1. IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS
Adrián Alberto Herrera, M.A

2. IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS
“where are you staying?” He
said to them, “Come, and you
will see.”
John 1: 38-39
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3. ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS
Leaders:
• Organized
• Flexible
• Good Attitude
• People of prayer

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• Remember that everything
we do its all about Jesus
• Proclaim the Gospel
and give witness to
others

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What is Catechesis? What is
evangelization?
Catechetical leaders are not
principals/catechists are not school
teachers.
 Formation/Training is ongoing,
but not for the sake to gain
knowledge but to serve better
(Ignatian Spirituality).

6. Open the Door of Faith
ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS
“every catechist…. he [she] will not try to
inculcate his [her] personal opinions and
options as if they expressed Christ's
teaching and the lessons of His life. Every
catechist should be able to apply to himself the
mysterious words of Jesus: "My teaching is
not mine, but his who sent me.” (Jn 17:6).
John Paul II, Exhort. Ap. Catechesi Tradendae, no. 6

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• How do we keep the
flame alive?
• How did you get started
into this?

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• “I know your works, your labor, and your
endurance, and that you cannot tolerate the
wicked; you have tested those who call
themselves apostles but are not, and
discovered that they are impostors……Yet I
hold this against you: you have lost the
love you had at first”
Revelation 2:4

9. ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS
Some of the reasons:
• Invitation by the pastor or priest
• Necessity
• A sense of belonging to a parish,
etc.
Good reasons but incomplete

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• God has called us by virtue
of our baptism (This calling
is vocation).
• That calling implies a
response, a passionate
search for God (Ignatian
Spirituality).

11. “He must increase; I must decrease” .
John 3:30
ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS

12. ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS
When was the last time you took yourself
(and God) out on a date?
How comfortable are you with silence?

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• “The Lord… has called each of us;
each is called by name. God is so
great that He has time for each of
us. He knows me, He knows each
of us by name, personally. ... I
believe that we must meditate on
this mystery again and again: God,
the Lord, has called me, He calls
me, He knows me and awaits my
response as He awaited Mary's
response, as He awaited the
response of the Apostles."
Pope Benedict XVI, March 7, 2011

14. “He said to them, ‘The
harvest is abundant but the
laborers are few; so ask the
master of the harvest to send
out laborers for his harvest.”
Lk 10:2
ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS

15. ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS
• The vocation of ministry goes along
with Discipleship
• What is the perception that people
have of you?

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“an evangelizer must never look
like someone who has just come
back from a funeral!”
The Joy of the Gospel (no.10)

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One of the more serious temptations which
stifles boldness and zeal is a defeatism which
turns us into querulous and disillusioned
pessimists, “sourpusses”.
The Joy of the Gospel (no.85)

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• John 1: 35-42
What was the impression that Jesus
had on Simon? Or vice versa
What does Jesus see in you today?

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When have you shared your shadow side
with someone else?
How did this person mirror God’s love?

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21. ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS
Farmers
Wake up very early
Walks the same path (in most
cases), they know their land
Raise lots of crops
Cares for many varied animals

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Fisherman
In the ocean there
are no pathways
Waves are not the
same

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“I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and
dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather
than a Church which is unhealthy from being
confined and from clinging to its own security.”
The Joy of the Gospel (no.49)
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How do you share your faith
with people who are
struggling?
How can you reach out more
effectively to them?

25. ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS
• Catechetical Leader = Disciple =
Evangelizer
• “Does not preach a Christianity à la carte,
according to their own tastes, preaching a
Gospel according to his own favorite ideas,
his own theological ideas”. “Must not stop
preaching the will of God, even those
things that are uncomfortable and I
personally do not like so much”.
Pope Benedict XVI March 10, 2011

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Why is it sometimes
difficult to love others?
How does it feel to
belong to God?

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“I no longer call you slaves;…I have called you
friends”
(John 15:15)

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How can you keep Jesus at
the center of your life?
How welcoming is your
parish to all people? How
can you build a more
loving community?

30. ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS
How do you want to
be remembered at the
end of your life?

31. ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS

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