Browsing Masters Theses by Subject "Christian Education"
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Catholic Social Teaching: Foundations and Content
(1988)What I propose to do is to create a resource document, accompanied by a bibliography, which provides an outline and summary of Catholic social teaching, and which can be used by those who work with adult groups: RCIA ... -
Developing a Resource Center for the Religion Department of Mater Dei High School, Breese, Illinois
(1995)My proposal for the pastoral project is to establish a Resource Center for the Religion Department at Mater Dei High School. At present, the Religion Department does not have an organized or designated area in which a ... -
Director/Coordinator of Religious Education Handbook
(1991)Excellence in Catholic religious education has a long tradition in our country. It is a fairly recent reality that a significantly greater number of Catholic children are now receiving their religious education through ... -
Educating Our Catholic Youth Through Student Performances
(2010)I am concerned that the youth in my community do not understand some of the feasts and practices of the Catholic Church. Their lack of understanding and fear of questioning may have a negative affect on the future of ... -
Empowering Adult Religious Educators for the Third Millennium: The Guidebook and Training Manual for Facilitators of Study Circles
(1990)Today one of the greatest obstacles facing adult religious education programs at the local level, and most pointedly, at ‘the small and rural parishes, is the lack of quality programs. The Topsfield Foundation, a ... -
An Exercise in Lay Theology
(1994)This writer was asked to develop and present to a voluntary class at his home church a theologically oriented program that would serve three basic purposes. The first was to generate additional parishioner interest in ... -
Helping Parents and Children Understand the Eucharist in Today’s Society
(2000)Part of my job as Director of Religious Education is the preparation of First Eucharist. Each year the children in second grade and the older children who have not received First Eucharist prepare for this sacrament. On ... -
Intergenerational Catechesis: Jubilee 2000 Opening Wide the Doors to Christ
(2001)We have all heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child”. I contend that it takes an entire faith community sharing their faith with a child in order for that child to truly know Jesus. Because of that conviction, ... -
A Journey with a Rural Parish and Its Mission Parish: The Beginnings of Spiritual and Liturgical Renewal Through Created Discipleship
(2004)Nearly a year and a half ago, in June 2003, I decided that whatever my pastoral project was to be, I wanted it to be located in a rural parish where I knew its pastor and its people only casually or not at all. Thus my ... -
A Leadership Training Program for Adult Religious Education Coordinators
(1989)I propose to create a training program for potential adult education coordinators to develop competencies in team formation and program planning. Moreover, since many rural parishes are too small to develop and maintain their ... -
Looking for a Balance in High School Religious Education
(1992)An early Christian mystic once responded to a question his disciples inquired of him as he was preparing to leave for an extended solitary retreat in the desert. “Whence shall we say you've gone if they ask for you in ... -
Mystagogy: A Way of Life
(2000)The idea, then, is to attempt to integrate the knowledge and experience of the RCIA classes into daily life, specifically, the continuation of sacrament participation resulting in a spirituality of daily living. A period ... -
Revitalizing Faith Formation in a Discouraged Parish
(2002)The Coordinator of Religious Education who worked at Saint Ann's for about ten years prior to my arrival worked on a part-time basis. Thus, largely due to her part-time status, the religious education curriculum available ... -
A Sacramental Preparation Program for Parents
(1992)The proposal for this project surfaced from experiencing past frustration in bringing adults together for any spiritual presentation and facing poor attendance as a result. This project proposes an on-going program for ... -
Special Needs and At-Risk Interventions: A Guide for Catechists
(2003)This project presents the input and creation of a handbook to assist catechists in Parish Schools of Religion (PSR) develop more effective working relationships with their students and families through the recognition ... -
Teaching Those you Reach: A Response to the Growing Adult Education Needs of the American Baby Boomer Population in a Mega-Church
(1996)Churches are faced with increasing demands for services and support from regular attendees and visitors alike. As a teacher and program planner in the adult education training ministry of Willow Creek Community Church, ... -
The Whole Parent Workshop
(1995)There remains in the evangelization efforts of the Roman Catholic Church a need to target today’s Catholic adults. Particular attention must be given to those adults who are involved in parenting.