Vision and Skills for Faith Formation Summer 2026
A formation based on the philosophy of missionary discipleship and accompaniment.
This formation builds on the process of accompaniment introduced and modeled in the One Mission One Faith (OMOF) basic formation. Each participant will be paired with a mentor-companion and assigned to a small group of mentees-companions in ministry. Together, they will journey through the process to gain the vision and presenting skills for making missionary disciples. The terms 'mentor-companion' and 'mentee-companion' are used to distinguish roles and acknowledge the reciprocity of companionship.
Prerequisite for certification (re): Completing One Mission One Faith before attending this course. VSFF is the second phase in the process of becoming a certified catechist, although a participant may take the course for enriching formation in any parish ministry.
PROGRAM COMPONENTS:
VSFF is composed of Zoom Live sessions and online sessions. The components of each session are prayer, presentations, video recordings, readings, online forums, group projects, small-group conversations, etc.
VSFF Summer 2026—Cohort 9 Schedule:
Online sessions run for one week each; participants can access the content and complete the work at their own pace each week. Zoom Live session will be held on MONDAYS, please see details below. All Zoom Live and Online sessions are integral to the course and build on each other, all are required. Any missing Zoom session will need to be made up in a future cohort.
VSFF CONTENT AND SCHEDULE
Monday July 20, 2026, 6 to 9:00pm | Live Zoom | Session 1—Evangelizing Catechesis and it kerygmatic approach. The Catechist and how the identify of catechesis is expressed.—The Catechetical Method —The Art of Listening and Dialogue. |
Monday July 27, 2026, 6 to 9 pm | Live Zoom | Session 2—Root of all Catechesis in Adult Faith Formation, The Catechumen Process model for Catechesis.—Collaboration, Diversity and Synodality. |
Aug. 3—9, 2026 | Online | Session 3—Accompaniment through ages and stages—Pastoral guidelines with different age groups |
August 10—16, 2026 | Online | Session 4—Understanding How We Learn—Adults at the center of Evangelization and Catechesis |
Monday August 17, 2026 6 to 8 pm | Zoom Live Integration | Session 5—Integrating Sessions 3 and 4 — Planning Prayer and Adaptive Designed Approach. Special Project. |
August 24—30, 2026 | Online | Session 6 —Facilitating and Teaching—Accompanying People We Serve, Evaluating Resources. |
Monday August 31, 2026, 6 to 9 PM | Live Zoom | Session 7— Planning Prayer Project (all groups) Methodology in Catechesis—To Teach as Jesus Did! The Art of Story Telling.—Session Planning Laboratory. |
Monday September 14, 2026, 6 to 9 pm | Live Zoom | Session 8— Laboratory of Learning —Process for integrating skills—Multigenerational Planning |
Monday September 21, 2026, 6 to 9 pm | Live Zoom | Session 9— Additional session For CBI group Laboratory Scripture presentations |
TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING:
The course is hosted in the C3LEAD learning management system. If you do not have a C3lead account, please create one here: c3.leadlms.com. Details for the class will be sent three weeks before the course starting date.
Formation Fee $45.00*
If Credit/Debit Card payment is declined, choose to pay by Check/MoneyOrder at CkeckOut and email or call the number provided in the contact information below.
*If you prefer to pay by check or money order, please DO NOT use the instructions provided by the store but do follow these instructions / If your parish is paying your fee, please provide this payment information to them:
Make check payable to: Office of Religious Education
Mail it to:
Archdiocese of Los Angeles-ORE ♦ Attn: Flor de Maria Luna/Elizabeth Argueta ♦
3424 Wilshire Blvd., 4th Floor ♦ Los Angeles, CA 90010
Contact information:
Elizabeth Argueta ♦ Catechist Formation Assistant ♦ EArgueta@la-archdiocese.org or 213-637-7358
