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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.

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The call to evangelization and discipleship starts with the way you onboard and disciple the new hires at your parish, apostolate, or non-profit organization.

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“Every man wants a battle to fight, a beauty to rescue, and an adventure to live”- John Eldredge

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“Just as Dave said to unleash the saints, unleash Jesus.”

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“People don’t just want to belong, they want to contribute. Belonging makes people feel welcome, but contributing brings them into the mission.”

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This is a good exercise for parishes to do every year, to help focus in on the things that will have the biggest impact, and also a good idea to do right now, as many parishes will have to streamline programs in the coming year.

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“What we’re experiencing in the last five years as concerns same sex attraction and transgenderism has a lot of people afraid. We’re nervous that if we were to treat those issues, we would be genuinely persecuted.”

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First, I talk about the poverty of the Cross, how Jesus was stripped of everything, and suffered like no one else ever has or ever will and how that needs to be at the absolute center of everything we do.

Next, I read some glory stories from our audience (someone from Ireland wrote in, so we’re bonafide international now). It’s amazing to hear about the good things happening in parishes, since we’re constantly inundated with negative news.

Finally, I answer a couple questions about how to make meetings more Christocentric, and how to include the kerygma in training efforts.

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Dave “The Kangaroo” VanVickle and I are bouncing around (see what I did there?) answering your questions about spiritual direction, Church scandals, and bringing Jesus into secular work environments, like the medical field and academia.

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“Every Catholic needs spiritual direction, but you don’t necessarily need a regular spiritual director.” 

SHOWNOTES

*Please continue to pray for Dave’s wife and family during this difficult battle with cancer.

Janet’s Email (7:57) - Using the Kerygma in the Medical Field

Jen’s Email (11:26) - Are Spiritual Directors Necessary? 

Matthew’s Email (21:04) - How to Encourage Parishioners Not to Leave after Scandal

Kiara’s Email Pt. 1 (28:22) - Prayer Request

Kiara’s Email Pt. 2 (33:39) - How to Call Our Colleagues to a Life with Jesus

5 Practical Takeaways

1. Pray for the plenary council mentioned in Kiara’s email
2. Pray for Janet and her group of nurses in Cincinnati 
3. Pray for Matthew’s parish, that God sends them healing and great leaders
4. Pray for Kiara’s PhD thesis 
5. Pray that God sends more spiritual directors to those who need them

Resources

• Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com 
• Text “EKSB” to 33-777 to subscribe and get added to Gomer and Dave’s email list!
• Previous Episode: Prison Stories with Gomer
• Catching Foxes Podcast with Gomer and Luke
• Learn more about Opus Dei and Regnum Christi
• The Activated Disciple: Taking Your Faith to the Next Level by Jeff Cavins
• Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life 

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The reality is that God is a loving father who will give us what we need to serve and love him (aka grace). It’s not through our own efforts that we earn God’s love, it is a free gift that we can respond to … or not.

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Today is a short episode about the meaning of generosity in the Christian life. We don’t usually hear about generosity until tithing time, but generosity extends far beyond dollars. We need to practice generosity at all times, especially when it comes to our prayers and participation in the Church.

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Generosity is not God asking too much of us, it is God asking for a fraction of what he has already done for us.

SHOWNOTES
2 Corinthians 8:9 - For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.

Philippians 2: 5-8 - Have this mind among yourselves, which was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.

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We also talk a bit about parish bureaucracy and the hierarchy of the Church. Let’s just say you should pray for your parish.

What do you think about philosophical approaches to evangelization? Do they work? Are they helpful? Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.

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“Your spouse is not sufficient to make you happy. They are a human person and your heart has an infinite longing that only an infinite God can fulfill. So if you demand your husband or wife to complete you, you are asking them to be God for you. That’s unrealistic.”

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• What’s the deal with stewardship parishes (parishes where your salary is on record so they’re sure you’re tithing fully)?
• How can I make discipleship tracks in my parish?
• How can I talk about Jesus when talking in general is hard enough? ... (I'm an introvert)
• And how can I be a good witness when the first contact I have with someone is about sexual morality?

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“It’s easier to give money than it is to give your whole life.”

