The Early History of The Walk to Emmaus
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The Early History of The Walk to Emmaus - Robert Wood
THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE WALK TO EMMAUS
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Contents
My Introduction to Cursillo
Having Leadership Wasn’t the Problem
My Cursillo Experience
Group Reunion
A Catholic and a Methodist Work Together
Upper Room Seeks to Inspire Servanthood
Danny Morris Hears about Cursillo
Maxie Dunnam Learns about Cursillo
Was Cursillo What The Upper Room Needed?
Contacting the National Cursillo
The Involvement of First Church, Peoria
Model Weekends for Upper Room Cursillo
Further Contact with the National Cursillo
First Upper Room Cursillos Are Held
A Difficult Decision
A Monumental Task
Reaction from Established Communities
Support from the General Board of Discipleship
Obstacles
What about the Teenagers?
The Walk to Emmaus Goes International
What Makes The Walk to Emmaus So Special?
History Is Still Being Written
Appendixes
First Team and Pilgrims in Peoria
First Team and Pilgrims in Nashville
First Chrysalis Team
First Upper Room Cursillo Board Members
The Walk to Emmaus Time Line
About the Author
The most important history of Emmaus resides in the stories
of changed lives, lives infused with the Holy Spirit.
Those accounts tell the story of God’s renewing the church
and carrying men and women to new heights in their desire
to serve God and live out their discipleship.
greek.tifEmmaus is the story of how the Holy Spirit has moved to
renew God’s people, and it is the story of willing disciples
ready to take up their crosses and be the church.
In telling the history of The Walk to Emmaus, I realized that I was not familiar with many behind-the-scenes occurrences that helped shape the course of Emmaus. I can tell only what I know—the most important factors and decisions that went into those first seven years when I served as International Director of The Walk to Emmaus in Nashville. The most important history of Emmaus resides in the stories of changed lives, lives infused with the Holy Spirit. Those accounts tell the story of God’s renewing the church and carrying men and women to new heights in their desire to serve God and live out their discipleship. Anyway, let’s get started in telling the story of this experience called The Walk to Emmaus.
My Introduction to Cursillo
In June 1973 I was appointed to serve on the staff of First United Methodist Church, Peoria, Illinois, after having