{"id":1449,"date":"2013-05-29T11:28:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T18:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2015-03-12T16:50:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T23:50:12","slug":"lawn-chair-catechism-intro-on-discipleship-a-lived-relationship-with-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lisahendey\/2013\/05\/lawn-chair-catechism-intro-on-discipleship-a-lived-relationship-with-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawn Chair Catechism Intro: On Discipleship & A “Lived” Relationship with God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"\"<\/a>Today marks an exciting day over at CatholicMom.com \u2014 the launch of our summer \u201cLawn Chair Catechism\u201d<\/strong><\/a> series, a study of Sherry Weddell\u2019s awesome book\u00a0Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>I find myself in the enviable position of being a \u201cfollower\u201d in this situation, with my dear friends Sarah Reinhard<\/a> and Jennifer Fitz<\/a> taking the lead on this group learning initiative. What this means for me is that I can actually pray my way through this online retreat rather than having to hold the reigns. Those of you who work in ministry of any kind know what an oddity this is \u2014 we\u2019re used to controlling, to organizing, to making sure things go well for everyone else. When relieved of those duties, it may take us a while to let go, to relax, to give thanks for the opportunity.<\/p>\n

This morning, I took myself to a local coffee shop and treated myself to a dark roast and an hour with Sherry Weddell and this awesome book. I overcame the temptation to forge ahead, and decided instead after reading the book\u2019s introduction to go with the program<\/a> and to simply spend a good amount of time in prayer and reflecting upon this week\u2019s reflection questions<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In your own faith:<\/strong><\/p>\n