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DI SCI PL E SHI P

T he Prio rity o f the E ntire Churc h

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T HE ROOT S OF T HE CRI SI S — I N T HE WORL D

We ste rn wo rld a b a ndo ning its Christia n fo unda tio ns
“Pra c tic a l Athe ism” – living a s if Go d did no t e xist.
Be lie f syste ms b a se d o n misg uide d a ssumptio ns
Sc ie ntific F

unda me nta lism: Be lie f tha t a ll q ue stio ns a b o ut huma n e xiste nc e a nd the wo rld c a n b e a nswe re d b y e xpe rime nta l sc ie nc e .

Mo ra listic T

he ra pe utic De ism: Be nic e – Go d is a ro und to o ffe r his suppo rt whe n we ne e d him. I f he e xists, he is uninvo lve d a nd do e s no t ho ld us a c c o unta b le .

Se c ula r Me ssia nism: Po litic a l – Go spe l sub se rvie nt to huma n a g e nda s;

Christia nity re duc e d to pro g ra m o f so c ia l pro g re ss

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T HE ROOT S OF T HE CRI SI S — I N T HE CHURCH

Se c ula riza tio n o f the Churc h
Huma n institutio n
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ife style e nha nc e r

Offe r se rvic e s to impro ve so c ie ty
Pa sto r a s e c c le sia stic a l c ivil se rva nt
Churc h c o nfo rme d to the thinking a nd b e ha vio rs o f the c ulture
Spiritua l L

e tha rg y

Ove rwhe lme d b y the c ha lle ng e s
Burde ne d – We a ry – Disc o nte nt – De fe a te d
Ne e d fo r Re pe nta nc e a nd Re ne wa l – Re me mb e r o ur F

irst L

ve

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T HE ROOT S OF T HE CRI SI S — I N T HE CHURCH

Sta tus Quo Me nta lity
Ha rde ne d to c ha ng e
Co mpla c e nt
Re sista nt to re ne wa l
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e a rful

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e a r o f fa ilure – F e a r o f lo sing c o ntro l – F e a r o f ta king risks

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e a r tha t pre ve nts us fro m pursuing Christ’ s missio n is a fo rm o f spiritua l b o nda g e

Co nsta nt L

a me nt

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inding fa ult with Go d a nd o the rs

“Murmuring ” tha t le a ds to disc o ura g e me nt a nd pa ra lysis

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WHAT A RADI CAL L Y MI SSI ON-F OCUSE D, DI SCI PL E

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I NG CHURCH NE E DS

Ope nne ss to the Spirit – Driving fo rc e fo r e va ng e lism a nd disc iple ship
Apo sto lic Bo ldne ss – Pro c la iming Je sus a s L
rd a nd Sa vio r, c a lling o the rs to

re pe nta nc e a nd Ne w L ife in Him

Spirit o f I

nno va tio n – T hro ug h re ne wa l

Spirit o f Co o pe ra tio n – We a re no t c o mpe ting b ut c re a ting a mo re unite d

Christia n witne ss

Co nfide nc e in Go d – No t o ur wo rk b ut His wo rk
Attitude o f Gra titude – E

xpre sse s the jo y o f tha nkful he a rts fille d with pra ise

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E SSE NT I AL S F OR T RANSF ORMAT I ON I N BE COMI NG MI SSI ONARY DI SCI PL E S

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rust the Wo rk o f the Ho ly Spirit to b ring re fo rm a nd re ne wa l

Re pe nta nc e a nd b e lie ving must b e g in with us – re -e va ng e lize tho se in o ur

pe ws (c o ng re g a tio n)

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a ith is a pe rso na l e nc o unte r with Je sus Christ a nd the wo nde r o f His lo ve fo r us (se e Je sus’ e nc o unte rs with o the rs in Sc ripture )

Re ne w this e nc o unte r a nd o ur ro ma nc e with Je sus (Se e Ho se a )
We c a n o nly o ffe r o the rs wha t we ha ve a nd kno w thro ug h o ur e xpe rie nc e

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E SSE NT I AL S F OR T RANSF ORMAT I ON I N BE COMI NG MI SSI ONARY DI SCI PL E S

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c us o n the K

e ryg ma

the lo ving pla n o f Go d fo r huma n b e ing s;
sin a nd its de va sta ting c o nse q ue nc e s, e spe c ia lly se pa ra tio n fro m Go d;
Go d’ s a nswe r to o ur pre dic a me nt in the se nding o f his So n fo r o ur sa lva tio n;
the re spo nse this g ift c a lls fo r fro m e ve ry pe rso n: to re pe nt o f o ur sins, b e lie ve in

Je sus a nd b e b a ptize d, so we c a n b e fille d with his Ho ly Spirit a nd live a ne w life in his fa mily, the Churc h.

