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    <title>Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast) - Episodes Tagged with “Evangelizing”</title>
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    <description>Lay Catholic evangelists Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle bring you a podcast series that teaches you how to confidently share your Catholic faith with your family members, friends, co-workers, and the strangers you meet on airplanes. Every episode, Mike and Dave give you five steps you can take each week to become an instrument God uses to spread the Gospel, heal hearts, and renew his Church. Be inspired by stories of miraculous conversions and be reminded that God still powerfully intervenes to transform people's lives.
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    <itunes:summary>Lay Catholic evangelists Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle bring you a podcast series that teaches you how to confidently share your Catholic faith with your family members, friends, co-workers, and the strangers you meet on airplanes. Every episode, Mike and Dave give you five steps you can take each week to become an instrument God uses to spread the Gospel, heal hearts, and renew his Church. Be inspired by stories of miraculous conversions and be reminded that God still powerfully intervenes to transform people's lives.
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  <title>Navigating Seasons of Change in the Church</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>How do you deal with pastor changes, church updates, and closing parishes? Are you trying to serve the church, but keep hitting roadblocks? Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle explore what to do when you feel stuck in an unfortunate church situation and how to handle the chaos of change. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>35:30</itunes:duration>
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  <description>How do you deal with pastor changes, church updates, and closing parishes? Are you trying to serve the church, but keep hitting roadblocks? Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle explore what to do when you feel stuck in an unfortunate church situation and how to handle the chaos of change. 
Snippet from the Show
It’s important to let this be a reminder to us that we follow Jesus Christ and not a building or a certain pastor or something like that. We have to evangelize, we have to be a church that goes out and grows. 
We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your questions/comments
Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 
You can also find the full shownotes at www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow 
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<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>It’s important to let this be a reminder to us that we follow Jesus Christ and not a building or a certain pastor or something like that. We have to evangelize, we have to be a church that goes out and grows. </p>

<ul>
<li>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your questions/comments</li>
<li>Don&#39;t forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! </li>
<li>You can also find the full shownotes at <a href="http://www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow" rel="nofollow">www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>How do you deal with pastor changes, church updates, and closing parishes? Are you trying to serve the church, but keep hitting roadblocks? Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle explore what to do when you feel stuck in an unfortunate church situation and how to handle the chaos of change. </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>It’s important to let this be a reminder to us that we follow Jesus Christ and not a building or a certain pastor or something like that. We have to evangelize, we have to be a church that goes out and grows. </p>

<ul>
<li>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your questions/comments</li>
<li>Don&#39;t forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! </li>
<li>You can also find the full shownotes at <a href="http://www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow" rel="nofollow">www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Our Role in Evangelization</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle explain the gift of evangelization and how God wants us to participate in the good work He started in us.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>32:32</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Does the idea of apologetics intimidate you? Do you feel inadequate defending the Catholic faith, but want to build confidence in evangelizing? Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle explain the gift of evangelization and how God wants us to participate in the good work He started. 
Snippet from the Show
The sacraments are not our work to please God, it is God’s work to save humanity.
We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your questions/comments
Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 
You can also find the full shownotes at www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Does the idea of apologetics intimidate you? Do you feel inadequate defending the Catholic faith, but want to build confidence in evangelizing? Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle explain the gift of evangelization and how God wants us to participate in the good work He started. </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>The sacraments are not our work to please God, it is God’s work to save humanity.</p>

<ul>
<li>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your questions/comments</li>
<li>Don&#39;t forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! </li>
<li>You can also find the full shownotes at <a href="http://www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow" rel="nofollow">www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Does the idea of apologetics intimidate you? Do you feel inadequate defending the Catholic faith, but want to build confidence in evangelizing? Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle explain the gift of evangelization and how God wants us to participate in the good work He started. </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>The sacraments are not our work to please God, it is God’s work to save humanity.</p>

<ul>
<li>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your questions/comments</li>
<li>Don&#39;t forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! </li>
<li>You can also find the full shownotes at <a href="http://www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow" rel="nofollow">www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <title> The Power of Storytelling</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Ascension</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Storytelling is essential in evangelization. Today, Dave VanVickle and I discuss the importance of narrative and contextualizing Church doctrine with powerful stories when we share the Gospel. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>48:11</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Storytelling is essential in evangelization. Today, Dave VanVickle and I discuss the importance of narrative and contextualizing Church doctrine with powerful stories when we share the Gospel. 
Snippet from the Show
The Gospel is an adventure story that we must not only live, but also share and pass down through generations like all great stories.  
We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your questions/comments
Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 
You can also find the full shownotes at www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow 
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>ascension, Ascension Press, Ascension Presents, Dave VanVickle, Mike Gormley, Mike Gomer Gormley, Gomer, catholic church, catholic parish, catholic, ministry, evangelize, evangelization, mission, faith, catholic faith, the power of storytelling, evangelizing, discipleship, sharing the Gospel. Biblical stories, narrative in scripture, church doctrine, catholic church teaching, stories, storytelling, </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Storytelling is essential in evangelization. Today, Dave VanVickle and I discuss the importance of narrative and contextualizing Church doctrine with powerful stories when we share the Gospel. </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>The Gospel is an adventure story that we must not only live, but also share and pass down through generations like all great stories.  </p>

