The Four Ways Forward: Becoming an Apostolic Parish in a Post-Christian World Windley-Daoust Susan
An increasingly post-Christian world is forcing parishes to re-envision how they "make disciples of all nations" (Mt 28:19). Pastors and lay leadership must pivot to building mission-first parishes,…
Specifikacia The Four Ways Forward: Becoming an Apostolic Parish in a Post-Christian World Windley-Daoust Susan
An increasingly post-Christian world is forcing parishes to re-envision how they "make disciples of all nations" (Mt 28:19). Pastors and lay leadership must pivot to building mission-first parishes, equipped to proclaim the Gospel to those who have not heard it -- while the number of practicing Catholics falls with increasing speed.Parish leaders are hungry for programs and resources to help address these challenges. Yet no single model or program can suit every parish, and leaders are bogged down with options, many of which offer no clear goals or methods. In The Four Ways Forward, Susan Windley-Daoust, theologian and diocesan director of missionary discipleship, provides a road map to pastors and parish staff to make sense of it all.To become an apostolic parish, there are four effective models to choose from, each built on a distinct, necessary