About Janet

She has spent many years in parish and diocesan catechetical ministry (most recently as Director of Adult Faith Formation for the Archdiocese of Detroit),

ministering in many contexts

and dimensions,

always in the area of adult faith formation.

Janet currently accompanies others

on their faith-journey through days of reflection/retreats, workshops, catechist formation opportunities,

adult faith formation opportunities/consultation,

Myers-Briggs explorations, etc. as well as online courses through C21 at Boston College and the Virtual Learning Center for Faith Faith Formation at the University of Dayton.

She is on the Project Team for the Faith Formation Learning Exchange. Janet created and publishes GEMS - a monthly newsletter from an ongoing international adult faith formation best practices study.

She has been an elected officer of the Executive Committee of NCCL (National Conference for Catechetical Leadership), a member of the Board, and currently a member of the

NCCL Adult Faith Formation Committee.

In 2010, Janet received the NCCL Distinguished Service Award in Catechetics.

The author of hundreds of articles and

several publications in catechetical and parish ministry,

her articles can be found in Today's Parish,

Religion Teacher's Journal, The Priest,

Catechist, Ministry and Liturgy, etc.

Janet writes the monthly Gospel reflections

for Take-Out: Family Faith on the Go

and was one of the 4-member team who wrote

the Leader's Guide to accompany

Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us.

Some of her recent publications are What We Believe: Living and Praying the Apostles' Creed; An Amazing Journey: Advent 2011 - Everyday Reflections, Practices and Prayers; Prayer from A to Z for Catechists and Those They Teach; Pracyerbook for Eucharistic Ministers; Creative Connectections for Catechists from A to Z: Catholic Social Teaching; and Nuts & Bolts: Ideas and Practices for Adult Faith Formation.