<ul>
<li>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your questions/comments</li>
<li>Don&#39;t forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! </li>
<li>You can also find the full shownotes at <a href="http://www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow" rel="nofollow">www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Storytelling is essential in evangelization. Today, Dave VanVickle and I discuss the importance of narrative and contextualizing Church doctrine with powerful stories when we share the Gospel. </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>The Gospel is an adventure story that we must not only live, but also share and pass down through generations like all great stories.  </p>

<ul>
<li>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your questions/comments</li>
<li>Don&#39;t forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! </li>
<li>You can also find the full shownotes at <a href="http://www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow" rel="nofollow">www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Equipping Teachers to Evangelize</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Ascension</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Dave “Biker for Christ” VanVickle and I are talking about Catholic schools ... again. We received a lot of feedback from our episode on making Catholic schools evangelizing powerhouses, so we wanted to talk more about what teachers can actually do to be powerful witnesses for Christ.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>34:42</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Dave “Biker for Christ” VanVickle and I are talking about Catholic schools again (because that worked out so well last time.) We received a lot of feedback from our episode on making Catholic schools evangelizing powerhouses, so we wanted to talk more about what teachers can actually do to be powerful witnesses for Christ.
First we talk about hitchhiking for Christ (because that’s a thing) and then we get into some ways teachers can talk to students about the Faith and infuse it into everything they do in and out of the classroom. 
Snippet from the Show
“One of the most powerful things we can offer kids is to replace the false labels that our culture imposes on them.”
SHOWNOTES
Tips to Evangelize Students
1. Listen - Students want to be heard and tell their story. Show you’re willing to listen to their point of view and after you get to know them you can start asking the big questions about topics like eternity, purpose in life, spirituality, and Jesus. 
2. Affirm their true identity - Sarcasm is everywhere in high school, and the labels we affix to young students tend to become their identity. One of the most powerful things we can do is affirm their true identity as sons and daughters of God. 
3. Teach to convert, not just inform - Frame the lesson plans to form hearts as well as minds by making it Christocentric and tying everything back to the life of Jesus Christ.
4. Give opportunities for encounter - There are opportunities in every subject for God to enter in through Goodness, Truth, and Beauty. 
5. Build community among teachers - What could be a more powerful witness than a group of teachers who actually love one another the way Christ loves them?
5 Practical Takeaways
1. Read Catechesi Tradendae, paragraphs 1-5
2. Meditate on Jesus as teacher while looking at your favorite image of Jesus. 
3. Pick a Bible study (https://ascensionpress.com/pages/bible-studies) and invite teachers to join with you.
4. Think of a young person in your life and listen to their story. 
5. Intercede for Catholic school teachers as this school year begins. 
RESOURCES
* Gomer's FREE program, Don't Walk Alone (https://ascensionpress.com/products/dont-walk-alone?_pos=2&amp;amp;_sid=c491edc4f&amp;amp;_ss=r)
* Ascension's Bible studies (https://ascensionpress.com/pages/bible-studies)
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    <![CDATA[<p>Dave “Biker for Christ” VanVickle and I are talking about Catholic schools again (because that worked out so well last time.) We received a lot of feedback from our episode on making Catholic schools evangelizing powerhouses, so we wanted to talk more about what teachers can actually do to be powerful witnesses for Christ.</p>

<p>First we talk about hitchhiking for Christ (because that’s a thing) and then we get into some ways teachers can talk to students about the Faith and infuse it into everything they do in and out of the classroom. </p>

<p><em>Snippet from the Show<br>
“One of the most powerful things we can offer kids is to replace the false labels that our culture imposes on them.”</em></p>

