Our Accompaniment Formation events focus on assisting you in providing encouragement and accountability, finding resources, and facilitating discussions that help others grow in relationship with Christ and His Church. These events are most fruitful in the context of a full discipleship roadmap plan.
Let Burning Hearts Disciples equip, train, and support your call to live out the New Evangelization through the art of accompaniment. pdf Download the Flyer (46 KB)
Practical Application
Our events move beyond theory and concepts. We focus on practical tools and discussions that help participants put the principles of accompaniment into ACTION.
Fully Customizable
We don't just talk about accompaniment, we live it! Every event we offer is customized and individualized to match the needs of your parish, diocese, school or organization.
The Art of Accompaniment: INTRO MODULES
These introductory modules build foundation upon which we help participants learn how to effectively walk with others on their journey of faith and invite others to conversion and into relationship with Jesus and His Church.
Breaking the Silence
This session offers participants an opportunity to encounter the kerygma - the essential proclamation of the Gospel - for themselves and equips them to share both their own personal faith stories and the fundamental Story of our faith more effectively.
Your Faith Story
The most valuable way to share our faith is by telling our own story, our testimony of the difference Jesus Christ has made in our lives, in a firsthand account. This session helps participants identify the key elements of their personal journeys to discipleship.
The "Art of Accompaniment"
This session focuses on understanding “art of accompaniment” as it relates to the New Evangelization. We will cover what accompaniment is, why it is an essential component of any outreach we do, and how Jesus was the model for its practice.
Accompaniment Listening
This session expands on the role of listening and provides additional reflections, practical tips, and suggestions on how to begin listening with the"openness of heart which makes true conversion possible."
The Art of Accompaniment: BUILDING MODULES
These additional modules focus on applying the general concepts of the “Art of Accompaniment” to a variety of settings. Participants learn how to implement accompaniment strategies in their specific evangelization situations.
The Thresholds of Conversion
This session helps participants discern where someone is on the faith journey and provides next step suggestions for people at various stages of faith (see also: Thresholds of Conversion found in both Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell)
Discipleship Mentoring
This session teaches participants how to set up a Discipleship relationship based on the principal of accompaniment. We cover how to know you’re ready to be a mentor, the roles and responsibilities of a mentor disciple, and how to avoid potential pitfalls.
Accompaniment Methods
These sessions use practical discussions and hands-on experiences to teach participants how to apply accompaniment strategies in the environments you choose to meet your unique needs:
- Developing 1 to 1 Faith Growth Plans,
- Leading Small Groups,
- Parish/School Big Picture Planning,
- In the Classroom (Teachers/Catechists)
- At Home (Parents/Grandparents).
Fits Your Schedule & Pace
Day Long Retreat Option
Weekend Workshop Option
Weekly or Monthly Gatherings
with practicum "homework"
Our team of speakers will come to your parish, school, or organization. Our speakers are passionate about sharing the joy of learning our faith and applying it to the daily lives of average Catholics. We offer short talks, formation events, parish missions, and full day retreats on a variety of faith topics.
Let us come and help your group discover a faith that is a relationship with Jesus Christ - who they can come to know intimately and personally. Let us come and help your group discover a faith that can apply to their lives at home, at work, at play.
Short Talks
- Discovering Your Faith Story
- Developing A Daily Prayer Routine that Works
- Praying with Scripture: Lectio Divina
- Family Prayer in 5 Minutes a Day
- Letting God Love You
- The Five Love Languages
- A Church In Need of Easter
- Jesus: The Story You Thought You Knew
- The Holy Spirit: Love is a Person
- Others Upon Request
Growing Disciples
- pdf What Is the New Evangelization? (20 KB)
- The Art of Accompaniment
- Sharing Your Faith Story with Others
- Encountering Jesus (the Kerygma)
- Fully Alive: The Theology of the Body for Teens
- Fully Alive: Engaging Adults in the Theology of the Body
- True Freedom: Understanding Catholic Moral Teaching
Full Day Retreats & Parish Missions
- You Are God's Beloved
- The Holy Spirit: Love is A Person
- The Power of Story
- Wonderfully Created, Wonderfully Redeemed
- The Great Commission: Living as Disciples
- Combatting Lies and Living in Truth
- Alpha Retreats
- ChristLife Retreats
- Others available upon request
Discover more options for how we can help with equipping leaders for mission.