Five Practical Takeaways

1. Look for ways to bring the Holy Spirit into your daily job or hobby.
2. Look at local events and go to one of each: Kerygma, Catechesis, and Conquer.
3. Kerygma event - retreat or a speaker at your parish
4. Catechesis event - Bible study or other learning opportunity
5. Conquer event - outreach event at your parish, or volunteering opportunities
6. Five Minute Exercise: Go on YouTube and find videos that fall into the Kerygma, Catechesis, and Conquer categories above and maybe send them out. Ascension Presents has some good ones for you!
7. Intercessory Prayer: Prayers for Catholics involved in OBGYN and family medicine.
8. Introverted ways to evangelize: Do it online! Head over to Brandon Vogt’s Strange Notions and read up, or consume “Classical Theism Podcast” and share it out there on your social feeds.

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Today we’re answering questions and handing out sweet sweet nicknames. We talk about how to make men’s groups less painful, what to do if your parish has little to no money, our essential reading list for people who want to evangelize, resources for introducing kids to Adoration, and the Pew Research study on the True Presence in the Eucharist.

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“If you can teach what the Church actually believes about the True Presence, and then set up an encounter in Adoration, you will bring people to Jesus in droves.”

SHOWNOTES

Chaz The Man writes: Hey guys! Love the podcast. I have been asked to start/lead a men’s group at our parish. We have a mini retreat this weekend and I spoke to the guy leading about what were we going to do following the retreat to keep and engage the men coming. In turn he said great idea.....so now I have the reins on it which I’m pumped about but I don’t want it to be your typical old guys drinking coffee and talking about surface topics.

My idea was to first give my testimony to show them how God can polish a turd:) Then I was thinking about something light to build trust and something that doesn’t require much from them except to show up! I was thinking just reading the Gospel for the coming Sunday in the same small groups every week and talking about it. How it applies to our life, what we take from etc. Then maybe do a book study. Thoughts?

Luke the Seminarian writes: Dear Gomer and Dave ‘too hot to handle, too cold to hold’ VanVickle, I’m an English Seminarian preparing for ordination to the diaconate this coming year and I just wanted to say thank you for the great work your doing on the podcast and to ask a question. In the UK we face a lot of the same problems as you do in the states, our people generally aren’t well formed and we struggle for volunteers; but on top of that our weekly collections tend to be so low that paid employees aren’t typically realistic for most parishes. We can’t afford to pay a director of religious education or evangelisation and these things tend to fall (along with everything else) on the Priest.

So I suppose my question is, what would you guys suggest as the absolute basics to start building from for a priest to get in place that he can manage reasonably alongside all of his other duties? I realise that it’s a big question, sometimes it seems a little overwhelming!

I’ve read a lot of the books, Divine Renovation etc, but a lot of the time their starting position is so radically different from our average parishes that it’s difficult to think how you would even start to implement them. Please be assured of my prayers and keep up the great work.

Aaron the Book Nerd writes: Hey fellas, love the podcast. Can't get enough. Was hoping you could help me out with a few things. First off, you make a ton of books recommendations on the podcast, but was hoping you could narrow it down a bit for me.

I am a cradle Catholic who recently went through sort of a conversion experience where I feel I am being called to evangelize and bring the Gospel to people to advance the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth; however, I am extremely knew to evangelization and so was looking for one or two key books that you believe every evangelist should read.

Secondly, our Parish asked for anyone interested in prison ministry to reach out to them. This is another area where I feel I am being called, but it seems like I may be the only at my Parish called to do so, as I seem to be the one now leading the charge to start the prison ministry at my Parish while getting advice from another Parish with an already established prison ministry.

So my question is ....any advice? God Bless.

Aaron the Adorer writes: Hello, Michael Gormley and Dave “Milk and honey” Van Vickle! First off, thank you. I have been listening to your podcast since day one and, while I haven’t always been faithful to the 5 practical tips each week, they have stretched me in ways I was afraid of in the past. In fact, the tips stretched me enough to take up a position in July at a local parish collaborative (2 parishes sharing resources) up here in Massachusetts as the Director of Lifelong Faith Formation. Your insights, challenge and resources (especially Sherry Weddell’s book) has been transformative for me and my family. I cannot thank God enough for the ways your podcast has prepared me for a deeper commitment as a disciple.

The other reason I am e-mailing you is in reference to something Dave mentioned in one of the recent podcasts: guiding kids through an experience of Adoration. After the most recent Pew poll that just came out on Catholics and their understanding (or lack-there-of) of the Eucharist, I am wanting to focus the efforts of our religious ed and faith formation on the Real Presence and Adoration. I am hoping to have each grade level have an experience of one hour of Adoration over the course of the year. Do you have any resources that you have used that would help make this a success for the various age groups? You mentioned just doing this with 4, 5 and 6 year olds. Do you avoid adoration with the older kids? If so, why? Do you have any other ideas of how to ignite the older kids’ hearts for love of the Eucharist?

