A three-part training program!

The research on teens and faith cannot be clearer: parents matter... a lot!

What is the Church doing to engage and partner with parents in supporting them in their rightful role as primary formators of faith for their family? What can parents do to take ownership for leading their children toward a vibrant faith that embraces discipleship?

Strong Catholic Families training program focuses on the following:

• Communicate the reality of current religious beliefs, attitudes and activities of teens today using contemporary research which highlights the critical impact of the parents’ faith, beliefs and actions on that of their children/teens.
• Examine the level of partnership between parents, school and faith formation programs
• Listen to parents hopes, needs and concerns concerning the faith formation of their children/teens and how the parish/school can support them in their efforts.
• Create opportunities to seek new ways to begin forming children and teens in their Catholic faith.
• Illustrate practical ideas, strategies and resources for family faith growth and to assist parents in assessing individual and family faith needs via a family faith formation plan designed to lead them to deeper faith growth and involvement.

This three-part training program includes:

• A two-hour evening parent program designed to model for parish leaders and local trainers how to engage and partner with parents.
• A half day (3 hour) morning training for diocesan, parish, school leaders.
• A half-day (4 hour) afternoon training of the trainers session to prepare local trainers to replicate the parent sessions in parishes and schools throughout the Diocese.
• The complete parent session PowerPoints and a host of family faith resources are given to the Diocese and parishes/schools with full copyright permission to use throughout the Diocese.
• An excellent tool for use with all sacramental preparation programs, faith formation events and adult formation gatherings.

Want to Bring this training to your parish?

Contact the Office of Youth Ministry at kprevou@fwdioc.org or (817) 560-2452 ext. 261 for information about how to offer the Parent Session or the full "train the trainer" sessions to your parish.

Locations, Dates & Times

There are no train the trainer programs scheduled at this time
*Parent Session	-	2 hours
Diocesan/Parish/School Leaders	-	3 hours
Train the Trainers	-	4 hours
TBA (Spanish)
We are still working to secure this training in Spanish	-	TBA

*Note: The schedule of the program  totaling 9 hours is the minimum commitment for a parish that wants to train trainers.  If you only want to bring a trainer in to offer the parent session to a group of parents, you are just looking at the 2 hour session.  Contact kprevou@fwdioc.org for the cost of providing a trainer for for either of these options

Contacts/Support

Kevin Prevou
Director of Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry
(817) 560-2452, Ext. 261
kprevou@fwdioc.org

Sr. Yolanda Cruz, SSMN
Director of Children's Catechesis
(817) 560-2452, Ext. 114
ycruz@fwdioc.org

Lucas Pollice
Diocesan Director of Catechesis
(817) 560-2452, Ext. 260
lpollice@fwdioc.org