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Our Courses

The following are formation and training opportunities in missionary discipleship sponsored by the Office for the New Evangelization. Each has the intention of calling participants deeper into personal friendship with Jesus and giving them practical habits and skills for mission to those who don’t yet know His love. All of the opportunities below are available in both English and Spanish and are regularly offered in various locations around the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Equipped Course

Timing: Eight sessions, two hours per session

The purpose of Equipped is two-fold: to form participants more deeply in friendship with Jesus Christ through the acquisition of foundational discipleship habits (Sessions 1-4) and to equip participants with mission skills that enable them to help others discover Jesus’ great love for them (Sessions 5-8).

Go, Make Disciples Course

Timing: Three sessions, three hours per session

Go Make Disciples is an abbreviated version of our longer Equipped course. GMD offers participants an introduction into to the fundamentals of personal discipleship and teaches them a few practicable skills for mission to others. 

Parish Life in an Apostolic Age workshop

Timing: One three-hour session

Parish Life in an Apostolic Age is a half-day workshop designed to introduce parishioners, staff and ministry leaders to the basic concepts found in the book, From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age. It invites Catholics into the “pastoral change of heart” that is required of them to respond adequately to the needs of our times and draw people to the Church. The workshop includes practical application activities that will help participants apply the concepts to every day life in the parish.