In the March/April issue of Catechetical Leader I wrote an article entitled, Dear Catechetical Leader, which presents an overview of the role and responsibilities of the parish catechetical leader. I recommend the following books for additional reading and study.
Practical Catechesis: Visions and Tasks for Catechetical Leaders
A National Pastoral Life Center Book
Judith Dunlap
St. Anthony Messenger Press
National Directory for Catechesis
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Constitutions of the Second Vatican Council
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium)
Dogmatic Constitution On Devine Revelation (Dei Verbum)
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium)
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
(Gaudium et Spes)
Costello Publishing Company
Empowering Catechetical Leaders
Thomas H. Groome, General Editor
Michael J. Corso, Managing Editor
National Catholic Educational Association
Religious Education at the Crossroads: Moving On in the Freedom of the Spirit
Francoise Darcy-Berube
Paulist Press
National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Commission on Certification and Accreditation
Available through National Conference for Catechetical Leadership
The Effective DRE
A Skills Development Series
Richard Reichert, Series Editor
Loyola Press
The Effective DRE
A Theology Series
Tom Walters, Series Editor
Loyola Press
United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
I Like Being in Parish Ministry
Catechetical Leader: DRE and CRE
Christopher Anderson
Twenty-Third Publications
Handing on The Faith: The Church’s Mission and Challenge
Robert P. Imbelli, Editor
The Crossroad Publishing Company
Sent Not Alone
Weekly Meditations on the National Directory for Catechesis
David Thomas
National Conference for Catechetical Leadership