Also, better yet, I am wondering if, in light of the recent Pew research poll on Catholics and belief in the Eucharist, you were planning on focusing in on the Eucharist as a jumping off point for evangelization? It seems to be something people struggle with accepting nowadays (though I suppose one could say people have always struggled to accept this teaching, as they did in Jesus’ own earthly ministry!). It is easy for the modern relativistic-thinking Catholic to pick and choose themselves away from this HARD teaching of Jesus. It seems like an area that needs some doubling-down on in our Church here in the US. In any case, know of my gratitude and prayers.

Five Practical Takeaways

1. Research weekly lectionary devotionals, like The Word Among Us
2. Pray for Luke the Seminarian!
3. Read The Way of the Disciple by Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis (https://amzn.to/34vqTCf)
4. Go to adoration or take your kids to 10 minutes of Adoration.
5. Share this podcast with at least one person!

Resources and Events

• Dave's website (thesinnersguide.com)
• Dedication and Leadership by Douglas Hyde
• Leaving Boyhood Behind by Jason Craig
• Exodus 90
• The Way of the Disciple by Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis
• Jesus Shock by Peter Kreeft
• Children of Hope
• Children of Hope Leader’s Guide

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If you are a catechist, thinking about becoming a catechist, or work with catechists in any way, this episode will be extremely helpful.

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What is catechesis? It’s about giving growth to a faith that already exists because of evangelization that has already happened. But if evengalization hasn’t happened, what are we maturing?

5 Practical Takeaways

1. Read and pray with Ephesians 4:1-16
2. Memorize Catechesi Tradendae paragraph five.
3. Handwrite every student’s name and pray for them for 1 min every day.
4. Write one sentence per lesson that ties it to the person of Jesus Christ.
5. Come up with one example from your life per lesson.

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We also have storytime with Dave on why Kenny Baldwin is A MONSTER (just kidding) and extend an extra-special welcome to long-time listener Ralph “The Party” VanVickle!

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SHOWNOTES

What makes a good catechist?

• You have a mature spiritual life with daily prayer and a mentality of fides quaerens intellectum or "faith seeking understanding".
• You have an answer to this question: “Can you tell me about your daily lived relationship with the Lord?”
• You prioritize the truths of the Faith and always tie them to the Person of Christ.
• In the classroom, you make sure any craft or art project is truly effective and relevant to the lesson.
• You understand that you are making a difference to the immortal souls of your students.
• You have a DRE who is responsible for ongoing formation of catechists.

What makes a bad catechist?

• Unprepared, you haven’t read it or prayed about it.
• You don’t know your kids’ names.
• You never pray for them.
• You don’t quote the Bible.
• You never share your story of God’s movement in your life.
• You don’t think about conversion, only communicating the doctrine.
• You don’t see the whole and how it is all interrelated to Christ and the Trinity.
• Prayer is nothing but a bookend to your class.

How to find good catechists

• Start a Bible study or adult faith formation event (or go to one that already exists) and see who shows up consistently and is serious about growing in their faith.
• Invite specific people to be catechists. Don’t advertise to the whole church. You’re looking for people who are called, not guilted into it.
• Do a ministry fair where people can come and see what ministries your parish has.
• Pray and ask God for good catechists.
• Be comfortable letting people go.

5 PRACTICAL TAKEAWAYS

1. Personal Prayer Time: Ephesians 4:1-16
2. Memorize Catechesi Tradendae center of paragraph five.
3. Handwrite each kids’ name and pray for one minute for each kid in your class this week.
4. Prepare a lesson plan for one lesson on one topic and, keeping in mind good/bad catechist, write one sentence that ties it to Christ.
5. Come up with one example from your life per lesson plan.

RESOURCES AND EVENTS

• Dave’s School of Spiritual Warfare event in Akron, OH
• Catechesi Tradendae
• Chosen Confirmation Prep Program

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Instead of just telling people to evangelize, Mark is on a mission to teach people to evangelize with a new program—The 99. Featuring Fr. Mike Schmitz, Fr. Josh Johnson, Leah Darrow, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, and more, the program will help parishes start a movement of evangelization in their communities. See more at evangelization.com.

Snippet from the Show - “The Church is an organized religion, but we’re painfully disorganized on a parish level.”

SHOWNOTES

Quote attributed to St. Francis of Assisi - “Preach the gospel at all times, when necessary, use words.”

