PCLP Participants 23-25

Syllabus 2023-2025
Project Forms:  Proposal due 4/1/24 – Project Outline due 3/1/25
Co-Learner Information

Franciscan At Home:  Parish Catechetical Leader Program Track 2023-25

• Log onto your Franciscan account.  
• Go to the dashboard and select the track Parish Catechetical Leader Program Track 2023-25.  
• You will choose Start this track and request a mentor from the Diocese of Trenton.
• We will then assign you a mentor (your currently assigned mentor).   
• Complete the track by March 1, 2025.

The Effective Catechetical Leader 
Annotated Table of Contents

Called By Name: Preparing Yourself for The Vocation of Catechetical Leader 
Opening Prayer
PowerPoint Presentation
Activity Sheets

All God's People: Effective Catechesis in a Diverse Church
Activity Sheets
PowerPoint Presentation

Catechetical Leadership: What it should look like, How it should work, and whom should it serve
PowerPoint Presentation
Activity Sheets

Developing Disciples of Christ: Understanding the Critical Relationship between Catechesis and Evangelization 
PowerPoint Presentation
Books of the Bible
Circle of Growth
Activity Sheets

 Cultivating Your Catechists; How to Recruit, Encourage, and Retain Successful Catechists 
PowerPoint Presentation
Activity Sheets

Excellence in Ministry: Best practices for successful catechetical leadership 
Activity Sheets

Theology
The Tasks of Catechesis/Pedagogy:
Powerpoint
Video - "What is a Missonary Disciple?"

 Sacred Scripture:
Hebrew Bible
New Testament

 The Creed/Jesus Christ

 Foundations of Liturgy

 Sacraments: Powerpoint & Pocket Examen

 Introduction to Canon Law: 
Eastern Catholic Churches/Rites |  Code of Canon Law  | Fourth Synod Statues