"Above all, you can be evangelizers, and no one can take your place, where уоu study, and in your work and your free time. So many of those of your own age do not know Christ, or do not know Him well enough. So you cannot remain silent and indifferent! You must have the courage to speak about Christ, to bear witness to your faith through a life-style inspired by the Gospel. St Paul wrote: "Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!" (1Cor 9:16). The harvest is great indeed for evangelization and so many workers are needed. Christ trusts you and counts on your collaboration."
-Saint Pope John Paul II
"Those who have received the Good News and who have been gathered by it into the community of salvation can and must communicate and spread it."
"The Church knows this. She has a vivid awareness of the fact that the Savior's words, "I must proclaim the Good News of the kingdom of God," apply in all truth to herself: She willingly adds with St. Paul: "Not that I boast of preaching the gospel, since it is a duty that has been laid on me; I should be punished if I did not preach it"....Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelize, that is to say, in order to preach and teach, to be the channel of the gift of grace, to reconcile sinners with God, and to perpetuate Christ's sacrifice in the Mass, which is the memorial of His death and glorious resurrection."
-Pope Paul VI
-What do you do?
-Why is Catholic Missionary Disciples needed?
-How are you different from other Catholic organizations?
-Why should I support you financially?
-Who do you work with?
-What is a "Missionary Disciple"?
-What is the process you use / how do you work with others?
-What is required and how much does it cost?
-Why do you work with such a small number? Won't the impact be small?
-What do you do?
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-Why is Catholic Missionary Disciples needed?
There are too few organizations working with Catholic leaders in a hands-on way, teaching the practical skills for what a pastoral leader needs to bring someone to conversion and then accompany them toward a deep formation. The missing gaps are the pastoral skills around evangelization and discipleship. This isn't another apologetics class or just a leadership training. Rather, we form missionary disciples who are passionate about evangelization, discipleship, and fulfilling the mission of Jesus.
-How are you different from other Catholic organizations?
We work with leaders in a personal way, tailoring our coaching to each particular situation. This allows us to be flexible. We don't sell just a curriculum or product. Rather, we individualize our work to help make disciple-makers, who know what their local community needs more than we ever will.
-Why should I support you financially?
Jesus said that we are to "bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples" -John 15:8. The fruit we should aim for is a kind that will last forever. He tells us all, "you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit will last." -John 15:16. To seek out this fruit we have to "go" and evangelize others, so they might be saved. This is what we aim for - conversion that leads to salvation. If you want to support work that is obedient to the model of Jesus and is seeking to grow the number of souls in heaven, then we ask you to financially support us.
-Who do you work with?
We want Catholic leaders who exhibit humility, faithfulness, passion for evangelization, and are open to change.
-What is a "Missionary Disciple"?
Pope Francis coined the term in "Evangelii Gaudium" (The Joy Of The Gospel). In one sense, we are all missionary disciples by our baptism. He says, "Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she has encountered the love of God in Christ Jesus: we no longer say that we are 'disciples' and 'missionaries,' but rather that we are always 'missionary disciples.' " So, we have a universal call to live out our very identity as missionary disciples. To do this well, we need training and growth. Pope Francis says, "Our falling short of perfection should be no excuse; on the contrary, mission is a constant stimulus not to remain mired in mediocrity but to continue growing." As missionary disciples, we all need help in fulfilling the mission we are called to.
-What is the process you use / how do you work with others?
Find out here.
-What is required and how much does it cost?
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-Why do you work with such a small number? Won't the impact be small?
We work with a small number because we want our impact to be big! It might sound counterintuitive, but think of what Jesus did. The 12 men he called, formed, and sent out to minister to others changed the world within generations. Jesus had no other plan for the salvation of the masses! We shouldn't either! We do not believe we can improve what our Lord did, but we do believe that the Church is able to change the world again, if we follow in Jesus' example and align our planning with God's long-term vision for salvation.