There is nothing quite like us! The North American Forum has served as an international network of Catholic ministers and scholars dedicated to the full implementation in all parishes of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and its implications for reconciliation. Where else can one find a faithful and time-tested group that brings together the full variety of all those involved in this ministry: pastoral ministers, liturgists, catechists, and theologians? Members of Forum share ideas and offer support for initiation and reconciliation. They collaborate with other ministries and organizations, particularly in the United States and Canada, whose mission includes critical elements of the initiation process such as evangelization, conversion, liturgy, catechesis, discipleship, justice, and mission.

The ministry of Forum is carried out principally through pastoral formation institutes/workshops conducted in collaboration with dioceses. These institutes provide parish and diocesan ministers - lay and clergy, full and part-time, volunteer and paid - with deeper understanding of the vision of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults(RCIA) and the fundamental and advanced skills to implement all aspects of the Rite and its implications for reconciliation. Institute leaders are among North America’s most experienced pastoralministers, liturgists, catechists, and theologians.