Wabbit Season or Duck Season?

Posted By on May 3, 2010

Neither, but it sure does seem to be Webinar Season.

I have been lucky enough to have participated in two excellent webinars over the past couple of weeks that have really helped me to reconsider how I should engage in my ministry.

The first webinar was presented by Jonathan F. Sullivan, who is the Director of Catechetical Ministries for the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.  The webinar was titled “Catechizing Digital Natives” and focused on the different ways that today’s kids process and learn information.  Below is the video recording of the webinar and here is a link to some of the resources discussed in the video.



The second webinar was presented by Joe Paprocki from Catechist’s Journey.com and Loyola Press.  Joe is well known among Catechists as not only an author of numerous books about being a Catechist, but also as an 8th Grade Catechist himself.  His webinar was titled “Growing as a Catechist: A Self-Evaluation Based on 7 Critical Tools from The Catechist’s Toolbox” and focused on how to reflect on our own ministries with the goal of tweaking our approach and preparation to add more impact when we catechize.





I found both of these webinars so valuable that I just had to share them with you.  As Catechists, sometimes we feel like we are left to our own devices and it’s nice to know that there are others out there who share their ideas with us.  It’s amazing when you find out that the problems you face in your classrooms and parishes are not as unique as you might think.

Until next time, keep sharing the faith!

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About the author

My name is Carlos Torres, and for better or for worse, I am a Catechist. As a Catechist, I help supplement the religious education that parents give at home with focused and detailed lessons around Scripture and Tradition as taught by the Church. Now, I have no background in teaching, much less in dealing with a group of tweens and teens who don’t want to be with me, in a classroom, on a weeknight, learning about faith; yet week after week, I and many other Catechists do just that by letting the Holy Spirit guide us in planting those seeds and helping fulfill the Church’s mission to “go and make disciples”.

Comments

  • http://www.jonathanfsullivan.com Jonathan Sullivan

    Thanks for sharing my webinar, Carlos. I’m glad you found it useful!

  • http://www.jonathanfsullivan.com Jonathan Sullivan

    Thanks for sharing my webinar, Carlos. I’m glad you found it useful!

  • http://thereligionteacher.blogspot.com Jared Dees

    Hey Carlos – this is so true! It truly is Webinar season! In fact, I will be presenting a Webinar next Tuesday on “Teaching Theology with Technology.” Hope you can make it!

    Here is some more info:
    http://engagingfaith.blogspot.com/2010/04/upcoming-webinar-teaching-theology-with.html

    Jared

  • http://thereligionteacher.blogspot.com Jared Dees

    Hey Carlos – this is so true! It truly is Webinar season! In fact, I will be presenting a Webinar next Tuesday on “Teaching Theology with Technology.” Hope you can make it!

    Here is some more info:
    http://engagingfaith.blogspot.com/2010/04/upcoming-webinar-teaching-theology-with.html

    Jared

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About the author

My name is Carlos Torres, and for better or for worse, I am a Catechist. As a Catechist, I help supplement the religious education that parents give at home with focused and detailed lessons around Scripture and Tradition as taught by the Church. Now, I have no background in teaching, much less in dealing with a group of tweens and teens who don’t want to be with me, in a classroom, on a weeknight, learning about faith; yet week after week, I and many other Catechists do just that by letting the Holy Spirit guide us in planting those seeds and helping fulfill the Church’s mission to “go and make disciples”.