Renew My Church: Make Disciples, Build Community, Inspire Witness

Renew My Church is first and foremost a journey of spiritual renewal. In order to strengthen our larger Catholic community, Jesus is asking all of us to work with the Holy Spirit in new and creative ways to:
 
Make Disciples
Jesus Christ is calling each of us to invite others to a true encounter and lifelong relationship with Him as His disciples in His Church. This call flows from our Baptism and Confirmation. We need to identify new, outward-reaching ways to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world given significant societal shifts over the past decades.
 
Build Community
We must ensure that our parishes, church structures, and schools have adequate resources to foster their vitality. That means sufficient finances and physical facilities, as well as capable leadership. Our renewal efforts must focus on new ways to create vibrant parish life. We must ensure our communities have enough resources to carry out our mission. But we also recognize resourcing alone does not address all our challenges. Parish and school communities that are well-resourced and vibrant today still face significant challenges because of the changes in society. That is why we need a spiritual renewal at the foundation of all we do.
 
Inspire Witness
In keeping with the urging of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis calls the Church to go out into the world as a field hospital to bring healing to a world torn by division, violence, racism, poverty and to promote respect for human dignity and life.
 
What does this have to do with your personal role in Renew My Church? Take that question to prayer and as Jesus reminds us that “the mustard seed is the smallest of all plants yet the largest bush when full grown” so, too, will He give you a clear role in the renewal of His Church.