num_pages: 232
description: By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples. - John 15:8 How does God's grace change our individual lives, families, neighborhoods, parish communities, and cities? In Fruitful Living the Mission of Jesus in the Church and the World, Sherry A. Weddell describes how the Holy Spirit is at work in all the baptized-calling and gifting us to say yes in ways that will be the longed-for answer to someone else's prayers and fuel the mission of the whole Church. God has chosen to be present in this world through the faith and obedience of missionary disciples who witness to Jesus Christ and bear abundant fruit. In Fruitful Discipleship, Sherry About the Author In 1993, Sherry A. Weddell created the first charism-discernment process for Catholics. She co-founded, with Father Michael Sweeney, O.P., the Catherine of Siena Institute (CSI) in 1997 to train twenty-first-century Catholic leaders. Her previous book, Forming Intentional The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus (2012), has been influential in shaping Catholic leaders for successful evangelization and discipleship in the twenty-first century.
language: English
title: Fruitful Discipleship: Living the Mission of Jesus in the Church and the World
publisher: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.