<p><strong>SHOWNOTES</strong></p>

<p><strong>Tips to Evangelize Students</strong></p>

<ol>
<li>Listen - Students want to be heard and tell their story. Show you’re willing to listen to their point of view and after you get to know them you can start asking the big questions about topics like eternity, purpose in life, spirituality, and Jesus. </li>
<li>Affirm their true identity - Sarcasm is everywhere in high school, and the labels we affix to young students tend to become their identity. One of the most powerful things we can do is affirm their true identity as sons and daughters of God. </li>
<li>Teach to convert, not just inform - Frame the lesson plans to form hearts as well as minds by making it Christocentric and tying everything back to the life of Jesus Christ.</li>
<li>Give opportunities for encounter - There are opportunities in every subject for God to enter in through Goodness, Truth, and Beauty. </li>
<li>Build community among teachers - What could be a more powerful witness than a group of teachers who actually love one another the way Christ loves them?</li>
</ol>

<p><strong>5 Practical Takeaways</strong></p>

<ol>
<li>Read Catechesi Tradendae, paragraphs 1-5</li>
<li>Meditate on Jesus as teacher while looking at your favorite image of Jesus. </li>
<li>Pick a <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/pages/bible-studies" rel="nofollow">Bible study</a> and invite teachers to join with you.</li>
<li>Think of a young person in your life and listen to their story. </li>
<li>Intercede for Catholic school teachers as this school year begins. </li>
</ol>

<p><strong>RESOURCES</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Gomer&#39;s FREE program, <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/dont-walk-alone?_pos=2&_sid=c491edc4f&_ss=r" rel="nofollow">Don&#39;t Walk Alone</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ascensionpress.com/pages/bible-studies" rel="nofollow">Ascension&#39;s Bible studies</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Dave “Biker for Christ” VanVickle and I are talking about Catholic schools again (because that worked out so well last time.) We received a lot of feedback from our episode on making Catholic schools evangelizing powerhouses, so we wanted to talk more about what teachers can actually do to be powerful witnesses for Christ.</p>

<p>First we talk about hitchhiking for Christ (because that’s a thing) and then we get into some ways teachers can talk to students about the Faith and infuse it into everything they do in and out of the classroom. </p>

<p><em>Snippet from the Show<br>
“One of the most powerful things we can offer kids is to replace the false labels that our culture imposes on them.”</em></p>

<p><strong>SHOWNOTES</strong></p>

<p><strong>Tips to Evangelize Students</strong></p>

<ol>
<li>Listen - Students want to be heard and tell their story. Show you’re willing to listen to their point of view and after you get to know them you can start asking the big questions about topics like eternity, purpose in life, spirituality, and Jesus. </li>
<li>Affirm their true identity - Sarcasm is everywhere in high school, and the labels we affix to young students tend to become their identity. One of the most powerful things we can do is affirm their true identity as sons and daughters of God. </li>
<li>Teach to convert, not just inform - Frame the lesson plans to form hearts as well as minds by making it Christocentric and tying everything back to the life of Jesus Christ.</li>
<li>Give opportunities for encounter - There are opportunities in every subject for God to enter in through Goodness, Truth, and Beauty. </li>
<li>Build community among teachers - What could be a more powerful witness than a group of teachers who actually love one another the way Christ loves them?</li>
</ol>

<p><strong>5 Practical Takeaways</strong></p>

<ol>
<li>Read Catechesi Tradendae, paragraphs 1-5</li>
<li>Meditate on Jesus as teacher while looking at your favorite image of Jesus. </li>
<li>Pick a <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/pages/bible-studies" rel="nofollow">Bible study</a> and invite teachers to join with you.</li>
<li>Think of a young person in your life and listen to their story. </li>
<li>Intercede for Catholic school teachers as this school year begins. </li>
</ol>

<p><strong>RESOURCES</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Gomer&#39;s FREE program, <a href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/dont-walk-alone?_pos=2&_sid=c491edc4f&_ss=r" rel="nofollow">Don&#39;t Walk Alone</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ascensionpress.com/pages/bible-studies" rel="nofollow">Ascension&#39;s Bible studies</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Making Catholic Schools an Evangelizing Powerhouse</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Dave “Milk and Honey” VanVickle and I are talking about Catholic education, and the opportunities we have to evangelize in and out of the classroom. We love Catholic schools, but so many students who attend leave without any inclination to practice the Faith. Dave and I attempt to identify the root of this problem and talk about what leaders, teachers, and parents can do to evangelize their students and create lifelong disciples. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:14</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Dave “Milk and Honey” VanVickle and I are talking about Catholic education, and the opportunities we have to evangelize in and out of the classroom.
We love Catholic schools, but so many students who attend leave without any inclination to practice the Faith. Dave and I attempt to identify the root of this problem and talk about what leaders, teachers, and parents can do to evangelize their students and create lifelong disciples. 
Snippet from the Show
“The greatest tendency of our Catholic schools is to teach faith like history—just another liberal arts thing to memorize facts, figures, and dates to get a good grade on the test.”
Check out this episode and the shownotes (including the 5 Practical Tips and instructions on how to get Gomer's FREE program) at media.ascensionpress.com 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Dave “Milk and Honey” VanVickle and I are talking about Catholic education, and the opportunities we have to evangelize in and out of the classroom.</p>

