What is necessary for effective adolescent catechesis in the Catholic Church given the current and emerging environments in the United States?
This is the question that the National Symposium on Adolescent Catechesis (NSAC) will address in November 2008. The NSAC is an invitation-only gathering of 100 academics, bishops, practitioners, and leaders from various disciplines that have an interest in adolescent catechesis. Together they will discuss critical issues facing the formation of teens in the Catholic Church today. The goals of the Symposium are to identify the factors that affect adolescent faith formation and their implications, to develop a common language that will help establish standards for effective adolescent catechesis and its assessment, to establish tools for addressing the creation of comprehensive youth faith formation programs. More details on the outcomes will be coming soon on the "Outcomes" page.
Although on-site participation is invitation-only, others who are interested in the Symposium proceedings will be able to participate via a remote web-based process. If you are interested in learning more about the Virtual Symposium, please contact Ela Milewska.