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It seems that three questions about formation in Regnum Christi have been adequately answered already: we know\u00a0why<\/i>\u00a0we seek formation (for the mission), we know\u00a0what kind<\/i>\u00a0of formation to seek (integral), and we know\u00a0the tools<\/i>\u00a0at our disposition to form ourselves.<\/p>\n

But there is another question that seems less adequately resolved:\u00a0how<\/i>\u00a0do you form someone? When you are personally motivated, it\u2019s simple enough for you to seek out formation and better yourself. But what do you do when you are in a position to help others, or when you are responsible for your own children or the formation of students, employees, parish youth, or RC section members? When someone lacks knowledge, will, drive, experience, passion\u2014or even the desire to attain what they are lacking\u2014how can we move them toward the fullness God wants for them? That\u00a0how<\/i>\u00a0isn\u2019t so clear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In this Essay,\u00a0Until Christ Be Formed in You<\/i>, we will explore this\u00a0how<\/i>\u00a0in three chapters: (1) How\u00a0not<\/i> to form someone, (2) How Jesus formed his disciples, and (3) Implications for Regnum Christi. By the end of this essay, you won\u2019t have all the answers, but you\u2019ll have a clearer picture about how to form someone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I have served in various roles and lived in several cities worldwide, and I currently serve as chaplain for the Lumen Institute and Regnum Christi in Atlanta, GA. I am also serving as the chairman of the board of directors for Catholic World Mission. I recently completed a doctorate in education through Creighton University\u2019s Interdisciplinary Leadership Program. In 2016, I survived a heart attack, and in 2018, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer. The experience of suffering and brushes with death has colored my outlook on life. I strive to live each day as a gift from God.\u00a0 I am the author of seven published books: The New Fundamentalists (2007), Better with God? (2012), Until Christ be Formed in You (2017), Journey to Joy: Reflections on the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2019), Now and Forever (2021), The Way of St. Joseph (2021), and Lessons from the Workshop of Saint Joseph (2022). 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