2-04 Four Tools to Empower Parents as Ministers to their Children

Admit it. You've said the following statement: "Parents are the primary educators of the faith." This is true. And you've probably also said: "Ugh, parents!!!" Parents are key to successful formation efforts in your ministry, yet finding successful ways to work with them is more art than science when it comes to Catholic ministry. In this workshop, we'll explore four tools to help empower parents to take more of a lead in passing on the Catholic faith to their children.

Dr. John M. Rinaldo is currently the Pastoral Associate for Adult Faith Formation at St. Thomas More Catholic Community in the Diocese of Las Vegas. John earned his Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.) in Leadership and Organizational Development from the Pacific School of Religion at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, as well as a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from Santa Clara University. John brings a wealth of pastoral ministry experience having served as a parish and diocesan director of youth and young adult ministry, a parish business manager, has served on the executive leadership team for Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, and as a member of the Board of Directors for the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry. John has been married for 13 years and has three young children.