Why Catholic? and Small Church Communities
Why Catholic? an Adult Faith Formation Process written by Renew International is primary designed around a faith sharing model of learning and living called a “Small Church Communities.”
What is a Small Church Community?
The call to community is native to the call of the Gospel. We are called to follow Jesus and respond to the Good News amid the community of faithful believers. SCC provides a nurturing environment where we can share our lives and our faith together in a reflective space that can help us gain a broader perspective on our life of discipleship.
Small Church Communities (SCCs) are gatherings of Catholics who come together regularly to pray, to share and study the ways that their faith impacts their daily life with one another, to read scripture together and seek ways to respond to God’s presence in their lives and in our world.
Ground Rules for Small Group Interaction
Lectionary Resources for Small Group Sharing
Small Church Community Links:
Small Church Communities Network formerly know as Buena Vista is a Catholic network of people whose vision is a church made up of many diverse communities, each reflecting the ecclesial characteristics of community/mutuality, service/justice, prayer/ritual, and scripture-based witness.
NAFSCC (North American Forum for Small Christian Communities) supports diocesan personnel in their ministry of Small Christian Communities as an integral dimension of parish life. We are called to create small communities of faith which will become a means of evangelization of the Gospel and a source of new ministries.
NAPRC (National Alliance of Parishes Restructuring into Communities) is a network of parishes and individuals who are committed to the renewal of parish life.
National Pastoral Life Center serves the leadership of the church's pastoral ministry, particularly in parishes and diocesan offices. Founded in 1983 with the encouragement of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Center assembles the best of thinking and practice—through its studies, publications, consulting, and conferences—contributing to reflective and effective pastoral ministry.
RENEW International, a Roman Catholic organization, fosters spiritual renewal, evangelization and the transformation of the world through parish-based small Christian communities.
