web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:45:27 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) EquipCast - Episodes Tagged with “Adult Evangelization” https://archomahaequip.fireside.fm/tags/adult%20evangelization Tue, 09 May 2023 04:00:00 -0500 Sharing your Catholic faith with family and friends can sometimes feel daunting. Where do I start? How do I make an impact? Welcome to EquipCast, a weekly podcast from the Archdiocese of Omaha. We want to support your faith journey and equip you with the tools to express your faith authentically in your everyday life. Each week, we’ll discuss practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world. Each episode is filled with encouragement and inspiration so you can make an impact and make disciples in your own faith community. For more information and to stay connected with us, head to equip.archomaha.org/podcast/. en-us episodic Encouragement and inspiration for sharing your catholic faith Archdiocese of Omaha Sharing your Catholic faith with family and friends can sometimes feel daunting. Where do I start? How do I make an impact? Welcome to EquipCast, a weekly podcast from the Archdiocese of Omaha. We want to support your faith journey and equip you with the tools to express your faith authentically in your everyday life. Each week, we’ll discuss practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world. Each episode is filled with encouragement and inspiration so you can make an impact and make disciples in your own faith community. For more information and to stay connected with us, head to equip.archomaha.org/podcast/. no Archdiocese, Catholic Church, evangelization, evangelism, disciple Archdiocese of Omaha wabradley@archomaha.org Episode 120: How (and Why) to Evangelize Friends and Family Who Have Fallen Away https://archomahaequip.fireside.fm/120 cc4c6e94-7f59-46cf-88bc-31024b599828 Tue, 09 May 2023 04:00:00 -0500 Archdiocese of Omaha 120 How (and Why) to Evangelize Friends and Family Who Have Fallen Away full Archdiocese of Omaha All of us have someone in our lives who has left the faith: a friend, sibling, son, daughter, or grandchild. If you are like me, this person (or let’s be honest, people) weighs heavy on your heart. So how do we evangelize adults like this? Today’s guest, Andre Regnier, gives insights from his years of experience as a missionary with Catholic Christian Outreach, Canada’s version of FOCUS. In particular, he says you should never underestimate the importance of a clear and simple invitation to follow Jesus. 46:19 no Why is sharing our faith with the people closest to us sometimes the most difficult thing to do? We want the people we love to know the person we love: Jesus. However, conversations about faith are often taboo especially if our family or friends are fallen away Catholics. So how do we evangelize those who are closest to our hearts? Andre Regnier, a missionary with Catholic Christian Outreach, Canada’s version of FOCUS, brings his years of experience to bear on this question. He will encourage you to have thise faith conversations, and he will give you the tools to do so. His best piece of advice? Never underestimate the importance of a clear and simple invitation to follow Jesus. If you want to learn more about reaching fallen away Catholics, check out: * Clear and Simple (https://store.cco.ca/products/clear-and-simple) by Andre Regnier * Catholic Christian Outreach (https://cco.ca/) * Brick by Brick (https://sophiainstitute.com/product/brick-by-brick/): Building a Strong Family that Won't Lose Their Faith in a Secular Culture For more practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world, go to https://equip.archomaha.org/podcast/. A Production of the Archdiocese of Omaha Editor: Taylor Schroll (ForteCatholic.com) catholic, ministry, catholic ministry, ministry leaders, evangelization, evangelism, disciples, making disciples, adults, CCO, Catholic Christian Outreach, FOCUS, evangelizing family, Fallen away Catholics, Why is sharing our faith with the people closest to us sometimes the most difficult thing to do? We want the people we love to know the person we love: Jesus. However, conversations about faith are often taboo especially if our family or friends are fallen away Catholics. So how do we evangelize those who are closest to our hearts?

Andre Regnier, a missionary with Catholic Christian Outreach, Canada’s version of FOCUS, brings his years of experience to bear on this question. He will encourage you to have thise faith conversations, and he will give you the tools to do so. His best piece of advice? Never underestimate the importance of a clear and simple invitation to follow Jesus.

If you want to learn more about reaching fallen away Catholics, check out:

For more practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world, go to https://equip.archomaha.org/podcast/.

A Production of the Archdiocese of Omaha
Editor: Taylor Schroll (ForteCatholic.com)

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Andre Regnier, a missionary with Catholic Christian Outreach, Canada’s version of FOCUS, brings his years of experience to bear on this question. He will encourage you to have thise faith conversations, and he will give you the tools to do so. His best piece of advice? Never underestimate the importance of a clear and simple invitation to follow Jesus.

If you want to learn more about reaching fallen away Catholics, check out:

For more practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world, go to https://equip.archomaha.org/podcast/.

