Formation

USCMA offers various opportunities for formation throughout the year. Webinars are offered on a monthly basis, often in collaboration with other organizations. 

2022 Formation Summary

The convention was the major formation event in 2022, bringing together the prophetic call
for missionaries to name and claim the many ways they are called to lead. Crucial to that leadership is reading the “signs of the times” so missionary communities can be the Joy of the Gospel wherever they are and for whomever they encounter. In a similar way, USCMA needs to name and claim its role within the Church in service to God’s mission; the convention mobilized a tremendous amount of energy for the restructuring process. 

USCMA also offered webinars on interculturality featuring Fr. Tony Gittins, CSSp. Other webinars were on mission trips in Brazil, Hunter Farrell’s new book on “redeeming” the short-term mission trip, a special Pentecost gathering, several webinars on mission in Haiti, and a series of Town Hall Meetings on restructuring USCMA. Many of these are now available on our YouTube channel

The Appeal of Mission was designed by USCMA for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and helps prepare mission leaders for their summer mission appeals. Another formation program, Mission and Conflict, was designed for the Lay Mission Helpers. Don McCrabb consulted with the U.S. Spiritans on their efforts to welcome, orient, and engage Spiritans from other countries. USCMA supports the work and efforts of the Third Wave of Mission and hosts its website.