This Leader’s Manual is part of the ON THE JOURNEY series of books, and is designed to provide a comprehensive aide for RCIA leaders in the work of implementing the full liturgical, catechetical, and pastoral aspects of the RCIA process. This book contains instructions for the RCIA director and team on how to facilitate an evangelizing and welcoming mentality in the parish, how to train all members of a team, how to recruit and training sponsors, how to discern the signs and stages of conversion, handling annulments and issues of baptismal validity, etc. Practical appendices contain useful forms, sample letters, and sample retreat formats. The book also contains the entire set of handouts used in ACM’s seminars. Edited by Barbara A. Morgan and William J. Keimig. This book can be ordered now, but will not be available until August 2006.
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User Friendly

• Efficient and succinct writing brings immediate clarity to the complexities of the RCIA process.
• Appendices with a superb array of well-thought-through forms, sample letters, retreats outlines, and handouts.

Grounded

• Advice and suggestions in the Manual are firmly rooted in the Order of Christian Initiation guidelines from the Holy See.
• Careful to incorporate the years of pastoral experience of the Church in using the restored rites of initiation.

Liturgical

• Fully focused upon the importance of the graces flowing from the liturgy as the primary source of conversion.
• Offers practical guidance on how to successfully and smoothly implement the major and minor rites.

Catechetical

• Faithful to the demands of authentic evangelization and systematic catechesis to foster deep conversion.
• Cross-referenced to the RCIA Catechist’s Manual and RCIA Participant’s Book.

Pastoral

• Attentive to the adult learning model, the importance of small groups, sponsors, and in-depth pastoral care.
• Explains the complementary and distinct roles of both clergy and laity in the Holy Spirit’s work of conversion.

Comprehensive

• Designed to assist RCIA leaders in every aspect of the Christian initiation process.
• Presents a vision for the catechumenal process that offers the full splendor of the Catholic faith.

Approved

• Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur.
• Field-tested in its separate parts by many RCIA directors and catechists.

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Section One - Leader's Guide to the Process
Table of Contents
Using the RCIA Leader's Manual

Section Two - Appendices
Inquirer Information Form for RCIA
Items for Bulletins

Section Three - Seminar Handouts
Signs and Stages of Conversion
Catechesis in Mystagogy