The Companion to the Handbook on the Catechetical Accompaniment Process is a resource for bishops, pastors, diocesan leaders, catechists, and all those devoted to forming missionary disciples, proclaiming Christ with their lives. The Companion offers a framework for implementing a shared vision of evangelizing catechesis, defined as:
At the heart of the Church's mission to all people, an evangelizing catechesis seeks to deepen a personal encounter with Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit: it proclaims the core message of the Gospel, the kerygma; It accompanies people to a response of faith and ongoing conversion to Christ; it provides a systematic exposition of God's revelation within the communion of the Catholic Church; and it sends out missionary disciples as witnesses to the good news of salvation who promote a new vision of life, of humanity, of justice, and of human fraternity.
