Practical tools for leaders working to move from intention to implementation.
These tools support work you are already doing. They are not substitutes for prayer, accompaniment, or the slower work of forming people. Begin with the actual need your leaders or team are facing—not simply the tool that looks most useful.
What kind of help does your team need right now?
Start with the formation need—not the worksheet.
Kerygma Tools
For leaders who sense the Gospel is assumed rather than proclaimed.
Use these tools to establish a clear, shared understanding of the Gospel and help leaders practice naming it plainly.
- The Kerygma Defined: One-Page Guide →
- Kerygma Adult Participant Guide →
- Living as Missionary Disciples: Encounter Reflection →
Story Tools
For leaders helping others speak from encounter rather than explanation.
Use these tools to help people recognize where God has been at work, give that experience shape, and share it with clarity.
Explore formation around Story →
Accompaniment Tools
For leaders practicing relational discipleship over pressure.
Use these tools to listen more intentionally, recognize where a person may be in the journey of conversion, and discern a faithful next step.
- Discipleship Check-In Reflection →
- Five Thresholds of Conversion →
- Accompaniment Listening →
- Share Prayer: Praying With Others →
Prayer & Discernment Tools
For leaders learning to listen before acting.
These tools support interior grounding, receptivity, and mission alignment. They are not shortcuts for forcing a decision.
Interior Prayer & Listening
Mission Alignment & Discernment
Making Disciples Today
Explore the questions, tensions, and practices shaping Catholic evangelization and leadership.
Read the Blog →Not sure what your parish needs?
Burning Hearts works with parish and diocesan leaders to identify what is actually needed and move forward with clarity.
Explore Support for Leaders →