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c us o f Pre a c hing / T

e a c hing – I nte ra c tio n within the c o ng re g a tio n a nd o n the lips o f e ve ry missio na ry disc iple a s the y inte ra c t with o the rs

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E SSE NT I AL S F OR T RANSF ORMAT I ON I N BE COMI NG MI SSI ONARY DI SCI PL E S

Witne ss a nd T

e stimo ny

Pe rso na l te stimo ny must b e inte g ra te d mo re inte ntio na lly into the life o f the

c o ng re g a tio n

Wo rship
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e a c hing

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ra ining fo r disc ipling o the rs

No rma tive c o nve rsa tio n
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nc a rna tio na l Na ture o f Christ a nd His Churc h – Hig hly Re la tio na l

Pe rso na l
Co nne c te d to His Bo dy, the Churc h
No pe rso na l re la tio nship to Je sus c a n e xist o utside o f His Bo dy

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E SSE NT I AL S F OR T RANSF ORMAT I ON I N BE COMI NG MI SSI ONARY DI SCI PL E S

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mme rse d in the Wo rd o f Go d – Sa c re d Sc ripture

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t is po we rful – living a nd a c tive – c ha ng ing he a rts a nd minds

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hro ug h the Wo rd, we kno w Christ

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hro ug h the Wo rd, Christ spe a ks to us pe rso na lly

Pro mo te da ily re a ding , study, disc ussio n – I

nc lude the use o f Sc ripture a t e ve ry

c c a sio n in the Churc h
“I

g no ra nc e o f the Sc ripture s is ig no ra nc e o f Christ”

Re ne w inte g ra tio n o f Co nfe ssio n a nd F
rg ive ne ss a s the Sc ripture e xpo se s
ur sin – individua lly a nd c o rpo ra te ly

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E SSE NT I AL S F OR T RANSF ORMAT I ON I N BE COMI NG MI SSI ONARY DI SCI PL E S

E

uc ha rist

Disc iple ship a nd e va ng e lism a lwa ys le a ds us b a c k to “T

he Me a l”

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t is the fullne ss o f c o mmunio n a nd fe llo wship with Je sus a nd His Churc h

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t is a lso the so urc e o f o ur ze a l a nd stre ng th to unle a sh the Go spe l

T

he L

ve we re c e ive in the Sa c ra me nt is me a nt to b e sha re d – I

t c o mpe ls us to “Go !” a nd ma nife st the Gra c e we ha ve re c e ive d

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E SSE NT I AL S F OR T RANSF ORMAT I ON I N BE COMI NG MI SSI ONARY DI SCI PL E S

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nte ntio na l e q uipping o f o the rs fo r the se rvic e o f the Go spe l

Disc iple ship fo rma tio n
Missio na ry Disc iple s – E

q uippe d to e va ng e lize

Ab ility to c le a rly a rtic ula te the K

e ryg ma – mo tiva te d b y lo ve – fille d with jo y

Witne ss fo r Je sus Christ in e ve ry c irc umsta nc e a nd in e ve ry re la tio nship
Unde rsta nding the Gifts o f the Spirit a s a uniq ue individua l witne ss tha t b uilds

up the Bo dy o f Christ

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E SSE NT I AL S F OR T RANSF ORMAT I ON I N BE COMI NG MI SSI ONARY DI SCI PL E S

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ve ry c o ng re g a tio n is a c e nte r fo r Missio na ry Disc iple ship

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nc luding e ve ry pa sto r a nd a ll la ity

Pro pe r unde rsta nding o f vo c a tio n – All b e lie ve rs pa rtic ipa te in Christ’ s missio n
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ve ry ministry within the c o ng re g a tio n a nd e ve ry o utre a c h to the c o mmunity must b e inte ntio na lly fo c use d o n Missio na ry Disc iple ship

