Mind the Gap: growing disciples in Peru

Notes: "Churches in South America have been growing at a phenomenal rate, but according to the Bishop of Peru, the Rt. Rev. Bill Godfrey, and his team of lay workers, there has been a gap. 'If you ask the average person in Peru if they are a Christian, the majority will say they are, but how that makes a difference in their day to day lives is much more limited', said lay worker Paul Tester. 'A lot of people don't have the word discipleship in their vocabulary and we've been trying to help people understand what it means to be a disciple of Christ'. A new programme called Christian Life and Formation was set up a year ago by Bishop Bill. He said, 'We haven't used the word discipleship because in Spanish the word formation explains it better'." "The small team of lay people including Paul Tester and Anna Sims, both working in Peru with CMS, and Peruvian lay workers Lizbeth Varillas and Sonia Chambi .... has been helping parishes look at how they are in the light of six strands which includes the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, the Apostles Creed, a personal relationship with Jesus, Scripture and the Sacraments".

Subjects: Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America. Diocese of Peru; Christian Life and Formation program; Godfrey, Bill (Harold William), 1948-; Discipling (Christianity) - Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America; Christian life - Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America; Evangelism - Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America; Congregational development - Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America