The EquipCast
Practical Evangelization & Parish Ministry Tools for Catholic Leaders
Displaying 2 items of The EquipCast with the tag "invitation".
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Episode 120: How (and Why) to Evangelize Friends and Family Who Have Fallen Away
Episode | May 9th, 2023 | 46 mins 19 secs
adult evangelization, catholic christian outreach, cco, evangelizing family, faith conversations, fallen away catholics, invitation
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.
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Reviving a Dying Parish: How Embracing a Culture of Invitation Breathed Life into St. Frances Cabrini
Episode | March 7th, 2023 | 54 mins 15 secs
belonging, building connections, community engagement, emotional intelligence, invitation, personal invitation, relationship with the holy spirit, reviving catholic parishes
St. Frances Cabrini, one of our oldest and most historic parishes, was dying. And if its story followed the usual pattern, it would be closed. Instead, the parish is not only growing, but its people are thriving. How did this community reinvent itself in less than 7 years? The parish leaders embraced a relationship with the Holy Spirit, allowing the him to guide their initiatives. Then, they started small, fostering intentional relationships, recognizing and inviting people to participate, and They now have a culture of invitation. Every parishioner knows they should be reaching out to others, drawing the community together and to the person of Christ.