web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:50:16 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast) - Episodes Tagged with “Teachers” https://everykneeshallbow.fireside.fm/tags/teachers Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:00:00 -0400 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. en-us episodic Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast Ascension 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. no 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, sharing the gospel, catholicism, Catholic Church, catholic faith, catholic religion, Roman Catholic, Jesus, god, Jesus Christ, ascension catholic, catholic teachings, catholic ministry, catholics, catholic life, christians, christian, christianity, catechist, bible, catechism, Ascension podcasts@ascensionpress.com How to Talk to Catechists: A Practical Application https://everykneeshallbow.fireside.fm/39 011fe379-34d3-468c-8cfe-4f5e60e06c37 Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:00:00 -0400 Ascension full Ascension Dave “Wolfsbane” VanVickle is … not here today. It’s just me, Gomer, with a special episode where I recorded a talk I gave to my catechists about how to become excellent teachers of our Faith. This talk is the past two episodes of EKSB put into practice. If you are a catechist, thinking about becoming a catechist, or work with catechists in any way, this episode will be extremely helpful. 47:01 no Dave “Wolfsbane” VanVickle is … not here today. It’s just me, Gomer, with a special episode where I recorded a talk I gave to my catechists about how to become excellent teachers of our Faith. This talk is the past two episodes of EKSB put into practice. If you are a catechist, thinking about becoming a catechist, or work with catechists in any way, this episode will be extremely helpful. Snippet from the Show 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. catechists, religion teacher, christian, catholic, evangelization, evangelize, ministry, catholic church, parish Dave “Wolfsbane” VanVickle is … not here today. It’s just me, Gomer, with a special episode where I recorded a talk I gave to my catechists about how to become excellent teachers of our Faith. This talk is the past two episodes of EKSB put into practice.

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

Snippet from the Show
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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]]> Dave “Wolfsbane” VanVickle is … not here today. It’s just me, Gomer, with a special episode where I recorded a talk I gave to my catechists about how to become excellent teachers of our Faith. This talk is the past two episodes of EKSB put into practice.

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

Snippet from the Show
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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]]> Equipping Teachers to Evangelize https://everykneeshallbow.fireside.fm/37 f0fbd902-a45b-4ab2-ac74-2ddbef4ee5d5 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:00:00 -0400 Ascension full Ascension 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. 34:42 no 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&_sid=c491edc4f&_ss=r) * Ascension's Bible studies (https://ascensionpress.com/pages/bible-studies) catholic schools, evangelizing, teachers, catholic, evangelization, evangelize, ministry 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 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

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]]> 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 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

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]]> Preparing a Talk for High School Students https://everykneeshallbow.fireside.fm/28 0ddbf0f4-0eaa-426a-b415-4216018f6ba0 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:00:00 -0400 Ascension full Ascension Public speaking to teens: a favorite pastime of … no one. But somebody has to do it, and with some prayer and preparation, your talk can be a great opportunity to change hearts and minds—just look at the fruits that come from Steubenville Conferences. Dave “Father of Wildlings” VanVickle and I go over how to prepare a talk for high school students that will bring the house down. 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. 30:35 no Public speaking to teens: a favorite pastime of … no one. But somebody has to do it, and with some prayer and preparation, your talk can be a great opportunity to change hearts and minds—just look at the fruits that come from Steubenville Conferences. Dave “Father of Wildlings” VanVickle and I go over how to prepare a talk for high school students that will bring the house down. 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 “Christ is the one who destroys the walls of hostility that we keep building up. Every new barrier we put up, Christ is the one who tears them down. God is pursuing us.” SHOWNOTES How to prepare a talk for high schoolers * Select a piece of Scripture: The Word of God is the only thing that gives real clarity in the world. * Be yourself: teens appreciate authenticity * Speak to their experience. 5 Practical Tips 1. Find three narratives where Jesus pursues (or talks about) going after someone outside and brings them in. Write down your thoughts and observations. 2. Take a half page and try to write a tract that you think would be compelling to bring someone to the Lord. 3. Ask someone in your life to pray for you and your call to evangelize. 4. Reach out to someone in your life and compliment them on some part of their life. 5. Pray for the RCIA team and the adults to be baptized in your parish. Resources from the Show The Great Adventure Bible (https://ascensionpress.com/collections/collection-book/products/the-great-adventure-catholic-bible) Broken and Blessed: An Invitation to My Generation (https://ascensionpress.com/collections/collection-book/products/broken-and-blessed-an-invitation-to-my-generation) - Fr Josh Johnson Ascension’s soon-to-be-released program for evangelization, The 99, at evangelization.com (https://ascensionpress.com/pages/the-99-coming-soon) catholic, scripture, public speaking to teens, teaching, teachers, evangelize Public speaking to teens: a favorite pastime of … no one. But somebody has to do it, and with some prayer and preparation, your talk can be a great opportunity to change hearts and minds—just look at the fruits that come from Steubenville Conferences.

Dave “Father of Wildlings” VanVickle and I go over how to prepare a talk for high school students that will bring the house down.

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
“Christ is the one who destroys the walls of hostility that we keep building up. Every new barrier we put up, Christ is the one who tears them down. God is pursuing us.”

SHOWNOTES
How to prepare a talk for high schoolers

  • Select a piece of Scripture: The Word of God is the only thing that gives real clarity in the world.
  • Be yourself: teens appreciate authenticity
  • Speak to their experience.

5 Practical Tips

  1. Find three narratives where Jesus pursues (or talks about) going after someone outside and brings them in. Write down your thoughts and observations.
  2. Take a half page and try to write a tract that you think would be compelling to bring someone to the Lord.
  3. Ask someone in your life to pray for you and your call to evangelize.
  4. Reach out to someone in your life and compliment them on some part of their life.
  5. Pray for the RCIA team and the adults to be baptized in your parish.

Resources from the Show
The Great Adventure Bible
Broken and Blessed: An Invitation to My Generation - Fr Josh Johnson
Ascension’s soon-to-be-released program for evangelization, The 99, at evangelization.com

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]]> Public speaking to teens: a favorite pastime of … no one. But somebody has to do it, and with some prayer and preparation, your talk can be a great opportunity to change hearts and minds—just look at the fruits that come from Steubenville Conferences.

Dave “Father of Wildlings” VanVickle and I go over how to prepare a talk for high school students that will bring the house down.

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
“Christ is the one who destroys the walls of hostility that we keep building up. Every new barrier we put up, Christ is the one who tears them down. God is pursuing us.”

SHOWNOTES
How to prepare a talk for high schoolers

  • Select a piece of Scripture: The Word of God is the only thing that gives real clarity in the world.
  • Be yourself: teens appreciate authenticity
  • Speak to their experience.

5 Practical Tips

  1. Find three narratives where Jesus pursues (or talks about) going after someone outside and brings them in. Write down your thoughts and observations.
  2. Take a half page and try to write a tract that you think would be compelling to bring someone to the Lord.
  3. Ask someone in your life to pray for you and your call to evangelize.
  4. Reach out to someone in your life and compliment them on some part of their life.
  5. Pray for the RCIA team and the adults to be baptized in your parish.

Resources from the Show
The Great Adventure Bible
Broken and Blessed: An Invitation to My Generation - Fr Josh Johnson
Ascension’s soon-to-be-released program for evangelization, The 99, at evangelization.com

Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

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