“With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our very selves as well, so dearly had you become to us.”
*Don’t be afraid to just talk about life and what is going on. This isn’t a business meeting; discipleship is about growing closer to Christ while growing closer together.
Pre-Discipleship:
Introduction to Discipleship
Go over the Discipleship: Getting to Know You sheet.
Watch and go over the SCB Discipleship Video.
Briefly go over the Overview of Discipleship sheet, which lays out the Discipleship journey you will be going on with them.
Foundations
First Foundations Session: Getting Started
Briefly go over the Discipleship Sessions Guide.
Work through the Acts 2:42 and Prayer and Check-In sheets.
Read over The Catechism on Prayer sheet.
Introduce the 8 Days of Prayer and do Lectio Divina with Day 1 during the session.
Second Foundations Session: Clear Path of Discipleship
Cast Vision for the overall parish using the Clear Path of Discipleship sheet.
Go over the SCB Clear Path Compendium and have a conversation about how they can fit into the Clear Path of Discipleship here at SCB.
Clear Path Printable Booklet | Clear Path Digital File
Third Foundations Session: The Kerygma
Go over the Kerygma booklet. Kerygma Printable Booklet | Kerygma Digital File
Give a Gospel presentation and explain how to share it with others.
Have them present the Kerygma to you.
Watch the Fr. John Riccardo Video: “Someone Has Come to Fight” and discuss it.
Fourth Foundations Session: Testimony
Go through the What’s My Story booklet. Share your testimony with them and have them share theirs with you.
What’s My Story Printable Booklet | What’s My Story Digital File
Fifth Foundations Session: Investing in Others
Share the Vision of Spiritual Multiplication and talk about their role in it.
Go through the Discipleship Prayer Chart with them and pray for their top people on it that day.
Formation
“When Christians talk about “growing in holiness” or “pursuing sanctity” or “becoming saints,” they are, in essence, talking about the imitatio Christi, or what the Scriptures would call discipleship. ”
Foundations 2.0
Prayer
Liturgy of the Hours
Ignatian Meditation
Mental Prayer
The Three Expressions of Prayer: Vocal Prayer • Meditation • Contemplative Prayer
Five Types of Prayer: Blessing/Adoration • Petition • Intercession • Thanksgiving • Praise
The Rosary: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted To Know (Long form discussion)
Who is in SCB Discipleship?
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Jonathan Sanchez-Hidalgo
Keith Patton
Travis Simonin
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Janelle Patton
Jordan LaRue
Deb Lierz
Francesca Dammermann
Pam Bunda
Kristine Hacker
Stacey Kozicek