Faith Formation for Catholic School Faculty and Parishes

Grounded Catholic offers Catholic faculty formation in Kansas City for schools and parishes that want their teachers, staff and volunteers rooted in Scripture and the life of the Church. Led by Chad Pirotte, our sessions help the people who form others be formed themselves first.

Whether you are planning an in-service day, a faculty retreat or an evening for your parish, we will build a session around your community and its needs.

Plan a session with Chad

For Catholic Schools: Teacher Formation & In-Service Days

Your teachers shape how students see the faith every day. Good Catholic teacher formation gives them time to grow in that faith themselves, not just another training to sit through.

Chad can lead:

  • In-service and professional development days for the whole faculty

  • Faculty retreats at the start of the year, during Advent or Lent, or whenever your staff needs to step back

  • Ongoing faculty formation across a semester or school year

  • Scripture sessions that help teachers read the Bible with confidence and bring it into their classrooms

Sessions are planned with your principal so they fit your schedule, your theme for the year and your faculty.

For Parishes: Adult Faith Formation & Speaker Events

Adult faith formation works best when people are invited into Scripture, not lectured about it. Chad helps parishes start and renew that kind of formation.

Parishes invite Chad for:

  • Adult faith formation series and Bible studies

  • Catechist formation for catechists, RCIA/OCIA teams and volunteers

  • Scripture formation for parish staff

  • Speaker events, including parish evenings, men's and women's groups, and missions

If you are looking for a Catholic speaker in Kansas City who can help your people love the Word of God, we would love to talk.

Meet Chad Pirotte

Chad Pirotte leads formation for Grounded Catholic. He brings more than 15 years of experience in pastoral ministry, teaching and adult formation.

Chad served for ten years as an ordained Presbyterian pastor, preaching, teaching and shepherding a congregation, before entering the Catholic Church at Easter 2014. Since then, he has spent two years teaching high school students and five years forming Catholic school faculty with Holy Family School of Faith. He knows the classroom, and he knows how to form the adults who lead it.

Today Chad leads Grounded Catholic's Scripture studies, women’s and men's group in Kansas City, including the How to Read the Old Testament series. He loves teaching theology to laypeople and helping Catholics grow through daily prayer and discipleship. His teaching is practical, rooted in Scripture and the Church, and aimed at helping people pray and live what they learn.

What a Session Looks Like

Every session is built with you. Here is how it usually comes together:

  1. A conversation. We talk with your principal, pastor or formation leader about your people and what they need right now.

  2. A plan. Chad shapes the session around your theme, schedule and audience, from a single talk to a full in-service day or a series.

  3. The session. Teaching from Scripture, time for prayer and reflection, and small-group discussion so people can bring what they hear into their own lives.

  4. Next steps. Participants leave with simple ways to keep praying with Scripture, and we can plan follow-up formation if you want to keep going.

Sessions can take place at your school or parish.

What Teachers Are Saying

“[ST. PETER'S QUOTE]”

— [NAME, ROLE], St. Peter's [SCHOOL / PARISH]

→ Read more about our faculty formation at St. Peter's‍ ‍

Serving Kansas City and the Surrounding Area

We serve Catholic schools and parishes across the Kansas City metro, including Kansas City, Overland Park, Leawood and Olathe. That includes communities in both the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and the Diocese of Kansas City–St. Joseph.

Outside the metro? Reach out anyway. We are happy to talk about travel.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Chad lead our in-service day? Yes. Chad leads in-service and professional development days for Catholic school faculty, focused on faith formation for Catholic school teachers. We will plan the day with your principal around your schedule and goals.

Do you offer formation for catechists? Yes. We offer Catholic formation for catechists and volunteers, including RCIA/OCIA teams and parish ministry leaders, as well as Scripture formation for parish staff.

Can you lead a faculty retreat? Yes. Chad can lead a faculty retreat at the start of the school year, during Advent or Lent, or at another time that fits your calendar.

Do you speak at parish events? Yes. Chad speaks at parish evenings, Bible studies, men's and women's groups, and other events. He is also available as a Bible speaker for Catholic school faculty in Kansas City.

Where do you serve? Catholic schools and parishes across the Kansas City area, in both the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and the Diocese of Kansas City–St. Joseph.

What does it cost? Contact us for details.

Let's form the people who form others

Tell us about your school or parish, and Chad will reach out to plan a session that fits your community.

Plan a session with Chad here.