Schools of Missionary Discipleship

Part 1, The School of Discipleship

“Follow me…” 

Part 1, the School of Discipleship, will help you grow deeper in personal friendship with Jesus through prayer and personal conversion. Each session consists of: teaching, prayer, discussion and engaging activities that will help you practice what you have learned. 

Session 1: The Urgency of the New Evangelization
• Introduction to the Church’s vision for evangelization and missionary discipleship
• How to pray Lectio Divina, a simple way to hear God’s voice speaking to you through the Scriptures

Session 2: Who is Jesus and Why Did He Come?
• Rediscovering the kerygma, the core Gospel message of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
• Opportunity to examine your relationship with Jesus and pray about next steps to grow deeper

Session 3: Friendship with God
• Immersing ourselves in prayer and the interior life as the foundation of missionary discipleship
• How to pray fruitfully in front of the Blessed Sacrament

Session 4: The Cost of Discipleship
• How to cultivate a supernatural outlook on trials and suffering to make them fruitful
• The radical demands of the Gospel on our personal lives (morality)
• The healing power of Confession

Session 5: The Power of Intercession
• The missionary power of intercession
• The intercessory power of Our Lady
• The importance of spontaneous prayer for our spiritual lives
• How to pray spontaneously with someone

Part 2, School of Mission

“…and I will make you fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17)
After participating in the School of Discipleship, participants are invited to register for Part 2, the School of Mission. These six sessions will equip you with the skills you need to go forth as “fishers of men,” seeking to win souls with and for Jesus. Each session consists of: teaching, prayer, discussion and engaging activities that will help you practice what you have learned.

Session 6: Intentional Accompaniment, Part 1
• The path of making missionary disciples
• The characteristics and needs of someone at each stage of becoming a missionary disciple
•  Making intentional invitations

Session 7: Intentional Accompaniment, Part 2
• Intentional friendships and investing in others
• Skills for proactive listening
• Best practices for transformative conversations

Session 8: Sharing the Gospel with Others
• A review of the kerygma (the core message of the Gospel)
• How to share the kerygma with others 

Session 9: Sharing Your Personal Testimony
• How personal testimony intersects with kerygma
• Crafting your personal testimony
• How to share your personal testimony with someone

Session 10: Going Forth
• Creating a discipleship action plan
• The Holy Spirit as the primary agent of evangelization
• Cultivating dependence on the Holy Spirit and praying with one another for the Holy Spirit’s gifts