Forming Tomorrow's Disciples

Fee: $60 | Six Weeks
How do we guide others on their faith journeys? Forming disciples requires attention to the whole person. Intellectual, social, ethical, and spiritual development are all needed for learners to make meaning and become the persons God calls them to be. This course, designed for faith formation educators (kindergarten to college), explores formative education in a theological context. 

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This course has a required text: Colleen M. Griffith and Hosffman Ospino (editors). Formative Theological Education. Paulist Press: New York/Mahwah, NJ, 2023.

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Topics 

Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Formation in Faith
Week 3: Approaches to Scripture and Theology
Week 4: Fostering Resilience and Imagination
Week 5: Cultural Contextuality and Justice
Week 6: Communal Prayer and Formative Mentoring

Certificate Requirement Categories

This course may satisfy requirements for the Online Certificate in Basic Catechesis or the Online Certificate in Adult Faith Formation

Content Scholars:

Colleen M. Griffith is Professor of the Practice of Theology and Faculty Director of Spirituality Studies at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry; Hosffman Ospino is Professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education and Chair of the Department of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry; Richard Lennan is Professor of Systematic Theology, Professor Ordinarius, and Chair of the Ecclesiastical Faculty at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry; Thomas H. Groome is Professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry; John F. Baldovin, S.J. is Professor of Historical and Liturgical Theology at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry; Andrew R. Davis  is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry; L. Callid Keefe-Perry is Assistant Professor of Contextual Education and Public Theology at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry; Melissa M. Kelley is Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry; Nancy Pineda-Madrid is Professor and T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology at Loyola Marymount University and Theresa A. O’Keefe is Professor of the Practice, Religious Education at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry.