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Click Here   Thirty years after the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults first appeared, many parishes are still searching for an effective way to hand on the faith to those wanting to become Catholic. Even parishes that have long-standing RCIA teams sometimes struggle to implement a genuine process that leads to life-long conversion and parish involvement. In his new book, The Way of Faith: A Field Guide for the RCIA Process (Twenty-Third Publications), Nick Wagner gives parish leaders a clear and simple solution: engage the entire parish in the initiation process. Using the RCIA itself as the model, the author provides an easy-to-follow process for starting or sustaining a parish-wide catechumenate in any community, no matter how large or small. “This book will not only change your catechumenate process,â€� said the author. “It will transform the entire parish.â€� “For 20 years I have been searching for a resource that was concise, logical, and informative regarding the entire RCIA process,â€� said Douglas J. Reatini, director of the office of worship in the Saint Petersburg diocese. “By using the Rite, other church documents, his own personal experience, and a bit of humor, Nick Wagner has developed a step-by-step guide that will help those who are new to this ministry as well as twenty-year veterans. Don’t know how to move to a year-round RCIA? It’s in this guide. Not sure how do build an RCIA team? It’s in this guide. Don’t know how to plan a dismissal or catechetical session? It’s in the guide along with so much more! Twenty-Third Publications marketing director Dan Smart said, “This lively, ‘plain-English’ guide is cram-packed with tips, solutions, best-practices, and no-nonsense guidance. Whether you are a veteran catechumenate minister or just starting out, The Way of Faith: A Field Guide for the RCIA Process provides you with reliable, practical guidance to help you implement a powerful catechumenate process in your parish.â€� Here’s just a sample of some of the tasks you’ll be able to implement immediately with the help you’ll find in this book: Learn how to know if the catechumens are ready Find sponsors Get the parish more involved Learn what to do with the baptized folks Know what to do with children Nick Wagner says that with this field guide in their hands, parish leaders and teams will have the confidence they need to “lead the RCIA, teach others how to help with the process, and transform the hearts of everyone involved.â€� It offers all the help parish teams need, including rehearsal outlines for the major celebrations, a list of appropriate Sundays for celebrating the Rite of Acceptance, and 100 ideas for involving your most important team member—the parish community. The Way of Faith readers are also supported by regularly updated online resources. Twenty-Third Publications publisher Bret Thomas said, “Nick has the knowledge and experience to produce a genuine Twenty-Third resource: hands-on, practical, and ready-to-use for people in the parish. This is the kind of product we are most proud of, and in this case, it’s definitely needed. It’s a comprehensive, enjoyable, and affordable guide to everything a parish wants or needs to know about the catechumenate process. Great going, Nick!â€�

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