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AMS The Catechumenal Model for Faith Formation and Adult Learning - AMS Cat 208 - Year II 2026

This course is offered to accepted students in the Advanced Ministry Studies program. And serves as formal ongoing formation for any person serving in any ministry in the Church. E.g.: Pastors, Deacons, Master Catechists, Parish Catechetical Leaders, etc. Ongoing Formation fee $25.00 when using the code below. Course fee $50.00
SKU: AMS-YEAR 2 03-21-2026
Vendor: AMS Phase II
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Advanced Ministry Studies

CATECHETICAL - MINISTRY YEAR

The Catechumenal Model for Faith Formation and Adult Learning

 

The Catechumenal Model for Faith Formation Course Summary

This class will present the Catechumenate as a source of Inspiration for Catechesis and the restoration of the catechumenate fostered by the Second Vatican Council. Exploring how the catechumenate, as a training period, can be an inspiration for the whole Christian life.  The course will be presented in the light of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the current Rite of Christian Initiation, and the Directory for Catechesis 2020.

Class Objectives: The participant will be able to: 

  • To embrace the catechumenate process as the model and inspiration for all catechesis.
  • To understand how the four stages of the baptismal catechumenate mirror the Father’s divine pedagogy. 
  • To include the Church’s rites, symbols, biblical and liturgical signs in catechesis.
  • To recognize that conversion is a life-long process and is accompanied at every stage by an appropriate catechesis.
  • To provide mystagogical reflection experiences in the community 

Adult Learning Course Summary

This class will present the Catechumenate as a source of Inspiration for Catechesis and the restoration of the catechumenate fostered by the Second Vatican Council. Exploring how the catechumenate, as a training period, can be an inspiration for the whole Christian life.  The course will be presented in the light of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the current Rite of Christian Initiation, and the Directory for Catechesis 2020.

Class Objectives: The participant will be able to: 

  • To embrace the catechumenate process as the model and inspiration for all catechesis.
  • To understand how the four stages of the baptismal catechumenate mirror the Father’s divine pedagogy. 
  • To include the Church’s rites, symbols, biblical and liturgical signs in catechesis.
  • To recognize that conversion is a life-long process and is accompanied at every stage by an appropriate catechesis.
  • To provide mystagogical reflection experiences in the community 

Course Code: AMS Cat 208

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026  

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch time included)  

Format: In Person: San Fernando Pastoral Region - 15101 San Fernando Mission Blvd, Mission Hills, CA 91345

Professors: Dr. Paul Ford, PhD, and Kay Harter 

 

Dr. Paul Ford is a former Professor of Systematic Theology and Liturgy (St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo). He studied for the priesthood for the then-diocese of Monterey–Fresno, 1961–1973, but was never ordained. He was a Benedictine monk at St. Andrew’s Abbey, Valyermo, from 1973–1978. Dr. Ford was the first Roman Catholic in the doctoral program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. His primary areas of competence are ecclesiology and mariology, sacramental theology, and music and liturgy; his secondary areas are spirituality, eschatology, and chant. He is an internationally recognized authority on the life and writings of C. S. Lewis; his award-winning book, Companion to Narnia (HarperCollins), is now in its fifth edition. He was the editor of Words to Live By (HarperSanFrancisco, 2007) and Yours Jack: Spiritual Direction from C.S. Lewis (HarperOne, 2009). He was honored as a distinguished alumnus of Saint John’s Seminary for 2013. Dr. Ford’s music publications are the books and CDs associated with his By Flowing Waters: Chant for the Liturgy (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press). His latest publications are the books and CDs associated with Psallite: Sacred Songs for Liturgy and Life and a bilingual Companion to the Roman Missal (2010). He is the convening member of the Collegeville Composers Group and a contributor to the Pray Tell blog.

 

 

Kay Harter is a Master Catechist serving the ADLA Archdiocese, currently supporting ORE efforts to expand Online Learning opportunities for catechists in the archdiocese.  She completed the University of Dayton VLCFF Certificate in Adult Formation Leadership in 2010 and currently facilitates VLCFF courses in Adult Formation. Kay is also a graduate of the ADLA Catholic Bible Institute and served as the Director of Evangelization for the San Fernando Region from 2013 - 2015.