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The Early History of The Walk to Emmaus
The Early History of The Walk to Emmaus
The Early History of The Walk to Emmaus
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Bob Wood, founding international director of The Walk to Emmaus, gives a personal firsthand account of the beginnings of the movement, which started in 1978. This booklet details the growth of The Walk to Emmaus and Chrysalis in the United States and around the world.
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Release dateNov 1, 2001
ISBN9780835811804
The Early History of The Walk to Emmaus

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    The Early History of The Walk to Emmaus - Robert Wood

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    THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE WALK TO EMMAUS

    Copyright © 2001 by Upper Room Books®

    All rights reserved.

    No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the publisher except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews. For information, write Upper Room Books®, 1908 Grand Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37212.

    The Upper Room® Web site http://www.upperroom.org

    UPPER ROOM®, UPPER ROOM BOOKS® and design logos are trademarks owned by the Upper Room®, a ministry of GBOD®, Nashville, Tennessee. All rights reserved.

    Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

    Interior design: PerfecType, Nashville, TN

    ISBN: 978-0-8358-1180-4 (ePub edition)

    For information on other Emmaus and Chrysalis resources

    go to the Web site: http://emmaus.upperroom.org/resources

    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.

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    Emmaus 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

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