Missionary Discipleship
Formation Programs
Maryknoll's Missionary Discipleship Formation Program offers an interactive and engaging approach to understanding what it means to be a missionary disciple in today’s world. Rooted in Pope Francis' Joy of the Gospel (Evangelii Gaudium) and Maryknoll’s charism and global mission experience, this program helps participants:
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See how their personal story is woven into God’s mission of love.
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Discern a roadmap for encountering God at the peripheries.
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Go forth boldly, grounded in a global perspective, with the skills and resources to live, lead, and serve with abundant joy.
While relevant and practical for anyone seeking to integrate faith into daily life, this program is especially valuable for frontline parish, campus, and diocesan ministers, as well as those looking to incorporate global solidarity and mission into their spirituality, ministry, or faith formation programs.
Missionary Discipleship Formation Programs
Go Forth. Make Noise.
Structure & Format
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5-hour formation program, delivered in one day or across two sessions.
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Interactive process based on the Pastoral Circle Methodology: See – Judge – Act.
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Engages participants in theological reflection and action by examining real-world contexts through Scripture, Church teaching, and lived experience.
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Level 2 provides an additional 5 hours for deeper exploration.
This program equips participants with the insight, tools, and inspiration to live out their missionary discipleship with clarity, courage, and joy.
Program Goals
LEVEL ONE PROGRAM
The participant will be able to:
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Identify their lived experience within our shared reality to see how their own story is woven into God’s mission of love (SEE)
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Discern--through Scripture, Church teaching (particularly Evangelii Gaudium and Catholic Social Teaching) and lived faith experience--a road map for encountering God at the peripheries (JUDGE)
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Begin to develop a missionary discipleship identity and how to to enliven their ministries and daily lives as missionary disciples by integrating a global perspective and spirituality (ACT)
LEVEL TWO PROGRAM
Building on the experiences and learnings from the Basic Program, the participant will be able to:
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Better identify and understand their political, social and economic context by mapping their peripheries within the global perspective (SEE)
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Discern through theological reflection how to navigate the disturbance at the periphery in order to be transformed through authentic encounter (JUDGE)
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Envision and incorporate new ways and skills to form and accompany communities of missionary disciples to live, lead and serve with abundant joy (ACT)
What other Missionary Discipleship programs do you offer?
Workshops
What is Missionary Discipleship? What is Pope Francis talking about? We offer 90 minute to half day introductory workshops on missionary discipleship. We also offer workshops on mission related topics and global solidarity.
Catholic Social Teaching as a Path of Mission
How is Catholic Social Teaching (Social Justice) an essential path of mission?
Advanced Missionary Discipleship Formation Seminar
Ready to take the next step as a missionary disciple and go deeper? Join our annual seminar online. Learn more...
Missionary Discipleship Retreats
What does it mean to have the spirituality of a missionary disciple, a person overflowing with joy who goes forth in gratitude to share the love and mercy of God that they have received with others, especially those who need it the most? Learn more...
Missionary Discipleship Parish Missions
We can help get your whole parish on board as a community of missionary disciples.