A Production of the Archdiocese of Omaha
Editor: Taylor Schroll (ForteCatholic.com)

]]> Episode 116: The Power of Charisms in Evangelization: The Archdiocese of Omaha Mentorship Program https://archomahaequip.fireside.fm/116 a1c7a17d-418f-4717-a0bb-bebee722a018 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:00:00 -0500 Archdiocese of Omaha 116 The Power of Charisms in Evangelization: The Archdiocese of Omaha Mentorship Program full Archdiocese of Omaha What keeps you from sharing your faith with others? Not enough time, knowledge, or energy? Perhaps it’s a fear of failure? Or maybe you imagine someone who evangelizes as having a skillset that you don’t. We know Jesus wants us to “go and make disciples”, so it stands to reason that he wants us to go just as we are. Today, I talk with Kelly Peklo and Matt Keller, graduates of the Archdiocese Mentorship Program. They share their journey to understand God’s call to evangelize and how they made that call fit into their lives. They talk about learning to pray and to hear the Lord’s voice. And he wasn’t asking them to share their faith like a famous tele-evangelist or door-to-door salesman. He was calling them to use their unique strengths, to share His love with others, by simply being themselves. 54:57 no What keeps you from sharing your faith with others? Not enough time, knowledge, or energy? Perhaps it’s a fear of failure? Or maybe you imagine someone who evangelizes as having a skillset that you don’t. We know Jesus wants us to “go and make disciples”, so it stands to reason that he wants us to go just as we are. Today, I talk with Kelly Peklo and Matt Keller, graduates of the Archdiocese Mentorship Program. They share their journey to understand God’s call to evangelize and how they made that call fit into their lives. They talk about learning to pray and to hear the Lord’s voice. And he wasn’t asking them to share their faith like a famous tele-evangelist or door-to-door salesman. He was calling them to use their unique strengths, to share His love with others, by simply being themselves. In this episode, you will be encouraged to: * Cultivate a strong prayer life in order to enhance evangelization efforts. * Discern and embrace your charisms, allowing the Holy Spirit to be your guide in sharing the Gospel. * Confront fear and embrace the notion of 'fruitful failure', valuing the lessons gained from evangelization efforts. * Find peace in the understanding that outcomes are in God's hands during evangelization. Also, check out the Mentorship Program (https://archomaha.org/mentorship/)! For more practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world, go to https://equip.archomaha.org/podcast/. A Production of the Archdiocese of Omaha Editor: Taylor Schroll (ForteCatholic.com) Catholic, disciple, Evangelization strategies, Charisms in Christianity, Personal prayer techniques, Faith mentorship, Christian spiritual growth, Effective evangelism methods, Relational prayer practices, Encouragement in faith journey, Discerning ministry opportunities, Holy detachment in service What keeps you from sharing your faith with others? Not enough time, knowledge, or energy? Perhaps it’s a fear of failure? Or maybe you imagine someone who evangelizes as having a skillset that you don’t. We know Jesus wants us to “go and make disciples”, so it stands to reason that he wants us to go just as we are.

Today, I talk with Kelly Peklo and Matt Keller, graduates of the Archdiocese Mentorship Program. They share their journey to understand God’s call to evangelize and how they made that call fit into their lives. They talk about learning to pray and to hear the Lord’s voice. And he wasn’t asking them to share their faith like a famous tele-evangelist or door-to-door salesman. He was calling them to use their unique strengths, to share His love with others, by simply being themselves.

In this episode, you will be encouraged to:

  • Cultivate a strong prayer life in order to enhance evangelization efforts.
  • Discern and embrace your charisms, allowing the Holy Spirit to be your guide in sharing the Gospel.
  • Confront fear and embrace the notion of 'fruitful failure', valuing the lessons gained from evangelization efforts.
  • Find peace in the understanding that outcomes are in God's hands during evangelization.

Also, check out the Mentorship Program!
For more practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world, go to https://equip.archomaha.org/podcast/.

A Production of the Archdiocese of Omaha
Editor: Taylor Schroll (ForteCatholic.com)

]]> What keeps you from sharing your faith with others? Not enough time, knowledge, or energy? Perhaps it’s a fear of failure? Or maybe you imagine someone who evangelizes as having a skillset that you don’t. We know Jesus wants us to “go and make disciples”, so it stands to reason that he wants us to go just as we are.

Today, I talk with Kelly Peklo and Matt Keller, graduates of the Archdiocese Mentorship Program. They share their journey to understand God’s call to evangelize and how they made that call fit into their lives. They talk about learning to pray and to hear the Lord’s voice. And he wasn’t asking them to share their faith like a famous tele-evangelist or door-to-door salesman. He was calling them to use their unique strengths, to share His love with others, by simply being themselves.

In this episode, you will be encouraged to:

  • Cultivate a strong prayer life in order to enhance evangelization efforts.
  • Discern and embrace your charisms, allowing the Holy Spirit to be your guide in sharing the Gospel.
  • Confront fear and embrace the notion of 'fruitful failure', valuing the lessons gained from evangelization efforts.
  • Find peace in the understanding that outcomes are in God's hands during evangelization.

Also, check out the Mentorship Program!
For more practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world, go to https://equip.archomaha.org/podcast/.

A Production of the Archdiocese of Omaha
Editor: Taylor Schroll (ForteCatholic.com)

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