Articles

Catechesis and Evangelization

• "52 Ways Your Church Can Encourage At-Home Faith Formation" from Faith Formation Ministries at The Network, an online community of the Christian Reformed Church of North America - a free download included (2019)  
• Advice from a Master Catechist: Beginning Family-Based Catechesis in a Parish - from Laurie Mueller, Sue Klejeski, and Deb Lindahl for Catechist.com (2019)
• "Catechetical Leadership: On Family Faith Formation in the Parish" by Douglas Beaumont (2019)
• "Five Ways to Engage Families as Partners in Ministry" by Brad Griffin for Fuller Youth Institute (2107)
• "The Impact of Our Parents" - a video article from the Faith Formation Team at St. Gabrielle Church, Charlotte (2022)
• "Practical Ways to Help Families Nurture Faith at Home" from Keith Johnson from Eden Prairie, MN for ChildrensMinistry.com (2022)
• "Six Shifts to Better Family Engagement" from Search Institute (2022)

Change and Leadership

• "8 Key Leadership Tasks for Navigating Change at Church" by Kurt Andre for Aspen Group (2019)
  

 
The Faith of Children, Youth, and/or Their Parents

• “Ask Your Father and He Will Tell You”:  A Report on American Catholic Religious Parenting - This report, a partnership between the McGrath Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame and Christian Smith, sociologist and former director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society, examines the crucial role of parents in shaping the religious commitment of their children. It is a must-read for pastors, parish staff, and parents who are concerned about the passing of Catholicism to the next generation (2016)
• "The Catholic Family: 21st Century Challenges in the U.S" - A Special Report by Mark M. Gray, Ph.D for CARA and Holy Cross Family Ministries (2015)
• "From Families at the Center of Faith Formation" by John Roberto for Lifelong Faith (2016)
• "Religious Disaffiliation is Rising. Is there a Path Back to the Fold?" Author Ryan Burge, for Deseret News, excerpted from his book The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going (2021)
  "Study Asks: Why Are Young Catholics Going, Going, Gone?" by  Julie Bourbon for National Catholic Reporter (January 2018)

Faith Formation for All Ages

• "8 Ideas to Try with Intergenerational Small Groups" by Karen DeBoer for The Network, an online community of the Christian Reformed Church of North America (2017)
• "Church, Your Families Need Help (And Adding More Programs Isn’t the Answer)" by Karen De Boer for The Network, an online community of the Christian Reformed Church of North America (2019)
• "Installing a Family Faith Formation Program" - What is a family faith formation program; why would you install one at your parish; and how would you do it? Listen to people who have done it, to priests who have supported it, to parents and even children who have participated in it. A video article from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and the Parish of St. Anthony on the Lake in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, produced by Maréh Content Pr​oduction (2019)

​For Leaders and Parents

• "100+ Mealtime Questions" by Focus on the Family Canada
• "Discussion Starters for Families" from Search Institute (2015)
• "Parents Are Not Okay" by Dan Sinker for The Atlantic (2021)
• "Parents' Ultimate Guide to Google Classroom" from Common Sense Media (2021)
• "Weekly Family Meetings: How To + Agenda + Ideas" by Traci Smith (2022)

​Serving Together & Catholic Social Teaching

• ​“Engaging the Next Generation of Catholic Philanthropists Will Mean Leaning into the Church’s Social Justice Tradition” by Michael J. O’Loughlin for America Magazine (2021)

Books

Accompaniment (as modeled by Jesus in the Gospels)

• Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom by John O'Donohue (New York: Harper Collins, 1977)
•  Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) from Pope Francis (Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2016)
• Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) from Pope Francis (Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2016)
• Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship and Direction by David Benner (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002)

Catechesis and Evangelization​

• Directory for Catechesis: A Guide to the Proclamation of the Gospel by the Christian Faithful from the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization (Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2020)
• Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus by Sherry Weddell (Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2012)
• Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1999)
• Outreach to the Unaffiliated from the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis (Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2020)
• Your Parish is the Curriculum: RCIA in the Midst of the Community by Diana Macalintal (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018)

Change and Leadership​

• Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory by Tod Bolsinger (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2018)
• The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle (New York: Bantam Books, 2018)
• Digital Ministry and Leadership in Today's Church by John Roberto (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2022)
• The Land Between: Finding God in Difficult Transitions by Jeff Manion (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2012)
• Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future from Pope Francis (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2020)
• Oneing, Liminal Space by Richard Rohr and others (Albuquerque, NM: Center for Action and Contemplation, 2020)
• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek (New York: Penguin Group, 2009) 

The Faith of Children, Youth, and/or Their Parents​

• Christ Is Alive (Christus Vivit) from Pope Francis (Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2019)
• ​Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics by Robert ​McCarty (Winona, MN: St. Mary’s Press, 2017)
• Holy Work with Children: Making Meaning Together by Tanya Campen (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2021)

• Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009)

Faith Formation for All Ages

• Families at the Center of Faith Formation by John Roberto, Leif Kehrwald, et all (Naugatuck, CT: Lifelong Faith Publications, 2016)
• Generations Together: Caring, Praying, Learning, Celebrating, & Serving Faithfully by Kathie Amidei, James Merhaut, and John Roberto (Naugatuck, CT: Lifelong Faith Publications, 2014)
• Lifelong Faith: Formation for All Ages and Generations by  John Roberto (New York: Church Publishing, 2022)
• Portraits of Adult Jewish Learning: Making Meaning at Many Tables by Diane Tickton Schuster (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2022) 

​For Leaders and Parents

• Faithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home by Traci Smith (St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2017
• Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: A Field Guide for Catholic Parents, Pastors, and Youth Leaders by Roy Petitfils (Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2019)

​Serving Together & Catholic Social Teaching

• A Church on the Move: 52 Ways to Get Mission and Mercy in Motion by Joe Paprocki (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2016)
• DOCAT: The Social Teachings of the Catholic Church edited by YOUCat Foundation (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2016)​

Storytelling (and the importance of storytelling!)

• Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2015)
• Intergeneration Catechesis: Revitalizing Faith through African-American Storytelling by timone a davis  (Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2021)
• Listening to God’s Word by Alice Camille (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2009)
• Listening Is an Act of Love by Dave Isay (New York: Penguin Books, 2007)
• The Stories We Live: Finding God’s Calling All Around Us by Kathleen Cahalan (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017) 
• Witness: Learning to Tell the Stories of Grace that Illumine Our Lives by Leonard J. DeLorenzo (Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2016)