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We train your people to run charism discernment across your diocese — at whatever scale fits your vision.
If names came to mind just now, this page is for you. You don’t need to bring us in for every event. You need your people trained, equipped, and supported — and then they can serve the parishes, schools, and offices of your diocese for years.
Your team joins a live virtual training cohort: two consecutive mornings, together on screen with us — no travel for anyone. In the afternoons, your team works together at your own chancery on the part nobody can do for you: your vision and plan for your diocese.
Before the cohort ever meets, each person on your team starts Volunteer Accompaniment Training and Presenter Training — the same courses that train everyone who presents charisms with us. Those begin the day you register.
Trained teams run general charism presentations and events anywhere in their diocese — a parish evening, a rural mission, a staff morning, a ministry team retreat. The rooms are usually 10 to 50 people, and that size is a strength: your team goes into individual parishes and walks with the actual people they find there. One of our dioceses has run its own team this way for over a year, reaching parishes and individuals who needed personal guidance without the budget for flying in speakers.
(The six charism formation days have tailored presentations — diocesan staff, catechists, deacons, priests, and schools — delivered by Many Parts Ministries directly and aren’t part of the team license. Your team runs everything else.)
This is the first cohort we’ve ever run, and founding dioceses get founding terms:
The cohort meets January 19–20 — and it will run. Both mornings are recorded, so if your team can’t be there live, you’ll have the full training recording plus a live seat at the next cohort. Your dashboard and both training courses start immediately either way, so your team is never waiting on us to begin.
And this is just the first: new cohorts run every January and August, so whenever your diocese is ready, there’s always a next one on the calendar.
| Year 1 | Every year after | Replacement seats included/yr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team of two | $1,595 | $499 | — |
| Team of four | $2,895 | $499 | 1 |
| Team of six | $3,995 | $499 | 2 |
Every size includes everything listed above. Counted piece by piece, the trainings and dashboard alone come to $848 per person plus $299 for the dashboard — a team of four would total $3,691 bought separately.
Registration happens in two quick steps — a one-time Setup & Training checkout for your team size, then your $499/year membership. The registration page walks you through both, and the totals above are exactly what you’ll pay.
Additional or out-of-tier replacements are $349 each, and a replacement’s cohort seat is free at every tier. Tier upgrades pay the difference.
Who should be on the team?
People who could devote time to this — staff or lay leaders who love charisms, can present to a room, and will keep showing up for parishes. They don’t need to be theologians; the training covers the content.
Does the person registering need to be on the team?
No. Registration is often handled by an office administrator or director who won’t present at all — that’s fine. After you register, we collect your team roster and open each member’s access individually.
Do we need one of your diocesan subscriptions first?
No. The team model stands on its own. Some dioceses add resource subscriptions later so their team has more to leave behind at parishes; that’s a conversation for when your team is up and running.
What if someone leaves the team?
Their dashboard access ends and you let us know — the people taking assessments in your diocese deserve that care with their results. Teams of four and six include replacement training seats each year; additional replacements are $349.
What if we can’t make January?
Register anyway — the courses and dashboard start immediately, your team gets the full recording of the training, and you can attend the next cohort live.
Or if you’d like to talk it through first, we’d love to meet you: book a conversation.