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Evangelization
The 10 Month Advantage: Or, Why Is 10 Months the Perfect Timeframe for Renewal?
Some of you have heard me speak of Mission Ignite, which is The Mark 5:19 Project’s 10 month consulting process to becoming an evangelizing parish. I’ve had a couple of people who do this work ask, why 10 months? Why…
A Clear Path: How to Make Missionary Disciples in Your Parish (Review)
Have you ever read a book and thought–everyone needs to read this? Have you ever read a book and thought–I wish I had put it that way? Have you ever read a book and realized you were underlining about a…
Welcome Gen Z with Encouragement and Joy
Readers, I am ceding this space today to my Gen Z daughter, Julia Windley-Daoust. I have had the honor of hearing her opinions for 19 years, and she is passionate on how the Church can improve its outreach and inclusion,…
Need a Mission Conference to Come to You?
There are some fantastic conferences focusing on missionary discipleship happening in the next month–and I hope you get to enjoy one of them! But these conferences have lasting impact when a group of people–really, as many as possible–come from your…
Faith Formation
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Apost0lic Parish
“3 Keys to Deeper Faith”: Brain Development and Models of Catechesis
We welcome our fourth article in a series on mission-forward faith formation from our friend in the field and fellow parish consultant, Heidi Indahl. Enjoy!–Susan Windley-Daoust Over the last several months, we have discussed many factors that go into a…
“For such a time as this”: Apostolic Leadership in a Disrupted World
…Leading parishes in mission when the house is on fire. 3rd c. AD painting of Esther and Mordecai, Syria. Public Domain. “For such a time as this” comes from the Book of Esther. Mordecai, her older cousin, encourages Esther, the…
A Clear Path: How to Make Missionary Disciples in Your Parish (Review)
Have you ever read a book and thought–everyone needs to read this? Have you ever read a book and thought–I wish I had put it that way? Have you ever read a book and realized you were underlining about a…
Welcome Gen Z with Encouragement and Joy
Readers, I am ceding this space today to my Gen Z daughter, Julia Windley-Daoust. I have had the honor of hearing her opinions for 19 years, and she is passionate on how the Church can improve its outreach and inclusion,…
Apostolic Leadership
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Prayer
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Missions
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Social Mission
Pope Francis: Key Quotations on Evangelization
Pope Francis was not the first contemporary Pope to speak on evangelization–but his contributions were beautiful and inspiring, and the work was clearly key to his pontificate. Indeed, much of the language below is language used by The Mark 5:19…
Dignity through Difficulty: 10 Ways Churches Can Walk with People in Economic Uncertainty
Anyone rattled by tariffs, job losses, or other looming question marks in the world economy? As economic uncertainty deepens for many families, parishes should be reflecting: how can we respond in ways that help? The instinct to give—money, gift cards—is…
First Thoughts: Reviewing the New Pew Research Study on the Religious Landscape of the USA
The Pew Research Center’s newest statistical research on the religious landscape of the United States of America is out as of today, February 26, 2025. If you want to look at the whole study (including a nearly 400 page report available via PDF!), you can…
The 10 Month Advantage: Or, Why Is 10 Months the Perfect Timeframe for Renewal?
Some of you have heard me speak of Mission Ignite, which is The Mark 5:19 Project’s 10 month consulting process to becoming an evangelizing parish. I’ve had a couple of people who do this work ask, why 10 months? Why…