Walk To Emmaus
A spiritual renewal program intended to strengthen the local church through the development of Christian disciples and leaders.
The program's approach seriously considers the model of Christ's servanthood and encourages Christ's disciples to act in ways appropriate to being "a servant of all."
The Walk to Emmaus experience begins with a 72-hour short course in Christianity, comprised of fifteen talks by lay and clergy on the themes of God's grace, disciplines of Christian discipleship, and what it means to be the church. The course is wrapped in prayer and meditation, special times of worship and daily celebration of Holy Communion. The "Emmaus community," made up of those who have attended an Emmaus weekend, support the 72-hour experience with a prayer vigil, by preparing and serving meals, and other acts of love and self-giving. The Emmaus Walk typically begins Thursday evening and concludes Sunday evening. Men and women attend separate weekends.
During and after the three days, Emmaus leaders encourage participants to meet regularly in small groups. The members of the small groups challenge and support one another in faithful living. Participants seek to Christianize their environments of family, job, and community through the ministry of their congregations. The three-day Emmaus experience and follow-up groups strengthen and renew Christian people as disciples of Jesus Christ and as active members of the body of Christ in mission to the world.
The Upper Room, a ministry unit of the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church, sponsors the Walk to Emmaus and offers it through local Emmaus groups around the world. Although connected through The Upper Room to The United Methodist Church, The Walk to Emmaus is ecumenical.
Excerpted from What Is Emmaus? by Stephen D. Bryant. Copyright © 1995 by The Upper Room.
The program's approach seriously considers the model of Christ's servanthood and encourages Christ's disciples to act in ways appropriate to being "a servant of all."
The Walk to Emmaus experience begins with a 72-hour short course in Christianity, comprised of fifteen talks by lay and clergy on the themes of God's grace, disciplines of Christian discipleship, and what it means to be the church. The course is wrapped in prayer and meditation, special times of worship and daily celebration of Holy Communion. The "Emmaus community," made up of those who have attended an Emmaus weekend, support the 72-hour experience with a prayer vigil, by preparing and serving meals, and other acts of love and self-giving. The Emmaus Walk typically begins Thursday evening and concludes Sunday evening. Men and women attend separate weekends.
During and after the three days, Emmaus leaders encourage participants to meet regularly in small groups. The members of the small groups challenge and support one another in faithful living. Participants seek to Christianize their environments of family, job, and community through the ministry of their congregations. The three-day Emmaus experience and follow-up groups strengthen and renew Christian people as disciples of Jesus Christ and as active members of the body of Christ in mission to the world.
The Upper Room, a ministry unit of the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church, sponsors the Walk to Emmaus and offers it through local Emmaus groups around the world. Although connected through The Upper Room to The United Methodist Church, The Walk to Emmaus is ecumenical.
Excerpted from What Is Emmaus? by Stephen D. Bryant. Copyright © 1995 by The Upper Room.
For more information go to the Coastal Bend Emmaus website: www.coastalbendemmaus.org
Windmill Emmaus covers Bee, Karnes, Jim Wells and Live Oak counties which is the western half of the Coastal Bend District. For more information on the Windmill Emmaus group please visit their website at: https://www.windmillemmaus.org/
Some churches in the coastal bend district are served by the Crossroads Emmaus for more
information on this group please visit their website at: www.cremmaus.org.
Here below are other forms on contacting Coastal Bend Emmaus,
through email, their twitter feed, and their facebook page.
Windmill Emmaus covers Bee, Karnes, Jim Wells and Live Oak counties which is the western half of the Coastal Bend District. For more information on the Windmill Emmaus group please visit their website at: https://www.windmillemmaus.org/
Some churches in the coastal bend district are served by the Crossroads Emmaus for more
information on this group please visit their website at: www.cremmaus.org.
Here below are other forms on contacting Coastal Bend Emmaus,
through email, their twitter feed, and their facebook page.