Missionary Training
Author: Mission Youth

The Missionary Training portion of the Holy Week Missions challenges young people and families to follow Jesus as a "Missionary for Life", by shaping their lives according to the teachings of Jesus and as active members of the Catholic Church.

Missionaries receive practical mission training including skits, games, and songs, as well as catechetical formation which equips them to share and defend the faith. The training is not just aimed at the mind, but also at the heart and the will. The goal: for missionaries to come away not only with greater knowledge of their faith, but also with greater desire and resolve to live it out.



Here is a sample of the R.E.A.L. training that missionaries could receive during Base Camp Training for their Holy Week Mission.

Relate to Others
o Discussion of why participants came on the mission
o Activities for missionaries to get to know one another
o Practice for going door-to-door
Encounter Christ
o Meditations, Spiritual Motivations, Availability of Sacraments
o The Liturgy of Holy Week, plus explanation of the ceremonies

Act on Your Faith
o Norms of Behavior, Missionary Convictions, Uniform Explanation
o Skills for Interaction: Working Person-to-Person, Effective Listening, Conflict Response
o Training for Mission Activities: Skits, Conducting a Gospel Reflection
o Game

Learn the Faith
o Specific Virtue for the mission
o Catholic Apologetics course - Doctrine/Apologetic formation specific to the mission or time of year
o Sending Forth Commissioning