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Saint Luke Wildfire Communities
You weren't meant to follow Jesus alone.
Wildfire Communities are small groups of disciples who commit to growing in holiness together through prayer, sacrifice, accountability, relationship, and mission.
FIRE lights the flame.
Wildfire helps it spread.What Is Wildfire?The bridge between formation and daily life.
Through FIRE Nights, we gather as a parish family to be formed, inspired, and ignited in our faith. But the Lord is always inviting us deeper.
Faith is not meant to remain only in large gatherings or once-a-month experiences. It is meant to take root in daily life, in relationships, in homes, and in community.
Wildfire Communities are small, relational communities of 6 to 12 people who gather regularly to pray, reflect on the faith, share life, and live as missionary disciples. They move formation from something we attend to something we live.
This is not a program. This is a way of life. Wildfire Communities exist to help one another become saints.
The Four PillarsWhat holds a Wildfire Community together?
Every community develops its own identity and mission, but every Wildfire Community remains rooted in the same four pillars.
01PRAYER
Every gathering includes intentional time with the Lord through Scripture, silence, or guided prayer. Without prayer, there is no transformation.
02RELATIONSHIP
Food, conversation, and shared life build authentic Christian friendship, a place to be known, build trust, and walk toward holiness together.
03FORMATION
Communities are rooted in the formation of FIRE and deepened through opportunities like FORGE, seeking not simply to understand the faith, but to live it.
04MISSION
Formation becomes action. Each community lives outwardly through prayer, sacrifice, accountability, charity, witness, and intentional missionary discipleship.
Already BurningWildfire is already taking root.
This way of life is not theoretical. Communities at Saint Luke are already living it, and a new one is currently beginning the discernment process.
Established WildfireYALL
Young Adults Living Life was the first Wildfire Community at Saint Luke, serving young adults ages 18 to 35 who desire authentic community, intentional formation, accountability, fellowship, and encouragement.
- First Tuesday: Adoration, Praise & Worship, Fellowship
- Second Tuesday: Guys Night
- Third Tuesday: Formation & Fellowship
- Fourth Tuesday: Girls Night
Established WildfireTORCH
Torch is a Wildfire Community for high-schoolers who are ready not simply to attend, but to grow as disciples in a supportive, Christ-centered community.
- First Tuesday: Adoration, Praise & Worship, Fellowship
- Second Tuesday: Girls Night
- Third Tuesday: Formation & Fellowship
- Fourth Tuesday: Guys Night
Just IgnitingSomething New Is Beginning
A new Wildfire Community is beginning its "Kindling" process this week.
The group does not yet have a name, patron saint, charisms, mission, Rule of Life, leader, or co-leader.
Instead, they are beginning where every new Wildfire should begin: praying together, building relationships, and listening to what the Holy Spirit is asking them to become.
How A Wildfire BeginsCommunities are discerned into existence.
A Wildfire Community does not begin with a preassigned leader, ready-made mission, or predetermined identity. It begins with people who are willing to gather, pray, listen, and discover what God is calling them to become together.
Step OneGather
Invite 6 to 12 people who desire to grow, are hungry for more, and are willing to commit.
Step TwoDiscern
Pray together and listen for the community's patron saint, Scripture passage, charisms, and emerging identity.
Step ThreeEstablish
Choose a community name, Rule of Life, mission, leader and co-leader, meeting rhythm, and way of communicating.
Step FourLive It
Begin the ongoing rhythm of prayer, fellowship, formation, sharing, intercession, accountability, and mission.
Step FiveMultiply
As the community becomes healthy and stable, pray about sending people outward and beginning new fires.
KINDLING A WILDFIREThe first three gatherings matter.
They establish the identity, mission, leadership, and shared rhythm of the community. They should not be rushed.
Gathering OneThe Invitation
“What is God inviting us into?”Introduce the vision, begin building trust, share where each person is spiritually, and start discerning possible patron saints, Scripture passages, and charisms.
Gathering TwoDiscernment
“What is God revealing?”Listen for repetition, common themes, peace, and unity. Discern together one patron saint, one core Scripture passage, and two or three primary charisms.
Gathering ThreeEstablishing a Rule of Life
“How will we live this out?”Choose the community name, establish personal and communal commitments, discern the group's mission, select a leader and co-leader, and set the ongoing rhythm.
Once The FIRE IS LITWhat does an ongoing gathering look like?
1 | Opening Prayer Intentional time with the Lord through Scripture, silence, or guided prayer.2 | Fellowship Food, conversation, friendship, and shared life.3 | Formation Scripture, FIRE, FORGE, spiritual reading, virtues, or another focus flowing from the group's identity.4 | Sharing Honest conversation about where God is working, where life is difficult, and how members are growing.5 | Intercession Simple, authentic prayer for one another and the needs carried by the community.6 | Mission Challenge A concrete way to live the Gospel intentionally between gatherings.Keep The Fire HealthyWhat Wildfire is not.
Friendship and honest sharing matter deeply, but Wildfire Communities always remains rooted in discipleship, holiness, and mission.
Not a social club.
Friendship matters, but friendship is ordered toward Christ and growth in holiness.
Not a gossip circle.
Trust, discretion, charity, and confidentiality are essential to healthy community.
Not a therapy group.
Members accompany one another, but leaders are not expected to be counselors or spiritual directors.
Not a debate club.
Communities remain rooted in the teaching and sacramental life of the Catholic Church.
Not merely a hangout.
Fellowship matters, but every community should keep moving toward Christ, growth, and mission.
Your Next StepCould the next Wildfire Community begin with you?
You do not need to know the group's name, mission, charisms, or leader before you begin. The whole purpose of Kindling is to discern those things together.
Form a Wildfire Community
Gather a small group and begin the three-part Kindling process. These foundational gatherings will help your community pray, discern its identity, establish a Rule of Life, choose leadership, and discover how God is calling you to live together.
Email Fr. Jared to Get StartedAlready Leading a Wildfire?
The Leader Guide is for communities that have already completed the Kindling process and established their identity, mission, Rule of Life, leader, and co-leader. It provides practical support for sustaining a healthy community rooted in prayer, relationship, formation, accountability, and mission.
Contact Fr. Jared for the Leader GuideThe GoalThe goal isn't a small group.
The goal is holiness and mission.Healthy Wildfire Communities help people become more deeply rooted in Christ, more faithful in daily life, more intentional in relationships, and more willing to bring the Gospel outward.
Start small. Stay faithful. Let the fire spread.“Were not our hearts burning within us while He spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?”
Luke 24:32
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Father Jared Rodriguepastorsaintlukeslidell.orgPastor
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