Parish Transition To Making Disciples Part 6: Going Adrift
In consulting with Parishes and Dioceses, I have begun to ask some questions that are (I confess) a bit unnerving. They are questions that, I believe, must be addressed if […]
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Parish Transition To Making Disciples Part 5: The Critical Point of Letting Go
What makes this process of Parish Transformation so difficult is that we are going into uncharted waters. The fear almost paralyzes us into inactivity. Like a person holding onto the […]
Parish Transition To Making Disciples Part 4: Retooling the Factory
For the sake of conversation, let us imagine that the list I provided in the previous blog post (Part 2), was “the” criterion we were going to use to define […]
Parish Transition To Making Disciples Part 3: Tooling Up Disciples First
I frequently get asked about the process of making disciples. While I believe that we critically need to start making disciples, I get the sense that we are not ready […]
Parish Transition To Making Disciples Part 2: Defining A Disciple
I believe that “being a good person” has long become the hallmark of being a disciple. While being good is certainly a characteristic of a disciple, it falls short of […]