Missionary Discipleship Institute (MDI)
Educator Library
Welcome to your MDI Educator Library!
Use the navigation buttons below to quickly find curriculum, lesson materials, and resources.
Curriculum
The program includes three basic learning phases, divided into units. Each unit contains three to five lessons.
Unit One - Encountering Jesus
Who is my neighbor? With whom does Jesus walk?
(ENCOUNTER/Advent)
During this foundational phase, students recognize the presence of God’s love in their lives, and that Jesus is active in their lives today. They research the life and actions of Jesus through Gospel stories, as well as the lives of people living on the margins today and how issues of injustice affect them, locally and globally. As a class, students discern a single topic to address as a community of missionary disciples. This unit includes an immersion experience.
> Link to Immersion Lesson Plans here
Unit Two - Meeting Others with Jesus
Who is showing love to my neighbor? How does Jesus show love?
(DISTURBANCE/Lent)
Students reflect on Jesus’ actions in the world. They also assess local and global case studies of various Catholic organizations and communities in loving relationships of missionary discipleship with people living on the margins with tools from Redemptoris Missio and other Church teachings. Students continue the research on the issue that the class chose in Phase One. They discern possible actions for their missionary service response.
Unit Three - Responding with Jesus
How am I called to love my neighbor? How is Jesus inviting us to act?
(RESPONSE/Pentecost)
In this final phase, students invite a deeper relationship with Jesus through discernment into action to carry out their plans for the missionary discipleship response. Students reflect on the experience and share information with others in school and the larger community.
Lesson Materials
Supplemental materials to assist in teaching your lesson—presentations, worksheets, and yearly planning materials.
For Teachers
Additional lessons and prep materials
2025-2026
MDI Calendar
A helpful timeline tool to assist with planning out the curriculum for the school year.
Immersion Day Experience
Comprehensive activity plans, as well as links to lesson plans and resource
> Link to Immersion Day Lessons
See Judge Act Methodology
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For Students
Helpful worksheets to share with your students
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