscan spirituality claims that the reality of God’s divine love enables us to radiate joyful optimism and sacrificial generosity. In this session, Susan Muto and Lori McMahon of the Epiphany Association—which promotes the teaching and research of formative spirituality—will explore fundamental themes of Franciscan spirituality, leading us to a deeper understanding of how we are called to full participation in Christ, embracing a life of suffering, joy, and compassion.
Who’s Caring for the Caregiver? Ministering to the Caregivers in our Midst (Ave Maria Press)
Deb Kelsey-Davis, Kelly Johnson
August 18th 3:00 PM
There are an estimated sixty-five million family caregivers in the United States today, a silent army of people who struggle with stress, guilt, and spiritual depletion. How do we, as the Church, minister to these caregivers? What can we do to address their struggles, which include losses in relationships, loneliness, and crises of faith? In this webinar, Deb Kelsey-Davis and Kelly Johnson, cofounders of Nourish for Caregivers, will help you learn how supporting caregivers strengthens families and our parishes and extends Christ’s love to the community.
Deb Kelsey-Davis, Kelly Johnson
August 18th 3:00 PM
There are an estimated sixty-five million family caregivers in the United States today, a silent army of people who struggle with stress, guilt, and spiritual depletion. How do we, as the Church, minister to these caregivers? What can we do to address their struggles, which include losses in relationships, loneliness, and crises of faith? In this webinar, Deb Kelsey-Davis and Kelly Johnson, cofounders of Nourish for Caregivers, will help you learn how supporting caregivers strengthens families and our parishes and extends Christ’s love to the community.
Webinars (recordings)
NEW! Church After 2020 Part I - Pax Romana hosted the first in a series of online dialogues on the Church After 2020. (Pax Romana)
NEW! A Racism in Our Streets: A Test of Faith, A Crisis for Our Nation (GeorgetownEDU)
NEW! Webinars from the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
NEW! Engaging Parents when Engaging Parents is Hard (The Pastoral Center)
NEW! A Racism in Our Streets: A Test of Faith, A Crisis for Our Nation (GeorgetownEDU)
NEW! Webinars from the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
- Get Families Talking about Relationships, Sex, and Safety - Presented by Dr. Kathie Amidei and Sister Kieran Sawyer
- Archived Library of Past Webinars from the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
NEW! Engaging Parents when Engaging Parents is Hard (The Pastoral Center)
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The Church After 2020
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Racism in Our Streets and Structures
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ONgoing Training
ONGOING Training for Leadership Committed to Lifelong Faith Formation (Vibrant Faith)
It’s time for every church to commit to adult faith formation. The transmission of faith to the next generation lies not in our work with children and youth, but rather with adults. We talk a good game for lifelong faith formation, but our actions remain primarily focused on children and youth. It’s time to flip the paradigm.
It’s time for every church to commit to adult faith formation. The transmission of faith to the next generation lies not in our work with children and youth, but rather with adults. We talk a good game for lifelong faith formation, but our actions remain primarily focused on children and youth. It’s time to flip the paradigm.
- Vibrant Faith Institute - The Vibrant Faith Institute is designed for leaders who care about the future of faith formation in their communities— whether they are full time, part time, or volunteer leaders. Pastors, faith formation directors and coordinators of children, youth, adult or family ministries can all benefit from our Vibrant Faith Institute courses.
- Innovation Labs - Innovation Lab Workshops are one-day, interactive workshops designed to help teams create new projects in Christian faith formation. Each Innovation Lab focuses on one element of Christian lifelong faith formation--intergenerational, family, children and youth, adult, missional, or digital—and helps leaders and teams design new strategies, programs, and activities to implement in your congregation.
- Leading Well Retreats -Join us for a four-day training experience for pastors, diaconal ministers and church leaders that offers practical learning, Sabbath rest and collegial support. Leading Well events offer a unique blend of “nuts and bolts” skill development along with worship, retreat, and sharing of best practices. Come and learn with and from your talented colleagues across the country.
Past Conferences
National and diocesan conferences, and university workshop series offer catechetical leaders many opportunities for growth in faith, spirituality, teaching and leadership skills. We can't always attend all the workshops we'd like to, but in today's world of modern technology, we can often still benefit from the conference presentations. Below are some sites which share their conference presentations. Not all are on family faith, but often lifelong family faith is discussed in the context of the presentation.
Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
Symposium & Report on American Catholic Religious Parenting
Symposium on Liturgy and Evangelization 2016 Video, article, blog post, and Twitter page for the 2016 Symposium on Liturgy and Evangelization
- "From Generation to Generation: How American Catholic Parents Today Approach Passing On the Faith to Their Children" presented by Christian Smith and Justin Barkus
- Find the full report HERE.
- Article from ND Professor Timothy O'Malley on "From Generation to Generation"
- Blog post from author Joyce Donahue on "From Generation to Generation"
- #NDLiturgy16 - Twitter page following the 2016 Symposium on Liturgy and Evangelization
- #NDLiturgy2016 - Twitter page following the 2016 Symposium on Liturgy and Evangelization