<p>We love Catholic schools, but so many students who attend leave without any inclination to practice the Faith. Dave and I attempt to identify the root of this problem and talk about what leaders, teachers, and parents can do to evangelize their students and create lifelong disciples. </p>

<p><em>Snippet from the Show<br>
“The greatest tendency of our Catholic schools is to teach faith like history—just another liberal arts thing to memorize facts, figures, and dates to get a good grade on the test.”</em></p>

<p>Check out this episode and the shownotes (including the <strong>5 Practical Tips</strong> and instructions on how to get Gomer&#39;s <strong>FREE</strong> program) at media.ascensionpress.com</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Dave “Milk and Honey” VanVickle and I are talking about Catholic education, and the opportunities we have to evangelize in and out of the classroom.</p>

<p>We love Catholic schools, but so many students who attend leave without any inclination to practice the Faith. Dave and I attempt to identify the root of this problem and talk about what leaders, teachers, and parents can do to evangelize their students and create lifelong disciples. </p>

<p><em>Snippet from the Show<br>
“The greatest tendency of our Catholic schools is to teach faith like history—just another liberal arts thing to memorize facts, figures, and dates to get a good grade on the test.”</em></p>

<p>Check out this episode and the shownotes (including the <strong>5 Practical Tips</strong> and instructions on how to get Gomer&#39;s <strong>FREE</strong> program) at media.ascensionpress.com</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Easter, Discipleship, and the Resurrection</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Ascension</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Hallelujah! It's the Easter Octave and I for one am glad Christ rose from the dead. This week it's just me, Mike "Gomer" Gormley, your humble co-host of EKSB. I wanted to offer you fine folks an Easter message on discipleship and the Resurrection. Our regular show will return next week! Happy Easter!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>8:52</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Hallelujah! It's the Easter Octave and I for one am glad Christ rose from the dead. This week it's just me, Mike "Gomer" Gormley, your humble co-host of EKSB. I wanted to offer you fine folks an Easter message on discipleship and the Resurrection.
Our regular show will return next week!
Happy Easter! 
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  <itunes:keywords>catholic, easter, resurrection, discipleship, evangelization</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hallelujah! It&#39;s the Easter Octave and I for one am glad Christ rose from the dead. This week it&#39;s just me, Mike &quot;Gomer&quot; Gormley, your humble co-host of EKSB. I wanted to offer you fine folks an Easter message on discipleship and the Resurrection.</p>

<p>Our regular show will return next week!</p>

<p>Happy Easter!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Hallelujah! It&#39;s the Easter Octave and I for one am glad Christ rose from the dead. This week it&#39;s just me, Mike &quot;Gomer&quot; Gormley, your humble co-host of EKSB. I wanted to offer you fine folks an Easter message on discipleship and the Resurrection.</p>

<p>Our regular show will return next week!</p>

<p>Happy Easter!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Kerygma and Parish Touch Points</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Ascension</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/14291fdc-7ca1-4b7b-88f4-00b524e350c7/bcd12254-4b2c-44ab-a79f-4ebdac58fdac.mp3" length="56284345" type="audio/mp3"/>
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  <itunes:author>Ascension</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Calling all DREs, catechists, youth ministers, and parish volunteers! Have we got a show for you. (Yes, that was a VeggieTales reference.) We start off today answering some tough questions about the kerygma, and then pivot to ways you can infuse evangelization into programs your parish already has like baptism prep, marriage prep, and religious education. Our advice isn’t the only way to do it, but it is a (pretty darn good) way to do it. How do you evangelize at your parish? We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:03</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Calling all DREs, catechists, youth ministers, and parish volunteers! Have we got a show for you. (Yes, that was a VeggieTales reference.) 
We start off today answering some tough questions about the kerygma, and then pivot to ways you can infuse evangelization into programs your parish already has like baptism prep, marriage prep, and religious education. 
Our advice isn’t the only way to do it, but it is a (pretty darn good) way to do it. How do you evangelize at your parish? 
We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.
Snippet from the Show
“People aren’t going to surrender their life to Christ if we’re hitting them over the head with moral issues and their failure … but there is no gospel without repentance.”
Check out this episode at ascensionpress.com/everykneeshallbow (https://media.ascensionpress.com/category/everykneeshallbow/) for shownotes and resources from the show. 
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  <itunes:keywords>kerygma, evangelize, parish, catholic, evangelizing</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Calling all DREs, catechists, youth ministers, and parish volunteers! Have we got a show for you. (Yes, that was a VeggieTales reference.) </p>

