27.03.2019
New Publication Explores Impact of Come&C Programme
‘Come&C: Growing in the Image & Likeness of God’, a review of Dublin & Glendalough’s discipleship project, will be officially launched this Friday (March 29) at DCU’s All Hallow’s Campus.
The book, written by David Tuohy SJ and Maria Feeney, documents the Come&C project from its roots in the Vision and Mission questionnaire that parishes responded to in 2015 through its implementation, outlining parish and diocesan activities, before looking to the future. It celebrates parish activities, examines the programme’s impact on individuals and parishes and explores the dynamics involved in developing a programme of intentional discipleship within the dioceses.
Come&C is based around the Five Marks of Mission. The Five Marks – which have been distilled to Tell, Teach, Transform, Tend and Treasure – were introduced by the Anglican Communion almost 30 years ago but had not been a particular focus in Dublin & Glendalough. Through Come&C they have become a major tool in helping individuals and parishes develop discipleship.
David Tuohy is a Jesuit priest and an Ecumenical Canon in the Church of Ireland and has worked with Archbishop Michael Jackson and others in the Church of Ireland on educational projects. In 2015 he was asked by Archbishop Jackson to take part in his Come&C project. Maria Feeney is employed at the Institute of Education at DCU where she teaches and supervises across undergraduate and teacher education programmes.
David was interviewed by Pat Coyle for Soul Waves Radio recently. When asked for his personal reflections on this work, David comments that he was really inspired by the fact that those involved came to a realisation that this was not just a parish or diocesan project, but that they were sharing in discipleship at a number of levels, particularly as part of the wider Anglican Communion.
You can listen to the interview here.