Course curriculum

  • 1

    1. Intro to the Bishop's Certificate

    • 1.1 Welcome & Thanks

    • 1.2 What is the Bishop's Certificate?

    • 1.3 What you need to know & have

    • 1.4 Assessments & Presentations

    • 1.5 Spiritual Reflection

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    2. Intro to Youth Ministry

    • 2.1 What is youth ministry

    • 2.2 Leading with love

    • 2.3 Meeting them where they're at

    • 2.4 Leading them to where God has called them to be

    • 2.5 Spiritual Reflection

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    3. Intro to Catechesis

    • 3.1 What is catechesis

    • 3.2 Kerygma & catechesis

    • 3.3 The role & responsibility of a catechist

    • 3.4 Teaching with authority

    • 3.5 Spiritual Reflection

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    4. The Creed

    • 4.1 What is the Creed

    • 4.2 The Structure & Articles

    • 4.3 The Apostles & Nicene

    • 4.4 Breaking Open the Creed

    • 4.5 Spiritual Reflection

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    5. Sacred Scripture

    • 5.1 The Bible 101

    • 5.2 Reading and Interpretation

    • 5.3 Salvation History

    • 5.4 Breaking Open the Bible

    • 5.5 Spiritual Reflection-

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    6. The Church

    • 6.1 What is the Church-

    • 6.2 One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic

    • 6.3 The Church in Heaven and on Earth

    • 6.4 Breaking Open the Church

    • 6.5 Spiritual Reflection

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    7. The Sacraments

    • 7.1 What is a Sacrament?

    • 7.2 The Sacramental Economy

    • 7.3 Sacraments of Iniation, Healing & Service

    • 7.4 Breaking Open the Sacraments

    • 7.5 Spiritual Reflection

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    8. Liturgy and the Mass

    • 8.1 What is Liturgy

    • 8.2 The Eucharist- The Source & Summit

    • 8.3 What happens at Mass

    • 8.4.1 Arriving at Mass

    • 8.4.2 The Introductory Rites and the Liturgy of the Word

    • 8.4.3 The Liturgy of the Eucharist and the Concluding Rites of the Mass

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    9. Prayer, Discernment and Vocation

    • 9.1 What is Prayer?

    • 9.2 What is discernment?

    • 9.3. What is Vocation?

    • 9.4 Spiritual Reflection

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    10. Catholic Social Teaching

    • 10.1 What is Catholic Social Teaching?

    • 10.2 The Principles of CST

    • 10.3 Building a civilisation of love

    • 10.4 “Faith in action” – putting Catholic Social Teaching into practice

    • 10.5 Spiritual Reflection

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    11. How to defend the faith, without raising your voice

    • 11.1 How to defend the faith, without raising your voice

    • 11.2 The art of 'reframing'

    • 11.3 The 10 principles of civil communication

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    12. Christus Vivit

    • 12.1 Christus Vivit – The Synod

    • 12.2 Christus Vivit | Chapters 1-6

    • 12.3 Christus Vivit | Chapters 7-9