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nc lude e xisting g ro ups

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nc lude yo uth a nd yo ung a dults

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E SSE NT I AL S F OR T RANSF ORMAT I ON I N BE COMI NG MI SSI ONARY DI SCI PL E S

Missio na ry Disc iple ship is prima rily pe rso n-to -pe rso n o r life -to -life re la tio nships
We must g o o ut a nd e ng a g e , no t sta y a nd wa it fo r o the rs to c o me
Wa lk with pe o ple – inve sting time , a tte ntio n, lo ve a nd de vo tio n
Bring he a ling to the wo unde d
Pra y fo r the m

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E SSE NT I AL S F OR T RANSF ORMAT I ON I N BE COMI NG MI SSI ONARY DI SCI PL E S

F
c us o n F

a milie s

Prima ry pla c e whe re disc iple ship b e g ins – Pa re nts disc ipling the ir c hildre n
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q uip pa re nts

Ho me a s a c e nte r fo r re la tio nships with ne ig hb o rs a nd frie nds
Ho me a s a c e nte r fo r e va ng e liza tio n (“the do me stic Churc h”)
Ministry to fa milie s
Ministry with fa milie s
Ho me a s a c e nte r fo r pub lic witne ss

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E SSE NT I AL S F OR T RANSF ORMAT I ON I N BE COMI NG MI SSI ONARY DI SCI PL E S

Co mmunity ma rke d b y Jo y
Pla c e whe re a ll pe o ple ma tte r a nd a re hig hly va lue d (infinite ly)
Pla c e o f Gra c io us Ho spita lity (We lc o me )
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no wn fo r lo ve o f o the rs (Ag a pe – ne e ds o f o the rs a he a d o f se lf)

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hre e K e y T ra its:

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nc o unte r

Gro w
Witne ss
Surro unde d b y Pra y
Re lying o n the Ho ly Spirit to o ve rc o me Spiritua l Oppre ssio n

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K E Y QUOT E S

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invite a ll Christia ns, e ve rywhe re , a t this ve ry mo me nt, to a re ne we d pe rso na l e nc o unte r with Je sus Christ, o r a t le a st a n o pe nne ss to le tting him e nc o unte r the m; I a sk a ll o f yo u to do this unfa iling ly e a c h da y.

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ha nks so le ly to this e nc o unte r – o r re ne we d e nc o unte r – with Go d’ s lo ve , whic h b lo sso ms into a n e nric hing frie ndship, we a re lib e ra te d fro m o ur na rro wne ss a nd se lf-a b so rptio n. We b e c o me fully huma n whe n we b e c o me mo re tha n huma n, whe n we le t Go d b ring us b e yo nd o urse lve s in o rde r to a tta in the fulle st truth o f o ur b e ing .

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K E Y QUOT E S

Je sus is “the first a nd g re a te st e va ng e lize r.” I

n e ve ry a c tivity o f e va ng e liza tio n, the prima c y a lwa ys b e lo ng s to Go d, who ha s c a lle d us to c o o pe ra te with him a nd who le a ds us o n b y the po we r o f his Spirit.

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he life o f the Churc h sho uld a lwa ys re ve a l c le a rly tha t Go d ta ke s the initia tive , tha t “he ha s lo ve d us first” (1 Jo hn 4:19) a nd tha t he a lo ne “g ive s the g ro wth” (1 Co r 3:7). Go d a sks e ve rything o f us, ye t a t the sa me time he

ffe rs e ve rything to us.
Christia ns ha ve the duty to pro c la im the Go spe l witho ut e xc luding a nyo ne .

I nste a d o f se e ming to impo se ne w o b lig a tio ns, the y sho uld a ppe a r a s pe o ple who wish to sha re the ir jo y

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K E Y QUOT E S

“We c a nno t pa ssive ly a nd c a lmly wa it in o ur c hurc h b uilding s”; we ne e d to

mo ve “fro m a pa sto ra l ministry o f me re c o nse rva tio n to a de c ide dly missio na ry pa sto ra l ministry.”

