{"product_id":"forming-intentional-disciples-sherry-a-weddell-9781681922072","title":"Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus, Revised and Expanded","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow can we transmit a living, personal Catholic faith to future generations? By coming to know Jesus Christ, and following him as his disciples.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs we emerge from a pandemic into a post-Christian world, these are times of immense challenge and enormous opportunity for the Catholic Church in the United States. Consider these statistics: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully 10 percent of all adults in America are ex-Catholics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNearly three-quarters of young Catholics think that they could be a good Catholic without going to Mass every Sunday.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCatholic marriages have declined by almost two thirds since 1969, even as the number of Catholics in the United States has grown significantly.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOnly one third of Catholics believe that the bread and wine actually become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ at the consecration during Mass. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf the Church is to reverse these trends, the evangelizers must first be evangelized. In other words, Catholics in the pew must make a conscious choice to know and follow Jesus before they can draw others to him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTen years after it was first published, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForming Intentional Disciples\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is still helping scores of Church leaders, parish staff, and all Catholics transform parish life from within. World-renowned author and speaker Sherry Weddell leads you through the steps that will help Catholics enter more deeply into a relationship with God and the river of apostolic creativity, charisms, and vocation that flow from that relationship for the sake of the Church and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sherry A. Weddell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 168192207X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681922072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Our Sunday Visitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Sherry A. Weddell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074740515071,"sku":"9781681922072","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7be86ce7-bca6-410b-924d-a2fcd40fb7c4.jpg?v=1685455502","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forming-intentional-disciples-sherry-a-weddell-9781681922072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}