The Joy of Accompaniment Training - Fall 2024
The Joy of Accompaniment training is formation in the "Art of Accompaniment" to which Pope Francis calls all ministers in the Church.
The Joy of Accompaniment Formation
The Joy of Accompaniment is formation in the "art of accompaniment" to which Pope Francis calls all ministers in the Church (Evangelii Gaudium 169). In fact, the teaching of Pope Francis will guide this process. Each week the course will focus on portions of Pope Francis' Evangelii Gaudium, along with Christus Vivit and Gaudete et Exsultate, each of which propose a vision of accompaniment in missionary discipleship of Jesus in the context of evangelization. In addition we will have as a required reading the book The Art of Accompaniment, A Catholic Apostolate Center Resource by Colleen Campbell and Thomas Carani. We will read the texts, reflect on them in our prayer and preparation and also in online community forums.
Our course is designed as an asynchronous online experience taking place in the C3-LEAD learning platform over four weeks from October 7 to November 3, 2024 with an integration live Zoom session on November 4, 2024 from 6 to 9 pm.
Each session will run for a week as listed below. Although you are not required to participate at specific times during the week we recommend you set aside some time each day to attend to the components (listed below), especially the community discussion forums. The work for the session must be completed in the designated week in order to be counted toward course completion.
Course Schedule:
Session 1 – October 7-13, 2024 Session 2 – October 14 -20
Reading - The Joy of the Gospel, Chapter 3
The Art of Accompaniment p. 27-57
Christus Vivit # 65, 237, 245-246, 292-294,
Session 3 – October 21 - 27
Session 4 –October 28 - November 3
Live Zoom Integration Session - Monday November 4th - 6 -9 pm
Note:
This course is design for the Advanced Ministry Study participants as part of their practicum year, Master Catechists as part of their re-certification, CBI ministers as part of their third year, and any parish leader that would like to understand and create an accompaniment culture in their community for a more relational church.
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