FAQS

  • This pathway can be applied to both. We offer prep, training, teaching, retreat planning/implementation and more for parishes in need of a comprehensive confirmation strategy.

  • We teach directly from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Scripture. We train catechists on providing an inquiry-based learning environment and provide printouts for teaching in a small or large group setting. Every catechist will learn from training to bring in experiential components to teachings such as practicum and opportunities to encounter God in prayer.

  • This is fine for the first phase of leadership training. For anything beyond that, our goal is to transition from a program model to a pathway model. During an intake call we can discover how that will work best with the specific needs of your parish.

  • Our focus for teens is to create a pathway that any person can step into, churched or unchurched. Fellowship and discipleship opportunities will not look like the typical youth night in a parish hall. Social and small group gatherings will happen in local environments like homes, coffee shops, schools, parks. Larger gatherings like day retreats, team trainings, and Adorations will happen at the parish. Confirmation classes can be in a large group setting but our goal will be to transition them into small discipleship groups once more leaders are trained.

  • Yes, School of the Heart is our weekly adult discipleship school. This can be held at the parish alongside STF Youth for any parishes that desire a faster equipping process.

  • This can be applied for middle school and under with some variations. For young adults we recommend School of the Heart.

  • We are based in Southern California and can visit local parishes in the LA/OC/SB dioceses. For any parishes in other regions, we can provide virtual consultation.

 

To convert somebody, go and take them by the hand and guide them.

- St. Thomas Aquinas

 

The challenge with most existing programs is that they are content-based, not people-based. Discipleship in the image of Christ is a Rabbi/Follower relationship. Only mature people can make disciples of other people and the way this happens is often organic and informal. It does not happen in the distant space that occurs in a large group event or lecture. It can’t be created by trying to force a personal relationship. When it happens it often looks like a young person going to someone they believe they can actually receive good advice from on how to navigate life. Programs are for the passing on of information. Pathways are places a person can be taken on and guided, going slower or faster, depending on the speed of growth they are ready for.

 

we believe that hospitable evangelization, discipleship, and healthy leadership are urgent needs in north american parishes

we have personally witnessed teens leave the church due to their lack

 
stone to flesh has a heart for discipleship

who we are

Stone to Flesh is a community comprised of lay missionaries who have served in Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Africa, and the South Pacific. We have a heart for worship, evangelization and discipleship. In 2017, Stone To Flesh was founded to serve Southern California. Locally and virtually we have run leadership trainings, discipleship schools, ministry schools, Alphas, youth team trainings, retreats and discipleship groups. Our hope is to be a support to parishes that are looking for a way forward in raising up leaders.

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