At Saint Andrew Catholic Church and School the parish’s discipleship strategy is an approach to developing a stronger and more unified “core” of disciples to lead the parish’s ministries, formation, and outreach and evangelization efforts moving forward.
Fr. Mark, outlining the Discipleship strategy purpose: We are all called, like our patron St. Andrew, to drop our nets, leave our boats, and follow Jesus; to draw others to Him, as Andrew did for his brother, Simon Peter; and to pour ourselves out entirely in love for Jesus and the church.
Jim Thorp in past seesions offered a talk on discipleship in the context of Fr. Mark’s vision for the parish, “Building the Kingdom of God, here and now through the witness of a lived faith.” He explained the path that many people take from unbelief to belief, and discussed a program from growing in discipleship, both for ourselves and for those we would like to lead closer to Christ to become disciples.
The goal, according to Father Mark is for our conversations to continue , to touch others in our everyday examples of faith and love. In the grace and guidance of the Holy Spirit our cooperation, as disciples of Jesus, responds to God's will for us and the good of others. As different ministries and leaders learn more about one another, we hope that we begin to better work together—feeding each other, helping each other, pulling in the same direction, always with eternity with God in heaven as our ultimate goal for as many souls as possible.
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