The Catechist in the Community of the Church — a Witness of Faith and a Mistagogue

Roman Buchta
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English translation. The original article can be found here While establishing the lay ministry of the catechist, Pope Francis expressed his hope that, as was the case in Christian antiquity, the catechist—because of the tasks entrusted to him—would be simultaneously a witness of faith, a master and a mystagogue, a companion and an educator who teaches on behalf of the Church. The aim of this article is to highlight the mystagogical dimension of the education of catechists preparing to enter the ministry in parish communities, and to present the related directions of pastoral activities carried out in the Church of Katowice as part of the Archdiocesan Centre for Pastoral Formation. The main research problem concerns the nature of the formation of catechists serving in parish communities and their specific competences. The study uses the methods of analysis and synthesis. The analysis of catechetical documents, carried out in the light of chronologically (sequentially) complementary guidelines concerning catechists' formation enabled to distinguish the mystagogical elements of the theological-pastoral formation of catechists. The article emphasises the postulate expressed in the Catechetical Directory for the formation of catechists as “witnesses of faith and mystagogues” and the lay ministry of the catechist established by Pope Francis, as a possibility and necessity for the formation of two types of catechists that complement each other through their competences: the school catechist—a teacher of religious education, and the catechist who undertakes ministry in the parish community. Pastoral initiatives supporting the formation of parish catechists conducted in the Archdiocese of Katowice are presented as an example of catechetical-pastoral implementation of the postulated activities. They serve as an inspiration for activities in other formation centres.
教会团体中的教理问答者——信仰的见证者和误导者
英文翻译。教宗方济各在设立教理讲授员的平信徒职时,表达了他的希望,就像古代基督教一样,教理讲授员——由于被赋予的任务——将同时成为信仰的见证人、导师和神秘者、伴侣和代表教会教导的教育者。本文的目的是强调准备进入堂区神职的教理讲授者教育的神秘层面,并介绍作为总教区牧灵培育中心的一部分,在卡托维兹教会开展的牧灵活动的相关方向。主要的研究问题是关于在堂区服务的要理讲授员的培育性质和他们的具体能力。本研究采用分析与综合相结合的方法。对教理讲授文件的分析,按照时间顺序(顺序)对教理讲授人员的培育进行补充,能够区分教理讲授人员的神学-牧灵培育的神秘要素。这篇文章强调了《教理指南》中所表达的教理讲授员作为“信仰和神秘传教士的见证者”和教宗方济各建立的教理讲授员的平信徒职事的假设,作为两种类型的教理讲授员形成的可能性和必要性,这两种类型的教理讲授员通过他们的能力相互补充:学校的教理讲授员-宗教教育的教师,以及在教区团体中承担服务的教理讲授员。在卡托维兹总教区开展的支持堂区教理讲授员培养的牧灵倡议,作为教理-牧灵实施所假定活动的一个例子。它们为其他情报中心的活动提供了灵感。
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