web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:44:06 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) EquipCast - Episodes Tagged with “Parish Life Transformation” https://archomahaequip.fireside.fm/tags/parish%20life%20transformation Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -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 210: Life as an Evangelization Coordinator: How Accompaniment Transforms a Community https://archomahaequip.fireside.fm/210 b07b6b30-8a22-484e-9d21-37807fc15e5e Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Archdiocese of Omaha 210 Life as an Evangelization Coordinator: How Accompaniment Transforms a Community full Archdiocese of Omaha Today, we begin a series where I talk to Evangelization Coordinators from across our archdiocese. You’ll hear the honest stories, hard-won wisdom and quiet ways God is moving through the people helping to lead parish renewal from the ground up. In this first episode, Renee Eames of the St. Joseph Family of Parishes, shares what the role looks like day-to-day. Her warm wisdom reminds us that evangelization isn’t about big programs or perfect strategies—it’s about people. It’s about staying close to Jesus in the small moments, letting your heart be softened, and choosing unity when division would be easier. Her story reveals how simple everyday faithfulness—prayer, presence, and quiet accompaniment—can quietly renew a community. This conversation is a reminder that God works through every relationship, every interruption, and every act of love toward the person right in front of you. 54:09 no Today, we begin a series where I talk to Evangelization Coordinators from across our archdiocese. You’ll hear the honest stories, hard-won wisdom and quiet ways God is moving through the people helping to lead parish renewal from the ground up. In this first episode, Renee Eames of the St. Joseph Family of Parishes, shares what the role looks like day-to-day. Her warm wisdom reminds us that evangelization isn’t about big programs or perfect strategies—it’s about people. It’s about staying close to Jesus in the small moments, letting your heart be softened, and choosing unity when division would be easier. Her story reveals how simple everyday faithfulness—prayer, presence, and quiet accompaniment—can quietly renew a community. This conversation is a reminder that God works through every relationship, every interruption, and every act of love toward the person right in front of you. [00:00] Meet Renee Ames [01:20] Renee Background Story [06:52] Small Town Life [11:10] Family Of Parishes [13:20] New Evangelization Role [22:49] Keeping Eternity First [28:08] Prayer As The Root [32:08] Launching Alpha Locally [35:48] Teamwork and Formation [38:23] Back To The Fundamentals [41:41] Workplace Evangelization [46:04] Unity Through Hard Talks [49:53] Patience For Long Fruits [51:21] Practical Advice And Sendoff 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) evangelization coordinator, parish renewal, accompaniment, catholic evangelization, archdiocese of omaha, alpha program, missionary discipleship, small town ministry, catholic podcast, evangelization stories, faith in everyday life, parish life transformation, evangelization series Today, we begin a series where I talk to Evangelization Coordinators from across our archdiocese. You’ll hear the honest stories, hard-won wisdom and quiet ways God is moving through the people helping to lead parish renewal from the ground up. In this first episode, Renee Eames of the St. Joseph Family of Parishes, shares what the role looks like day-to-day. Her warm wisdom reminds us that evangelization isn’t about big programs or perfect strategies—it’s about people. It’s about staying close to Jesus in the small moments, letting your heart be softened, and choosing unity when division would be easier. Her story reveals how simple everyday faithfulness—prayer, presence, and quiet accompaniment—can quietly renew a community. This conversation is a reminder that God works through every relationship, every interruption, and every act of love toward the person right in front of you.

[00:00] Meet Renee Ames
[01:20] Renee Background Story
[06:52] Small Town Life
[11:10] Family Of Parishes
[13:20] New Evangelization Role
[22:49] Keeping Eternity First
[28:08] Prayer As The Root
[32:08] Launching Alpha Locally
[35:48] Teamwork and Formation
[38:23] Back To The Fundamentals
[41:41] Workplace Evangelization
[46:04] Unity Through Hard Talks
[49:53] Patience For Long Fruits
[51:21] Practical Advice And Sendoff

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)

]]> Today, we begin a series where I talk to Evangelization Coordinators from across our archdiocese. You’ll hear the honest stories, hard-won wisdom and quiet ways God is moving through the people helping to lead parish renewal from the ground up. In this first episode, Renee Eames of the St. Joseph Family of Parishes, shares what the role looks like day-to-day. Her warm wisdom reminds us that evangelization isn’t about big programs or perfect strategies—it’s about people. It’s about staying close to Jesus in the small moments, letting your heart be softened, and choosing unity when division would be easier. Her story reveals how simple everyday faithfulness—prayer, presence, and quiet accompaniment—can quietly renew a community. This conversation is a reminder that God works through every relationship, every interruption, and every act of love toward the person right in front of you.

[00:00] Meet Renee Ames
[01:20] Renee Background Story
[06:52] Small Town Life
[11:10] Family Of Parishes
[13:20] New Evangelization Role
[22:49] Keeping Eternity First
[28:08] Prayer As The Root
[32:08] Launching Alpha Locally
[35:48] Teamwork and Formation
[38:23] Back To The Fundamentals
[41:41] Workplace Evangelization
[46:04] Unity Through Hard Talks
[49:53] Patience For Long Fruits
[51:21] Practical Advice And Sendoff

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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