Why Cursillo?

For Congregations

• Accelerates the process of conversion for lay persons
• Enables new ministries
• Builds leadership in individuals and teams of workers for the Kingdom
• Encourages diversity by reaching out to all of God's children
• Inspires people to share their gifts of time, treasure, and talent
• Helps the clergy accomplish their goal of building communities that seek to live out the Great Commission

For Dioceses

• Grows Christ-centered leaders to help the bishop fulfill his/her apostolic plan for the diocese
• Builds ministers who participate at every level of diocesan planning and ministry
• Encourages generosity toward the diocese as a response to God's generosity toward us
• Works to incorporate new populations into the life of the diocese
• Encourages partnership between clergy and laity
• Trains evangelists to share the Good News
• Fosters inter-parish communications and relations

For the Church

• Provides what our Presiding Bishop has called "the most important tool for evangelism" in the Episcopal Church
• For more than 30 years has been working to accomplish the goals newly-stated in the 2020 program
• Focuses attention of laity and clergy on mission - the purpose of the Church
• Helps export this valuable tool of evangelism to other regions and countries - Puerto Rico, England, Cuba, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, the Virgin Islands, Belize, Ghana