Certification Skills Courses 
(Professional Development Credit Available)

Lay Ecclesial Ministry Certification is a program of St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry.  The Department of Evangelization and Catechesis supports this program by offering the Skills Courses.

Professional Ministers in parishes and schools are welcome to attend these sessions for ongoing professional development credits.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

9:00am-11:30am Administrative Policies and Procedures (core) with Simulcast option.  This module covers topics such as record keeping, volunteer/catechist formation policies, textbook selection, models of  catechesis, etc. Presenter:  Jonathan Schott

12:30pm-3:00pm Understanding the Structure of the Church (core) with Simulcast option.  This module will present the structure of the church from the local to the universal level, and how each relates to the other. Included in this presentation will be a discussion on the authoritative weight of various levels of church documents. Presenter: Fr. David Tedesche

3:00pm-5:30pm    The New Evangelization (elective) NO simulcast.  This module covers some of the skills and strategies necessary for anyone and everyone to be an effective agent of evangelization.  Parish evangelization teams can also benefit from this presentation.                                                                                         Presenter: Mary Dundas