Making Disciples, Not Just Delivering Doctrine: Michael Gormley on Ascension’s New OCIA Program

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How can parishes move past a bureaucratic, "informational" approach to adult initiation and instead foster deep, personal conversion? On Driving Home the Faith , host Dr. Ken Craycraft welcomes podcaster, speaker, and retreat leader Michael Gormley (founder of Lay Evangelist and co-host of Ascension’s Every Knee Shall Bow podcast) to discuss Ascension Media’s new OCIA curriculum, Invited: Your Journey into the Catholic Church . Gormley explains the transition from RCIA to OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults), emphasizing Pope Benedict XVI’s vision of initiation as a holistic, organic process of formation rather than a mere series of classes. He addresses common…