Catechist Guides include flexible lesson plans to fit any parish schedule. The easy-to-use plans following a simple four-step process: engage, teach, apply, and connect. Each lesson first engages the child’s interest with prayer and questions or story. Teach gives you learning objectives and methods to help children discover the learning concepts presented. Apply reinforces the concepts and includes integration activities. Connect helps children see that faith is alive and active in the church and in their lives.Catechist support materials include background information, lesson planner pages, and classroom tips throughout. A new section in each guide, Quickstarts for Catechists, helps you learn how to be more effective in your ministry. It can be used along with the Echoes of Faith catechist training videos. There is also a new in-service Training Video for the program. (2005)