In the face of these situations, it is all the more important for parents have to play a crucial in transmitting the Faith to their children. After all, they their children’s first catechists or primary faith educators. In fact, the educational task of parents is not limited to catechesis alone. It extends to the education of their children as a whole.

Therefore, the RCIA, as P. Ball calls in his book “Adult Believing: A Guide to the Christian Initiation of Adults”, a “every member ministry”. The RCIA, however, also indicates that there are several key ministries and offices that have to carry out the mentoring role in a more significant way.

An examination of the RCIA shows that the relationship between the community and those seeking initiation into the Church is likened to that of a mentor and an apprentice.

why should it be so? Should not the responsibility for initiating new members be that of the parish priest or those specially assigned to this task, namely, members of the RCIA team?