Parish Lay Missionary Formation
COHORT #1
A Vision of Lay Ministry
Orientation
Guiding Quote - “First, formation is a process of growth in relationship. To become friends of Christ involves training in how to relate to others, not merely the acquisition of practical skills. [...] formation is about more than learning concepts alone; it is a journey of growth in intimacy with the Lord. It engages the entire person – heart, mind and freedom [...] This includes learning to listen patiently to others, meditative prayer, and the cultivation of a rich and rightly ordered inner life.” Pope Leo XIV, Address TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEETING OF PRIESTS PROMOTED BY THE DICASTERY FOR THE CLERGY, 26 June 2025
Presentation #1 - Called & Sent: Understanding Lay Ministry, the Apostolate & the Formation Process - Andrew Reinhart
Presentation #2 - A Common Vision for Ministry & Apostolate - Nathan Maurer
Presentation #3 - The Four Dimensions of Formation - Pat Oedy-Murray
Presentation #4 - Formed in Communion: The Centrality of Relationship in Formation & Formation Small Groups
God Breaking Through
Reacquiring a Biblical Worldview
Nathan Maurer
Guiding Quote - “The Gospels… contain many marvels—peculiarly artistic, beautiful, and moving: ‘mythical’ in their perfect, self-contained significance; and among the marvels is the greatest and most complete conceivable eucatastrophe. But this story has entered History and the primary world… The Birth of Christ is the eucatastrophe of Man’s history. The Resurrection is the eucatastrophe of the story of the Incarnation. This story begins and ends in joy… There is no tale ever told that men would rather find was true, and none which so many skeptical men have accepted as true on its own merits… To reject it leads either to sadness or to wrath.” – JRR Tolkien, On Fairy-Stories
Retreat: Restore the Initiative to God
Personal Prayer, Discernment, Spiritual Direction, and a Spirituality of Lay Ministry
Guiding Quote - “When, in God’s presence, we examine our life’s journey, no areas can be off limits. In all aspects of life we can continue to grow and offer something greater to God, even in those areas we find most difficult. We need, though, to ask the Holy Spirit to liberate us and to expel the fear that makes us ban him from certain parts of our lives. God asks everything of us, yet he also gives everything to us. He does not want to enter our lives to cripple or diminish them, but to bring them to fulfilment.” Pope Francis, Gaudete et Exsultate, 175
Presentation #1 - Christian Prayer & Meditation - Msgr. Tad Oxley
PRESENTATION SLIDESPresentation #2 - A Spirituality of Ministry: Designing a Rule of Life - Justin Combs
PRESENTATION GUIDE NOTESPresentation #3 - The Holy Spirit, Discernment, & Spiritual Direction - Andrew Reinhart
HANDOUTThe Team
Denise Brennan - Directory of Catechetical Formation - DBrennan@toledodiocese.org
Angela Leach - Ministry Specialist - ALeach@toledodiocese.org
Nathan Maurer - Parish Life Coordinator: Evangelization & Planning - NMaurer@toledodiocese.org
Andrew Reinhart - Parish Life Coordinator: Planning & Healthy Parishes - AReinhart@toledodiocese.org
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