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va ng e liza tio n ta ke s pla c e in o b e die nc e to the missio na ry ma nda te o f Je sus: “Go the re fo re a nd ma ke disc iple s o f a ll na tio ns” (Ma tthe w 28)

An e va ng e lizing c o mmunity g e ts invo lve d b y wo rd a nd de e d in pe o ple ’ s

da ily live s; it b ridg e s dista nc e s, it is willing to a b a se itse lf if ne c e ssa ry, a nd it e mb ra c e s huma n life , to uc hing the suffe ring fle sh o f Christ in o the rs. E va ng e lize rs thus ta ke o n the “sme ll o f the she e p” a nd the she e p a re willing to he a r the ir vo ic e .

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pre fe r a Churc h whic h is b ruise d, hurting a nd dirty b e c a use it ha s b e e n o ut o n the stre e ts, ra the r tha n a Churc h whic h is unhe a lthy fro m b e ing c o nfine d a nd fro m c ling ing to its o wn se c urity. I do no t wa nt a Churc h c o nc e rne d with b e ing a t the c e nte r a nd whic h the n e nds b y b e ing c a ug ht up in a we b o f o b se ssio ns a nd pro c e dure s. I f so me thing sho uld rig htly disturb us a nd tro ub le o ur c o nsc ie nc e s, it is the fa c t tha t so ma ny o f o ur b ro the rs a nd siste rs a re living witho ut the stre ng th, lig ht a nd c o nso la tio n b o rn o f frie ndship with Je sus Christ, witho ut a c o mmunity o f fa ith to suppo rt the m, witho ut me a ning a nd a g o a l in life . Mo re tha n b y fe a r o f g o ing a stra y, my ho pe is tha t we will b e mo ve d b y the fe a r o f re ma ining shut up within struc ture s whic h g ive us a fa lse se nse o f se c urity within rule s whic h ma ke us ha rsh judg e s, within ha b its whic h ma ke us fe e l sa fe , while a t o ur do o r pe o ple a re sta rving a nd Je sus do e s no t tire o f sa ying to us: “Yo u g ive the m so me thing to e a t” (Ma rk 6:37).

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he Go spe l te lls us c o nsta ntly to run the risk o f fa c e -to -fa c e e nc o unte rs with

the rs, a pre se nc e whic h c ha lle ng e s us, with the ir pa in a nd the ir ple a s, a s

we ll a s the ir jo y. T rue fa ith in the inc a rna te So n o f Go d is inse pa ra b le fro m se lf-g iving , se rvic e in the c o mmunity a nd re c o nc ilia tio n with o the rs. T he So n

f Go d, b y b e c o ming fle sh, summo ne d us to the re vo lutio n o f te nde rne ss.

Go d sa ve us fro m a wo rldly Churc h with supe rfic ia l spiritua l a nd pa sto ra l tra pping s! T his stifling wo rldline ss c a n o nly b e he a le d b y b re a thing in the pure a ir o f the Ho ly Spirit who fre e s us fro m se lf-c e nte re dne ss c lo a ke d in a n

utwa rd re lig io sity b e re ft o f Go d. L

e t us no t a llo w o urse lve s to b e ro b b e d o f the Go spe l!

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K E Y QUOT E S

By virtue o f the ir b a ptism, a ll the me mb e rs o f the Bo dy o f Christ ha ve

b e c o me missio na ry disc iple s (c f. Ma tt 28:19). All the b a ptize d, re g a rdle ss o f po sitio n o r instruc tio n, a re a g e nts o f e va ng e liza tio n. T his is no t a pla n to b e c a rrie d o ut b y pro fe ssio na ls while the re st o f the fa ithful re ma in pa ssive re c ipie nts. T he ne w e va ng e liza tio n c a lls fo r the pe rso na l invo lve me nt o f a ll the b a ptize d. E ve ry Christia n is c ha lle ng e d, he re a nd no w, to b e a c tive ly e ng a g e d in e va ng e liza tio n; inde e d, a nyo ne who ha s truly e xpe rie nc e d Go d’ s sa ving lo ve do e s no t ne e d muc h time o r le ng thy tra ining to g o o ut a nd pro c la im tha t lo ve . E ve ry Christia n is a missio na ry to the e xte nt tha t he o r she ha s e nc o unte re d the lo ve o f Go d in Christ Je sus: we no lo ng e r sa y tha t we a re “disc iple s” a nd “missio na rie s,” b ut ra the r tha t we a re a lwa ys “missio na ry disc iple s”. (Disc iple s – Sa ma rita n Wo ma n – Pa ul imme dia te ly b e g a n to e va ng e lize )

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K E Y QUOT E S

Disc iple ship is no t iso la te d se lf-re a liza tio n. Disc iple ship is c o nne c te d with the

missio n o f re a c hing o the rs with the Go spe l o r it is no t Missio na ry Disc iple ship a s Je sus mo de le d it fo r the first disc iple s.

