RCIA Certification - Coming September 2017!

The RCIA Leader Certification is an online certification program for parish leaders and volunteers who are involved in the RCIA process. This certification provides a comprehensive RCIA training which focuses on each of the periods of the RCIA process and emphasizes the three pillars of formation that are necessary to form life-long disciples of Jesus Christ—Pastoral Formation, Catechetical Formation, and Liturgical Formation. This training and certification greatly assists dioceses in providing a comprehensive training and formation for their parish leaders in the RCIA process and also helps bring about a common vision and pastoral practice for RCIA in the diocese. The online certification also provides a way to reach more dioceses and parish leaders than on-site trainings that are more expensive and more attendance prohibitive for many parish leaders—especially in dioceses with a large geographical area.

 

 

Summary of Sessions

 

1. Overview of the RCIA Process
2. Precatechumenate: Pastoral Formation
3. Precatechumenate: Catechetical and Liturgical Formation
4. Catechumenate: Pastoral Formation
5. Catechumenate: Catechetical Formation
6. Catechumenate: Liturgical Rites and Formation
7. Purification and Enlightenment: Pastoral and Catechetical Formation
8. Purification and Enlightenment: Liturgical Rites and Formation
9. Mystagogia: Pastoral and Liturgical Formation
10. Mystagogia: Catechetical Formation
11. The Role of Godparents and Sponsors
12. The Formation and Role of the RCIA Team
13. How to Address Difficult Pastoral Issues in the RCIA