14. Step 4 ……DiscernmentTeam
• Your “A-Team” Invested Disciples
• First place where you can begin the “Promotion and Support of
Active Membership!”
• Double this group in 5 years
• Parish will be different.
• Parish will be more dynamic.
15. Step 4: Ask Big Questions:
• What does Jesus Christ want this parish to look like in 5 years?
• If your parish closed tomorrow – except parishioners - would anybody miss you?
• What is your parish “culture?”
• What is your parish “charism?”
• Where is the biggest “gap” in the parish?
• If you don’t know… then start there! Say you don’t know.
• Prayerfully tease out the answers to those questions.
• Allow the Holy Spirit to surprise you.” (Pope Benedict XVI)
25. • Good Leaders – Good Shepherds
• Catholic Leadership Institute
• TendingTheTalents
• Catholic Leadership Institute
• Amazing Parish
• Amazing Parish
• Christ Renews His Parish
• DynamicCatholic
26. • Alpha
• Christ Life
• Walking With Purpose (Women)
• That Man isYou (Men)
• Ascension Press
27. • Called and Gifted
• Forming Intentional Disciples
• AnaniasTraining
• Catherine of Siena Institute
• Parish Missionary Disciples
• Catholic Leadership Institute
• Augustine Institute
• Formed
28. • Faith Member Engagement
• Disciple Maker Index
• Reveal