Wha t kind o f lo ve wo uld no t fe e l the ne e d to spe a k o f the b e lo ve d, to po int

him o ut, to ma ke him kno wn? I f we do no t fe e l a n inte nse de sire to sha re this lo ve , we ne e d to pra y insiste ntly tha t He will o nc e mo re to uc h o ur he a rts. We ne e d to implo re His g ra c e da ily, a sking Him to o pe n o ur c o ld he a rts a nd sha ke up o ur luke wa rm a nd supe rfic ia l e xiste nc e .

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he sa c re d Sc ripture s a re the ve ry so urc e o f e va ng e liza tio n. Co nse q ue ntly, we ne e d to b e c o nsta ntly tra ine d in he a ring the Wo rd. I n Wo rd a nd Sa c ra me nt we a re no urishe d a nd stre ng the ne d to o ffe r a n a uthe ntic witne ss to the Go spe l in da ily life . T he study o f the sa c re d Sc ripture s must b e a do o r

pe ne d to e ve ry b e lie ve r. I

t is e sse ntia l tha t the re ve a le d Wo rd ra dic a lly e nric h o ur c a te c he sis a nd a ll o ur e ffo rts to pa ss o n the fa ith. E va ng e liza tio n de ma nds fa milia rity with Go d’ s Wo rd, se rio us o ng o ing study, pra ye rful individua l a nd c o mmuna l re a ding . We do no t b lindly se e k Go d, o r wa it fo r him to spe a k to us first, fo r “Go d ha s a lre a dy spo ke n, a nd the re is no thing furthe r tha t we ne e d to kno w, whic h ha s no t b e e n re ve a le d to us.” L e t us re c e ive the sub lime tre a sure o f the re ve a le d Wo rd.

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nthusia sm fo r e va ng e liza tio n is b a se d o n this c o nvic tio n. We ha ve a tre a sure o f life a nd lo ve whic h c a nno t de c e ive , a nd a me ssa g e whic h c a nno t misle a d o r disa ppo int. I t pe ne tra te s to the de pths o f o ur he a rts, susta ining a nd e nno b ling us. I t is a truth whic h is ne ve r o ut o f da te b e c a use it re a c he s tha t pa rt o f us whic h no thing e lse c a n re a c h.

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n unio n with Je sus, we se e k wha t he se e ks, a nd we lo ve wha t he lo ve s.

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T HE GOAL

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ve ry c o ng re g a tio n

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ve ry pa sto r a nd a ll la ity a re c o mmitte d to b e c o ming Missio na ry Disc iple s

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nc o unte ring Je sus – Gro wing in the fa ith – Be ing a vita l witne ss in e ve ry re la tio nship in wo rd a nd de e d

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c us o n life -to -life re la tio nships
Be c o me a c o mmunity tha t nurture s Missio na ry Disc iple ship
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nve st o ur live s in the live s o f o the rs – Pro c la iming the Go spe l with true jo y

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CRE DI T S

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he Jo y o f the Go spe l by Po pe F ra nc is; b a se d o n the la st Syno d a nd the wo rk o f the la st thre e Po pe s

Re disc o ve ring the He art o f a Disc iple b y E

dwa rd Sri; disc ussio n b o o k b a se d o n T he Jo y o f the Go spe l

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he stra te g y fo r Missio na l Disc iple ship fro m the Arc hb isho p o f the Arc hdio c e se o f De tro it

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rming I

nte ntio nal Disc iple s – T he Path to Kno wing and F

llo wing Je sus b y She rry

We dde ll

All Ro ma n Ca tho lic s
Wha t we ne e d is to sto p is o ur re sista nc e to Missio na l Disc iple ship b a se d o n the

pre te nse tha t it is no t a fit fo r a Sa c ra me nta l Churc h. I f it is no w the fo c us fo r the e ntire Ro ma n Ca tho lic Churc h… g e t o ve r it a nd le t us g e t o n with it!