Go Make Disciples: Forming Leaders
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Phase 1: Forming LeadersPhase 1 Continues - Part One of the Annual Plan -
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What are we doing to form parish leaders as missionary disciples?
Who? Parish leadership means everybody involved in significant leadership roles: The pastor, other priests, staff, evangelization team, pastoral council, finance council, school admin and teachers, Knights of Columbus, CCW, etc.
What? Formation should include:
- (A) faith formation--growth in knowledge;
- (B) spiritual formation--growth in practice;
- (C) missionary formation--growth in ability to lead others to Christ.
When? For most groups, once a month is about the right frequency.
Why? In order to transform the culture of a parish into a missionary mode of existence, starting with those who are already most involved and most invested.How? Standard options include book studies or video programs; the GMD newsletter archive is a possibility for groups that haven't already gone through them. The newsletters (archived below) also contain links to many further resources.
Not a Committee Meeting
Meet as a group on a monthly basis. Include time for prayer and accountability regarding the four "holy habits". Create a warm and welcoming environment with food and drink--a small group faith-sharing dynamic, not a committee meeting. Talk about personal challenges and growth, as well as parish challenges and renewal.
Other Phases
Phase 2: Seeking HolinessPhase 3: Witnessing to Christ
GMD Homepage
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Contact
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Office of Evangelization and Catechesisoecmadisondiocese.org
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Annual Evanglization Plans
Every parish evangelization plan should have three parts corresponding to the three key questions of Go Make Disciples:
- What are we doing to form parish leaders as missionary disciples?
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What are we doing to help our parishioners grow in holiness?
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What are we doing to equip our parishioners to be witnesses of Christ to others?
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Formation Emphasis – The Mass and the Eucharist
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Lectio: Eucharist with Brant Pitre
Acclaimed author and teacher Dr. Brant Pitre digs down to the biblical roots of the Eucharist, through its foreshadowing in the miraculous events of the Old Testament, the Gospels, and Apostolic teaching.Suggested Schedule
- Episode 1. Source and Summit
- Episode 2. In the Beginning
- Episode 3. Lamb of God
- Episode 4. Miracles of the Exodus
- Episode 5. Mysteries of the Tabernacle
- Episode 6. Miracles of Jesus
- Episode 7. Bread of Life Discourse
- Episode 8. The Last Supper and the Cross
- Episodes 9&10. The Mass; Revelation
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Parousia: The Bible and the Mass with Scott Hahn
Where do we find the Mass in the Bible? What is the relationship between the two? In ten beautifully produced lessons, Parousia: The Bible and the Mass answers these questions and more.Suggested Schedule
- Sep 2022. Lesson 1. Biblical Worship is Ritual and Sacrifice
- Oct 2022. Lesson 2. Covenant and Communion
- Nov 2022. Lesson 3. The New Testament: Document or Sacrament?
- Dec 2022. Lesson 4. The Mass in the Old Testament
- Jan 2023. Lesson 5. The Mass in the Gospels
- Feb 2023. Lesson 6. The Mass in Acts and the New Testament Letters
- Mar 2023. Lesson 7. The Mass as Heaven on Earth: Hebrews and Revelation
- Apr 2023. Lessons 8&9. A Biblical Walk through the Liturgy of the Word and of the Eucharist.
- May 2023. Lesson 10. Parousia: The Real Presence and the Second Coming; Cinematic Sequence: Take and Eat
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Eucharistic Renewal Track
Called to Him. Kept in Him. Made new in Him. God’s generosity and His Fatherly love is most fully manifest in His Son’s incarnation in ancient Israel and His continuing presence in the Blessed Sacrament upon every altar. Our lives flow from the Eucharist and lead back to the Eucharist, so that we may be filled with God’s life, sent into the world to proclaim the Good News, and be strengthened and invigorated for a life lived for others.Suggested Schedule
- Sep 2022. Workshop 1: The Sacramental Economy
- Oct 2022. Workshop 2: Christ: His Person and Works
- Nov 2022. Workshop 3: Following Jesus: The Challenge of Discipleship
- Dec 2022. Workshop 4: Understanding the Liturgy
- Jan 2023. Workshop 5: The Principle of Sacramentality
- Feb 2023. Workshop 6: Introduction to the Sacraments
- Mar 2023. Workshop 7: The Sacrament of the Eucharist
- Apr 2023. Workshop 8: Eucharistic Discipleship
- May 2023. Workshop 9: Essential Link Between Liturgy and Catechesis
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The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church with Bishop Andrew Cozzens
The Eucharist is indeed Jesus Christ, and as Catholics, a gift that requires our response. And what a gift it is! In this groundbreaking new course, Bishop Cozzens breaks open the new document published by the USCCB: "The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church." This is the perfect companion resource!Suggested Schedule
- Oct 2022. Section 1: Introduction to the Gift of the Eucharist
- Nov 2022. Section 2: The Eucharist as Sacrifice
- Dec 2022. Section 3: The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
- Jan 2023. Section 4: What is the Holy Communion?
- Feb 2023. Section 5: Our Response--Thanksgiving and Worship
- Mar 2023. Section 6: Our Transformation--The Eucharist is a Mystery to be Lived
- Apr 2023. Section 7: Eucharistic Revival in Your Parish
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The Mass with Bishop Robert Barron
When we step through the church door before Mass, we are transported out of the imperfect world and into God’s heavenly realm. In the Liturgy of the Word, we hear a call from God and provide a response from his people, the Church. In the Liturgy of the Eucharist, we are intimately joined with the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ and are bound together in the communion of saints that transcends time and place.Suggested Schedule
- Nov 2022. Lesson 1: A Privileged Encounter
- Dec 2022. Lesson 2: Called Out of the World
- Jan 2023. Lesson 3: God Speaks Our Story
- Feb 2023. Lesson 4: Responding to God
- Mar 2023. Lesson 5: Preparing for Sacrifice
- Apr 2023. Lesson 6: The Real Presence Creates Communion
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A Biblical Walk Through the Mass with Edward Sri
The words, the gestures, and the rituals of the Mass are rich in meaning. Everything we say and do in the Liturgy is steeped in biblical language. A Biblical Walk Through the Mass explores the extraordinary biblical roots of the Liturgy and reveals what it all means and why it all matters. This fascinating tour of the Mass will renew your faith and deepen your love for and devotion to the Holy Eucharist.Suggested Schedule
- Dec 2022. Session 1. Introduction: The Biblical Foundations of the Mass
- Jan 2023. Session 2. The Introductory Rites
- Feb 2023. Session 3: The Liturgy of the Word
- Mar 2023. Session 4: The Liturgy of the Eucharist I
- Apr 2023. Session 5: The Liturgy of the Eucharist II
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