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Six ways to bring charism formation to the people you're responsible for — each built on the same four-session spine, priced the same way.
Whether you're looking for a formation day speaker for a convocation, an in-service for your schools, or certification hours for your catechists, each of these days serves one group you're responsible for — and most fill a formation requirement your diocese already budgets for.
Half day · 25–60 people · Recommended: half day
Support the front lines of your diocesan mission with uplifting formation about how the Holy Spirit empowers them to uniquely build the Church.
Fills: Catechist certification hours, in some dioceses
See the full day →Full day or half day · 75–250+ people · Recommended: full day
What if your regular catechist formation not only helped catechists learn about the faith, but also helped them learn about themselves and why they approach things differently from the person next to them?
Fills: Certification renewal hours
See the full day →Full day · 40–100 · wives welcome · Recommended: full day
Help your deacons build a Holy Spirit-led vision for their service to the Church.
Fills: Continuing formation hours
See the full day →Half day or convocation session · 50–150 · Recommended: half day
Too many priests are squeezed by the pressure to be all things to all people. Help your priests understand exactly what gifts they've been given so they can experience new clarity in decisions and mission.
Fills: Ongoing formation
See the full day →Half day or full day · 20–60+ people · Recommended: half day
Form everyone on your staff to understand how they are uniquely building the Church, whether it's in the classroom, the lunch line, or on the playground.
Fills: Annual faith formation · accreditation evidence
See the full day →Full day · 200–1,000 people · Recommended: full day
Help every educator in your diocese grow in their Catholic identity, understand how they're being uniquely called to build the Church, and articulate their personal path to sainthood.
Fills: Annual faith formation · accreditation evidence · at scale
See the full day →Four sessions, with questions and a break after each. This is the spine of every day we run — the examples change with the room, the teaching doesn't.
We start with what we believe about ourselves, God, and the relationship between us. This then leads into a deeper conversation about how this identity impacts how we live service and mission in our lives, and why clarity in this area has to come first.
Then we'll get into the theology of grace, charisms, and how these gifts differ from talents and from the Gifts of the Spirit discussed in sacramental prep. Everything is grounded in Scripture, Vatican II, and the Catechism, with easy-to-understand framing.
A walk through each charism on our list — both hallmarks of the gift and what it looks like in daily life.
We end by breaking open how discernment works, starting with a most-likely list, not a definitive answer. We'll explain how to create test scenarios, the steps of the process, how long to take, and what commitment means.
A guided worksheet and time to pray before charisms are introduced, so people have processed where they are at personally in this aspect of their spiritual development.
Three discernment questions per charism — the things we always ask when we have someone in front of us discerning a certain charism. These questions are often very clarifying and have people smiling knowingly across the table at each other.
Everyone takes the assessment in the room on a personal device, with the presenter there to answer questions while they do.
Thirty to forty-five minutes of feedback from peers about what gifts they see in each other. At many events, this is what really changes things for people.
The full walkthrough — the work, the struggles, the virtues, and what discernment looks like at each stage. This foundational information is key to approaching discernment well, but it's too in-depth to make time for in the half-day workshop.
Discernment worksheet time built in, so everyone leaves with a plan to move into commitment.
| What | Cost |
|---|---|
| Half day — roughly three hours | $1,500 |
| Full day | $1,800 |
| Travel | at cost |
| Charism assessment, per person | $6.99 |
Assessments are billed after the day for the people who actually took one. No estimate of attendance, no block purchased in advance. If your group has already taken the assessment, that line is zero.
We have many other resources that can support your ongoing use of the Charism assessment data from your event, as well as follow-up tools like small group studies, books, and more. Just let us know your goals when we talk. We'd be happy to create a custom solution.