<p>We start off today answering some tough questions about the kerygma, and then pivot to ways you can infuse evangelization into programs your parish already has like baptism prep, marriage prep, and religious education. </p>

<p>Our advice isn’t the only way to do it, but it is a (pretty darn good) way to do it. How do you evangelize at your parish? </p>

<p>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.</p>

<p><em>Snippet from the Show<br>
“People aren’t going to surrender their life to Christ if we’re hitting them over the head with moral issues and their failure … but there is no gospel without repentance.”</em></p>

<p>Check out this episode at <a href="https://media.ascensionpress.com/category/everykneeshallbow/" rel="nofollow">ascensionpress.com/everykneeshallbow</a> for shownotes and resources from the show. </p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Calling all DREs, catechists, youth ministers, and parish volunteers! Have we got a show for you. (Yes, that was a VeggieTales reference.) </p>

<p>We start off today answering some tough questions about the kerygma, and then pivot to ways you can infuse evangelization into programs your parish already has like baptism prep, marriage prep, and religious education. </p>

<p>Our advice isn’t the only way to do it, but it is a (pretty darn good) way to do it. How do you evangelize at your parish? </p>

<p>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.</p>

<p><em>Snippet from the Show<br>
“People aren’t going to surrender their life to Christ if we’re hitting them over the head with moral issues and their failure … but there is no gospel without repentance.”</em></p>

<p>Check out this episode at <a href="https://media.ascensionpress.com/category/everykneeshallbow/" rel="nofollow">ascensionpress.com/everykneeshallbow</a> for shownotes and resources from the show. </p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Becoming an Activated Disciple (with Jeff Cavins)</title>
  <link>https://everykneeshallbow.fireside.fm/17</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Ascension</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/14291fdc-7ca1-4b7b-88f4-00b524e350c7/53950fb5-7a70-4740-9d3b-a743f8130b5e.mp3" length="55316416" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Ascension</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We’re talking to the one and only Jeff Cavins, Catholic speaker and author of the new book, The Activated Disciple. We’re pumped to interview him about discipleship and sharing the Faith (and so are our moms). Jeff’s book really gets to the heart of discipleship. It gives us a practical roadmap to a path of discipleship and explains what it actually means to be a disciple. We also get Jeff to give us his practical tips for evangelization. We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>38:23</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We’re talking to the one and only Jeff Cavins, Catholic speaker and author of the new book, The Activated Disciple. We’re pumped to interview him about discipleship and sharing the Faith (and so are our moms). 
Jeff’s book really gets to the heart of discipleship. It gives us a practical roadmap to a path of discipleship and explains what it actually means to be a disciple. We also get Jeff to give us his practical tips for evangelization.
You can get Jeff's book at ascensionpress.com.
We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.
_Snippet from the Show
“There’s a difference between having a branch named Jesus on your vine vs. realizing that you are a branch on the true vine that is Christ.”_
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>jeff cavins, catholic, evangelize, evangelizing, disciple, discipleship</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We’re talking to the one and only Jeff Cavins, Catholic speaker and author of the new book, The Activated Disciple. We’re pumped to interview him about discipleship and sharing the Faith (and so are our moms). </p>

<p>Jeff’s book really gets to the heart of discipleship. It gives us a practical roadmap to a path of discipleship and explains what it actually means to be a disciple. We also get Jeff to give us his practical tips for evangelization.</p>

<p>You can get Jeff&#39;s book at ascensionpress.com.</p>

<p>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.</p>

<p>_Snippet from the Show</p>

<p>“There’s a difference between having a branch named Jesus on your vine vs. realizing that you are a branch on the true vine that is Christ.”_</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We’re talking to the one and only Jeff Cavins, Catholic speaker and author of the new book, The Activated Disciple. We’re pumped to interview him about discipleship and sharing the Faith (and so are our moms). </p>

<p>Jeff’s book really gets to the heart of discipleship. It gives us a practical roadmap to a path of discipleship and explains what it actually means to be a disciple. We also get Jeff to give us his practical tips for evangelization.</p>

<p>You can get Jeff&#39;s book at ascensionpress.com.</p>

<p>We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:eksb@ascensionpress.com" rel="nofollow">eksb@ascensionpress.com</a> with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.</p>

<p>_Snippet from the Show</p>

<p>“There’s a difference between having a branch named Jesus on your vine vs. realizing that you are a branch on the true vine that is Christ.”_</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)</a></p>]]>
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