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5 Threshold's To Intentional Discipleship

According to Bishop Barron, there are 5 thresholds to intentional discipleship: 1) Initial trust, where a person develops a favorable view of Christianity; 2) Spiritual curiosity, where one becomes curious about Jesus and his teachings; 3) Spiritual openness, admitting a willingness to change spiritually; 4) Spiritual speaking, actively striving to understand God through questioning; 5) Intentional discipleship, consciously deciding to follow Jesus as an obedient disciple of the Church.

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5 Threshold's To Intentional Discipleship

According to Bishop Barron, there are 5 thresholds to intentional discipleship: 1) Initial trust, where a person develops a favorable view of Christianity; 2) Spiritual curiosity, where one becomes curious about Jesus and his teachings; 3) Spiritual openness, admitting a willingness to change spiritually; 4) Spiritual speaking, actively striving to understand God through questioning; 5) Intentional discipleship, consciously deciding to follow Jesus as an obedient disciple of the Church.

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According to Bishop Barron, what are the 5 Threshold's to Intentional

Discipleship? (from Sherry Weddell's book on Intentional Discipleship). Explain


each briefly.

Initial Trust
 A person has a favorable affection for Jesus Christ, the Church, a Christian
believer, or something particularly Christian. Personal faith that is active is not
the same as trust. People will not be able to move closer to God until a trust
bridge is built.

Spiritual curiosity.
 Someone is curious about Jesus, his life and teachings, or any other aspect of
Christianity. Curiosity can range from a simple recognition of a new possibility to
a full-blown passion. On the other hand, someone on the border of curiosity is not
yet ready to change. Curiosity is still mostly passive, but it is more than a
question of faith.

Spiritual openness.
 A person admits to himself and to God that he or she is willing to change
personally and spiritually. One of the most challenging shifts for a postmodern
nonbeliever is this. The willingness to change does not guarantee openness. Open
people just state that they are open to change.

Spiritual speaking.
 The person shifts from a mostly passive state to actively striving to comprehend
the God who is calling. It's like "purposeful dating," but it's not marriage. The
seekers query, "Are you the one to whom I will offer myself?" "At this point, the
seeker is on a journey to see if he or she is ready to commit to Christ and his
Church.

Intentional discipleship
 This is the decision to "cast one's nets," to consciously choose to follow Jesus as
an obedient disciple in the midst of his Church, and to reorder one's life
accordingly.

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