The Ministry of Religious Education

Carrie Sallwasser has served as a parish catechetical leader for nearly twenty years. She served as president of the National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors for three years. Carrie has authored articles and columns in Catechist magazine on parish catechesis, and has led diocesan and national workshops for the National Catholic Educational Association. Carrie holds an MA in theology from Aquinas Institute of Theology.

Contents
Preface: The Good Samaritan Catechist    ix
Introduction: What Have I Done?    1
1  The Ministry or What and Why?    5
2  The Minister or It’s All about Me    13
3  The Ministered of Catechesis or Who Do I Teach?    25
4  The Art of Religious Education or What and How Do I Teach?    38
5  Beatitudes for Catechists    62
Appendices    63
Notes    75
Recommended Readings    76