SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Since the time of Jesus who gathered a small band of twelve, small communities have been an important dimension of church life. Just as the early church kept the faith alive we gather to pray, share faith, support one another, continue to learn and reach out to others through small Christian communities.
SCC provides people with a sense of belonging and introduces them to a deeper relationship with Jesus. SCC is a means of continuing spiritual renewal and evangelization and promotes parish leadership.
Resources for leaders and materials for group participation
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The Small Christian Communities Global Collaborative Network
Small Christian Community Connection
ChristLife Catholic Ministry of Evangelization
NAFSCC North American Forum for Small Christian Communities
NAPRC The National Alliance of Parishes Restructuring into Communities
Pastoral Dept. for Small Christian Communities
RENEW International
National Pastoral Life Center
The Small Christian
Communities Global Collaborative promotes a vision to
establish a global networking website for Small Christian Communities (SCCs) worldwide. The
purpose is to share SCC’s contact information, events, materials, and news for each of the six
continents.
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Small Christian Community
Connection (formerly Buena Vista )
A Catholic Network of People Devoted to the Formation and Support of Small Christian
Communities with the mission of spreading the good news of Jesus Christ by helping to create
and support small Christian communities through affirmation, communication and education.
Buena Vista provides videos, guidebooks and materials for small groups.
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ChristLife Catholic Ministry of
Evangelization
ChristLife is a lay Catholic ministry established in response to the Church's call
to a new evangelization. Resources are provided to equip Catholics for
evangelization so that others may come to know the love of God and become followers
and members of the Catholic Church. Resources are appropriate for small
Christian community settings.
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North American Forum for Small Christian Communities (NAFSCC)
NAFSCC represent a network of diocesan leaders and organizations actively
involved in strategizing and supporting the development of Small Christian
Communities. They support each other in the effort to achieve the
vision of SCC as a style of parish life.
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NAPRC The National Alliance of Parishes Restructuring
into Communities
NAPRC is an alliance of Parishes committed to a new vision of parish
based on the purpose of building an atmosphere in which ordinary
people help each other regularly connect their faith and life.
This is achieved in two ways: doing the things we do
differently and forming Small Church Communities. NAPRC
provides information for forming and maintaining SCC as well as
resources to be used by SCC.
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Pastoral Dept. for Small Christian Communities
The Pastoral Department for Small Christian Communities is
an agency of the Archdiocese of Hartford [Connecticut]. Its
mission is to promote the development of small church
communities for the sake of building parishes where people
regularly help each other connect life and faith.
The department annually publishes two editions of
the lectionary-based resources Quest and
Summer Reflections. MusicQuest, a
collection of songs and reflective instrumental
music to accompany Quest, is available in
cassette or CD format.
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RENEW International
RENEW is a Roman Catholic
organization that promotes renewal,
evangelization and the transformation of the
world through parish-based small Christian
communities. Their parish renewal process
and small Christian community materials
offer spiritual formation and motivation to
help people live out their faith and give
witness to Jesus Christ.
Their services include trainings,
materials for small groups, and
Pastoral Support.
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National
Pastoral Life Center
The National Pastoral Life
Center serves the leadership
of the church's pastoral
ministry. The Center
assembles the best of
thinking and
practice—through its
studies, publications,
consulting, and
conferences—contributing to
reflective and effective
pastoral ministry
In the area of Small
Communities it
provides workshops
on exploring,
organizing,
training, and
evaluating
parish-based small
Christian
communities.
It also provides
publications and
training materials
for SCC and
consultation by
request.
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This is a brief list of resources for Small Christian Communities. Please check Archdiocese of Cincinnati Media Centers and Consultants as well as other publishers for additional resources and information.
Catholic Faith Sharing, Liturgical Publications
Small Christian Communities, Living the Good News
Work the Word, Mustard Seed Communities
Threshold Bible Study, Stephen J. Binz
Growing Faith Project, Bill Huebsch
Office of Evangelization and Catechesis Archdiocese of Cincinnati Catholic Schools Office