Drawing upon her fifteen years of experience with the catherine of siena institute, sherry weddell leads readers through steps that will help catholics enter more. Sherry weddell and forming intentional disciples the good. The first step toward intentional discipleship is to encounter jesus. In this book, i share what we know from the churchs teaching and have witnessed god do. Click download or read online button to get becoming a parish of intentional disciples book now.
Weddell brings to light the critical importance that intentional discipleship plays in our church communities. Sherry weddell begins this chapter by giving two examples of dynamic parishes that have made the move to forming intentional disciples. The path to knowing and following jesus by sherry a. Forming intentional disciples the path to knowing and following jesus, spanish sherry a. Forming intentional disciples goodreads share book. This is the most important book that i have read in the.
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Sherry a weddell these are times of immense challenge and immense opportunity for the catholic church. Within these twelve chapters sherry weddell addresses the state of the catholic church in america today and how to go about fixing it. Jun 04, 20 in this installment of our discipleship study series, we look at chapter 1 of sherry weddells book, forming intentional disciples. Forming intentional disciples facebook forum catherine of siena. Weddell, 9781612785905, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. What percent of your parish would you estimate are intentional disciples. This work of discipleship lies at the heart of forming intentional disciples, a book designed to help church leaders, parish staff and all catholics transform parish. Becoming a parish of intentional disciples download. In its origins and its formulation, in the truths it contains, in its careful preservation over the centuries, and in the prayerful study and elucidation of its mysteries, scripture is inseparable from catholicism. This work of discipleship lies at the heart of forming intentional disciples, a guide designed to help church leaders, parish staff, and all catholics transform parish life from within. I am indebted to sherry weddell for her work in writing it, and i believe every bishop, pastor, evangelist, and catechetical leader. Intentional discipleship is a term coined by sherry weddell in her book forming intentional disciples to mean looking at discipleship in an intentional manner in order to bring hearts to christ through a set of thresholds. Our common bond is that we have read the book forming intentional disciples and are eager to implement the churchs call to make intentional disciples of the.
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