Seek the Living God
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We all know that a one-size-fits-all approach to RCIA catechumenate formation doesn't work. But until now, many of us were stumped trying to find a viable alternative. Seek the Living God: Five RCIA Inquiry Questions for Making Disciples is the answer to your prayers. After just a few meetings with your seekers, you will be able to easily create a customized faith formation plan that is tailored to the unique needs of each person. The best part is that the seekers do most of the work in developing their own plan. Your role shifts from being the Catholic "expert" to being a mentor and coach.
Once you understand how the five-question process works, you can easily train others to use it. New team members don't have to worry about "knowing enough" to be on the team. Start using these questions with your very next RCIA seeker. You will be amazed at the powerful conversion that will happen with your inquirers-and with you.
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Nick Wagner is the cofounder of Team Initiation, a training center for conversion and formation for lifelong discipleship. Through Team Initiation, Nick and his wife and partner, Diana Macalintal, provide accessible, comprehensive training for OCIA teams in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Nick has been teaching and writing about the catechumenate, liturgy, and catechesis for more than 30 years. He is the author of Seek the Living God: Five RCIA Inquiry Questions for Making Disciples published by Liturgical Press.
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Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The Purpose of Inquiry 13
Chapter 2 Adapting Contract Learning for Faith Formation and Conversion 22
Chapter 3 The First Question: Where Have You Been? 28
Chapter 4 The Second Question: Where Are You Now? 35
Chapter 5 The Third Question: Where Do You Want to Get To? 40
Chapter 6 The Fourth Question: How Are You Going to Get to Where You Want to Go? 50
Chapter 7 The Fifth Question: How Will You Know You Have Arrived? 56
Chapter 8 Creating a Faith Formation Plan 60
Chapter 9 Implementing the Plan 66
Chapter 10 Discernment for Readiness 78
Chapter 11 The Ideal Catechist 83
Conclusion What Could Happen? 90
Appendix 1 A Model Calendar for a Formation Plan for Seekers 97
Appendix 2 Goal-Setting Worksheet for Becoming a Disciple 109
Appendix 3 Catholic Prayers 111
Bibliography 123
