Online Programs

Discipleship Daily is GEM’s newest offering for formation of disciples.  Recognizing the busy and fast paced lifestyle most people live it can seem impossible to devote the necessary time for discipleship.  This online program allows participants to access the tools necessary for advancing on their faith journey at their own pace and from the comfort of their home and routine. 

The online program is a companion for our more than 10 formation manuals. These programs build on one another, leading one from being a beginner to becoming an advanced disciple of Jesus. Daily face to face with God, nightly examination of conscience, practice of the Presence of God, and spiritual reading gradually become the disciple's lifestyle, and personal transformation leads to transformation of others in the diocesan community.  The ultimate goal is to mentor seekers into becoming ardent disciples of Jesus through a formation process of daily prayer and spiritual reading that helps them move slowly but surely from bondage in unforgiveness, shame, guilt, anxiety, fear, dislike of self to forgiveness, acceptance, love of self and others, peace and joy in and through Jesus at the hands of the Holy Spirit. Such a process is a matter of the heart, not of the head and can only be done over a period of time and each day is filled with new life, hope, joy, miracles, and love, of self and others. 

The first online offering is "Who do you say I Am? It is 12 weeks long, including an Orientation Week, followed by 10 weeks of delving into Jesus' question through daily prayer and reflection, ending with a Recap Week. Each day, the participants receive a Daily Discipleship Reflection, audio and written which they will use for their prayer and reflection. They also receive a weekly journal to answer 3 questions daily: What is God saying to you? For what are you grateful? For what are you contrite? The last two questions are part of the daily Examination of Conscience. Participants can use the program under the direction of a GEM facilitator or on their own. 

Future programs will follow a similar format and will be released soon.