CATECHETICAL LEADERS - GENERATIONS
Which statement best describes you?
Parish Catechetical Leader
Diocesan Catechetical Leader
College/University Professor
College/University Student
Seminarian
In which generation were you born?
Silent (1925-1942)
Boomer (1943-1960)
GenX (1961-1981)
Millennial (1982-2002)
What do you consider the culturally defining moment/event for your generation?
What do you consider the religiously defining moment/event for your generation?
Describe one way in which the generation into which you were born has impacted your ministry as a catechetical leader.
How would you characterize the formal religious education of your generation?
How would you critique the formal religious education of your generation?
In what way are you different from catechetical leaders of other generations?
What is the most pressing catechetical issue that catechetical leaders need to address with the current generation of young people?
Please indicate your agreement or disagreement with the following statements.
"We need a renewed pedagogy of the basics...the fundamental doctrines of the Catholic faith as summarized in the Creed and the Catechism."
Disagree
Tend to Disagree
Tend to Agree
Agree
"I believe in the 'Spirit of Vatican II' that has guided the catechetical ministry since the Council."
Disagree
Tend to Disagree
Tend to Agree
Agree
"The catechetical ministry is in need of leaders with 'new ardor, methods and expressions.'"
Disagree
Tend to Disagree
Tend to Agree
Agree
"As I look at the present state of the catechetical ministry, I believe we are living in an age of hope."
Disagree
Tend to Disagree
Tend to Agree
Agree
"Ultimately, I am more concerned with helping young people discover God's presence in their lives than with transmitting doctrines."
Disagree
Tend to Disagree
Tend to Agree
Agree
"Religious literacy should be emphasized as a key measure of the effectiveness of catechetical programming."
Disagree
Tend to Disagree
Tend to Agree
Agree
"I believe there was a tendency for religious educators after Vatican II to promote an 'anything goes' ethic of moral relativism."
Disagree
Tend to Disagree
Tend to Agree
Agree
"My call to be a catechetical leader was strongly influenced by Pope John Paul II."
Disagree
Tend to Disagree
Tend to Agree
Agree
"Catechetical leaders need to be more forceful in encouraging young Catholics to be faithful and to embrace the doctrine of the Church in its fulness."
Disagree
Tend to Disagree
Tend to Agree
Agree
"I believe that the majority of catechetical leaders are empathetic to my points of view regarding what needs to happen to improve the catechetical ministry."
Disagree
Tend to Disagree
Tend to Agree
Agree
What is the most important change that needs to happen to improve the catechetical ministry in the United States?