Mark’s 4 Practical Tips

1. As part of your morning prayer, ask the Lord for greater awareness of the people he’s putting in your path that day.
2. Pray an examination of conscience at the end of the day (consider using Romans 12).
3. Put your phone down more often to be present to those around you.
4. Instead of texting someone, call them and leave a voicemail if you have to.

One last tip from Gomer and Dave: Buy The 99!

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Today’s totally made up middle name for Dave is brought to you by listener Lina., who also asks the questions that we are answering in this show - thank you Lina!

We’re talking about the vine, the branches, and the backyard … (Dave bought a new house). We start with how to open your home to engage the culture and build community and then get to a question from Lina who asks, “What are the practical steps to stay grafted onto the vine when you’ve been sent to work out in the vineyard?”

In other words, how do we keep Jesus as the defining characteristic of our life when we feel called to go off and do great things on our own or within our parish?

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“The presence of suffering and persecution is the way that God makes you better, stronger, and woven even tighter with Christ the vine.”

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Dave “Lay Assistant to Exorcists” VanVickle and I talk about this vital aspect of winning hearts for Christ, as well as the importance of repentance. On a practical note, we also talk about how to start intercessory prayer groups.

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“Taking someone’s heart of stone to a heart of flesh is a supernatural act. You are making them alive in Christ Jesus. That is a bigger miracle than resurrecting a deceased corpse to natural life.”

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Spiritual warfare and evangelization go hand-in-hand. Turns out the devil doesn’t like it when you try to win souls for Christ. Acknowledging the reality of spiritual warfare is an important first step. Once we realize that we’re fighting battles everyday, we can use these principles to guide the way.

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“Spiritual warfare is more than a metaphor for the spiritual life, it’s a reality ... We’re all at war with the world, the flesh, and the devil.”

10 Practical Principles of Spiritual Warfare

1. By his passion and death, Christ won a definitive victory over Satan and the kingdom of darkness and any personal victory we have is a participation in the victory Jesus won and gave to his church.
2. The devil and the fallen angels play a mysterious role in the drama of salvation. The battle that they wage against us is a test of God’s elect.
3. While powerful, the devil is only a creature and if we stay close to Jesus Christ and his Church we should not fear the actions of evil.
4. The way we participate in the victory of Jesus Christ is through personal faith, moral living, and prayer.
5. The devil should not be given too much attention but his actions should not be ignored.
6. The Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, St. Michael, and all the saints and angels are our allies in this battle.
7. Any spiritual warfare you conduct for others is first won in the battle for your own heart.
8. Humble submission to God and the Church is a powerful weapon against evil.
9. True holiness as witnessed in the lives of the saints is what destroys the kingdom of darkness.
10. The devil despises: A sure knowledge of the sonship that comes from baptism, knowledge of the abundant mercy of God, authentic Christian community, and a clear knowledge of, and courage to speak out about, what is good and evil.

1 Practical Tip
If you’ve never thought of yourself as a spiritual warrior, take some time to see how you have entered into the spiritual battle.

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“One person can bring about dramatic change at a parish.”

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SHOWNOTES

How do you lead when you are not in a leadership position?

• Try to be close friends with the current staff on evangelization teams.
• Try to win the front of “what is the truth” and make sure everyone is on the same page on what they believe.
• Give talks on what the life of catechists and parish workers should look like.
• Encourage the use of Scripture and the new Catechism for formation.
• Give talks on how to have a personal relationship with Jesus in the context of the Catholic Church.
• Offer a talk on the history of the Catholic Church in America since Vatican II.
• Pray for the leaders and with them.
• Work with your priest to prioritize and organize an annual staff retreat.
• Have a “ministry leader summit.”
• If people are refusing or rejecting evangelization, work with your pastor to make sure the appropriate people are in the right positions.
• Go in trying to win souls for Christ, not fight them.
• Remember to always be praying for these people.
• When confrontation has to occur do not do it out of hate for people but in service to people who are missing out on the gospel.
• You need to have the courage to stand up for the truth and gospel when needed.

5 Practical Tips

1. Go to NewAdvent.org and search the name of a church father (St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. Athanasius … )
2. Pray for the CCD staff (or another staff group) and their openness to the gospel.
3. Listen to Mike’s talks on the kerygma at Soundcloud.com/AMDGomer.
4. Meet once a week with your pastor and discuss the kerygma.
5. Send this podcast to your CCD Staff.

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In this episode, we talk about how priests, lay employees, and volunteers can be leaders in their own right, and you don’t have to wait for someone to formally empower you to lead others.

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“The word ‘leader’ can be intimidating, but the Holy Spirit is the primary agent of evangelization. You’re just the lead follower of the Holy Spirit.”

