HOW DOES THE CURSILLO DEVELOP CHRISTIAN LEADERS?

During the three days of the Cursillo weekend, candidates and team members live, learn and experience a deep believable, living awareness of their faith.  Having encountered this deep faith, they are challenged to respond through a more active participation in the day-to-day life of the body of Christ.

The Cursillo itself is centered around fifteen talks given by clergy and  laypersons who are on the team. This team has participated in an eight to ten week process of preparation, sharing their talks, building trust and  understanding each other. Five of the talks are given by clergy and ten by laypersons. These talks deal with living one's life in God's grace. The emphasis is on total commitment and the ways God strengthens and guides his people. After each talk the participants discuss the main points of the talk in small groups.

The Cursillo weekend features the naturalness of the talks, discussion, group  participation, singing laughing worshipping, all shared in the grace of God. The  atmosphere of love and trust is modeled after the early Christian  community.