Renewing Your Infant Baptism Preparation Process

Many parents treat the baptism of their child as something to "check off the list". Then, the family disappears until first Eucharist. But that's not what the sacrament is about. The Sacrament of Baptism is certainly about the infant. However, the preparation process is about the parents and godparents. In this workshop, we'll develop a framework for an effective baptismal preparation process that will support parents in passing on the 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.