SHOWNOTES

Priests

• The homily needs to be kerygmatic.
• Give a call to action every homily.
• Win your staff.
• Make sure your staff is on board with the mission.
• The parish priests need to be available to the people, especially for sacraments.
• Try to imitate St. John Vianney.

Lay Employees

• It is poor form to give a class or workshop on something you are not willing to do.
• Model what you are teaching.
• Set up regular meetings with your parish priest.
• Witness to your fellow employees the same as your parishioners.
• Don’t view working at the church as a chance to make money.

Volunteers

• Continually discern how God is calling you to lead in your parish.
• Don’t grow comfortable with someone as a leader just because they have been doing a good job.
• Help onboard new leaders before they are needed.
• Be a good disciple outside of your volunteer position.

5 Practical Tips

1. Priests: Ask yourselves honestly, and ask others “how is your leadership holding back the parish?”
2. Kerygma: Explicitly share the gospel with someone.
3. Employees: Are you waiting for empowerment or permission to serve the gospel? Identify areas where you can be more active in the kerygma and come up with an action plan to start implementing this.
4. Prayer: Prayerfully read Acts 14 and read the kerygma from Paul and Barnabbas.
5. Volunteers: Spend more time praying for those people God has placed in your ministry.

Resources from the Show

• Douglas Hyde

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We cover best practices for parishes and individuals to spread the Word on the web, as well as examples of things we’ve seen work really well (like this podcast).

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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?

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“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.”

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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.

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“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.”_

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We want to talk about how to bring this movement to your parish and community. Starting with Carole Brown’s Gems for the New Evangelization: Shamelessly Pilfered from Various Treasuries of Church Teaching, we then add some additional points that we’ve discovered along the way.

There are a lot of different things you can do, but the important thing is to start.

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“My favorite thing is to take every part of the Catechism and tie it back to the Cross and resurrection, because you can do it with everything.”

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SHOWNOTES

The Five Points for the New Evangelization

• Recover the importance of kerygmatic proclamation.
• Build explicitly Christ-centered witness testimony into everything.
• Talk in the explicitly evangelical language of the New Evangelization popes.
• Saturate yourself in the world of God (Bible studies, lectio divina training…)
• Establish a permanent discipleship track in the parish.

Dave and Mike’s added points for parish evangelization

• Establish a formalized intercessory prayer group to bring about conversions.
• You can’t do it alone.
• Start with the programs that people must attend, to draw in people who might not be involved otherwise.
• Start trying to meet everyone at your parish and learn their names.

The Five Practical Takeaways

• Read paragraphs 1- 21 of the Catechesi Tradendae by Pope John Paul II.
• Consider joining or starting a Bible study at your parish.
• Begin a conversation with the pastor, DRE, or director of religious evangelization about evangelization at the parish.
• Look for touchstone moments (baptism class, marriage prep class) and how you can be a volunteer in those ministries.
• Buy a Catholic Bible for someone who doesn’t have one in your life.

Resources Mentioned in the Show

• Michael Gormley – Radical Communities
• Bible Studies from Ascension Press
• The Great Adventure Timeline Catholic Bible

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“You have a mission as a layperson ... To not proclaim Jesus Christ and just wait for a priest to do it is a fundamental corruption to your baptismal dignity. Christ is inviting you on this mission. You don’t need anyone else’s permission.”

Listener Questions:

1. “My priest isn’t into evangelization, what do I do?”
2. “I have three children, none are truly evangelized, except my oldest daughter who is now evangelical, but ‘at least she has Jesus.’”
3. “I am a DRE who got caught up in the catechesis game. I now want to invest in evangelism, but am at a poor parish.”

Resources mentioned:

• Christifideles Laici, Chapter 3
• The Great Adventure Bible Studies
• No Greater Love by Edward Sri
• The Life of Christ by Rev. Fulton Sheen
• To Know Christ Jesus by Frank Sheed
• Radical Communities by Michael Gormley
• Redeemer of Man by Pope St. John Paul II
• Catechesi Tradendae, 19-20

5 Practical Tips:

1. Kerygma: Refresh yourself on what the kerygma is and isn’t.
2. Community: Meet up for Eucharistic Adoration and drinks.
3. Reading: Jesus Shock by Peter Kreeft.
4. Intercession: Pray a decade of the Rosary every day for clergy who need conversion.
5. Lent: Don’t let Lent pass you by, be intentional! Prayerfully consider what God wants from you this Lent. Take an hour and figure it out.

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