We don't do 'canned' missions, presentations, or retreats! Each one is tweaked, adjusted, and personalized to fit the needs and themes of your parish community. No two events are ever the same.
What Others Are Saying...
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We have a number of speakers available for parish missions, formation events, retreats and other faith growth opportunities. Each event is tweaked, adjusted, and personalized to fit the needs and themes of your community. No two are ever exactly the same!
In Your Parish, Diocese, and School
"The parish in and through all of its activities, should animate its members to become agents of the New Evangelization, witnessing through both their words and their lives" (XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)
Parishes, dioceses and Catholic schools across the United States are seeking to understand and implement the call to New Evangelization - to re-propose the person of Christ to their people.
We build relationships with parishes, dioceses, and schools who are ready to take the next step toward creating a culture of intentional discipleship. By accompanying your group, we provide encouragement and accountability, help uncover resources, and facilitate discussions that foster a culture of discipleship at your parish.
- Strategic Planning for Evangelization
- Equip Staff, Councils & Leaders for Mission
- Unpack the Art of Accompaniment
- Create a Culture of Intentional Disicpleship
We are committed to walking with you, your staff, your leaders, and your entire community as we seek to know Jesus and His Church together. The work of evangelization is, above all, relational. To walk with you on your communitiy's journey of discipleship, whether for a single retreat or event or for long term strategic planning, is the heart of our mission.
One Size Does NOT Fit All
There are hundreds of programs and ministries today that claim to be ‘the way’ to live the Church’s call to New Evangelization. In reality, there is no single program, book, DVD series, or process that will fit your community’s specific charisms and culture.
It is through the art of accompaniment - walking with people, meeting them where they are at and sharing in their joys and sorrows and steadily witnessing to the power of Jesus Christ in our own lives - that we can work together to not only make disciples of Jesus, but also become more fully His disciples ourselves.
You don't have to do it alone!
Whether you're ready to book a speaker, want to start planning for discipelship, or are just looking for someone to help you brainstorm, we'd love to hear from you!
Check out these success stories...
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Walked along side our team developing a process to move from maintenance to mission
"Burning Hearts Disciples has helped me and my leadership team develop and communicate our vision of discipleship in the Diocese of Biloxi. They met us where we were and walked alongside our team developing a process to move from maintenance to a purpose of mission. They continue to walk with us as we work to move our clergy, Religious, parishioners, students, families, and staff to be disciples and form missionary disciples of Christ. "
Bishop Louis Kihneman, III, Diocese of Biloxi
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A huge part of culture change in our Diocese
"Thank you for your leadership throughout the Diocese of Green Bay. I continue to hear very positive feedback about your presentations and teaching througout the diocese. You have been such a huge part of cultural change at the Diocese and a great formator of our parish leaders with the Discipleship Seminars. For you I am very grateful."
Bishop David Ricken, Diocese of Green Bay
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Hit it out of the park!
"Burning Hearts Disciples has been able to meet every goal for our diaconate formation retreats. You challenge our deacon candidates and wives to break out of their comfort zones and assist them to be able to lead when they become deacons in their own parishes."
Deacon Jim Kincel, Diaconate Formation, Diocese of Lafayette
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Your accompaniment has been invaluable to us!
We were blessed to have Burning Hearts Disciples walk with us as we have journeyed towards intentional discipleship on a personal & parish level for two years. Your accompaniment has been invaluable to us as we journey towards intentional discipleship. Thank you for your inspired support and spirit-filled accompaniment.
Parish Discipleship Task Force • Oviedo, FL
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I couldn't wait for each session!
When I was told I had to participate in this ongoing formation for discipleship, I was annoyed and didn't want to come. The first class was awesome, and by the end of each gathering, I couldn't wait for the next session. I feel very blessed to have shared this time of learning with you!
5th grade catechist, Diocese of Green Bay