During this missionary discipleship retreat experience, attendees will receive the vision, formation, and practical knowledge in how to carry out the process of spiritual multiplication. Thanks to the generosity of the Bishop’s Appeal, this retreat is free of charge for staff, volunteers, and parishioners within the Diocese of Green Bay.
During this intensive experience, attendees will receive the vision, formation, and practical knowledge to carry out the process of spiritual multiplication as missionary disciples. A missionary disciple is a friend and follower of Jesus who is sent on mission to disciple at least two others. To "disciple" means to form others to discover, follow, worship, and share Jesus.
Spiritual multiplication refers to a way of evangelizing where we teach and disciple others in faith, teaching them how to "go and make disciples" (Matthew 28:18).
In his Letter to Timothy, Paul exhorts Timothy to practice spiritual multiplication. He writes, “And what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well." (2 Tim. 2:2). In other words, teach teachers to teach. This is where the word “Entrust” comes from.
Entrust is intended for everyone who desires to grow as a missionary disciple, can commit to this intensive process, and is ready to be sent on mission to disciple others.
Participants will be invited to commit to ongoing missionary discipleship in the weeks and months following the retreat.
Entrust includes an opportunity to pray and learn together, be filled with the Holy Spirit, and practice new skills in missionary discipleship. It includes the following topics:
All attendees will receive a Missionary Discipleship curriculum that they can apply in their lives and ministries.
There are two formats for the Entrust retreat:
One-and-a-half-day version: This will consist of a Friday evening, followed by a full day of formation on Saturday.
Three-day version: Each Entrust Retreat day will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
At this time, due to the generosity of the Bishop’s Appeal, there is no cost for attending Entrust. All materials and meals are included.
After Entrust concludes, you can expect an opportunity for accompaniment so that the Entrust team can support you in this process. This includes an six week email series from the Missionary Discipleship Director.
If you are looking to continue growing as a Catholic leader after Entrust you can consider the Missionary Leadership Institute, which forms Catholic leaders in our diocese for mission.
We will no longer be offering CES, but instead we are offering Entrust. Catholic Evangelization Studies courses were designed to evangelize and form disciples. While many of the elements of Entrust may look similar to CES, Entrust is designed for spiritual multiplication and to form missionary disciples.
Thank you for joining us at an Entrust Retreat! Here are just few of the highlights from many of our sessions.