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Evangelization
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…
Three “11th Hour” Ways to Invite People to Your Church for Christmas
As we publish this, it is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception…this year, December 9th. That means there are 16 days to Christmas–or less if you read this later. Admittedly, the best time to plan a Christmas invitation campaign is…
Faith Formation
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Apost0lic Parish
15 Minutes on Sharing the Gospel with Dcn. Keith Strohm
I’m excited! Welcome to a new occasional feature at The Mark 5:19 Project, 15 Minutes on Sharing the Gospel: short interviews on sharing the gospel with people who have something to say on the subject. Some of these people may…
Begin with Discerning God’s Vision for Your Parish
Welcome to another Starting Conversations article! These articles are designed to be shared and discussed together, with staff, councils, committees, and teams. Enjoy and click the tag “starting conversations” for more of these quick reads that open up good questions….
Are Parishes Addicted to a Maintenance Culture?
Welcome back to another “Starting Conversations” article, designed to provoke and create new discussions on living as missionary discipleships and fostering parish evangelization. This article presumes familiarity with the language of moving “from maintenance to mission,” found in Fr. James…
Are We “Passively Despising” Our Young Adults?
Welcome back to our “Starting Conversations” series, a set of shareable articles for parish staffs, councils, and small groups. Share this prompt with your community and have a good conversation that leads to understanding, assessment, and thoughtful action for evangelizing…
Apostolic Leadership
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Prayer
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Missions
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Social Mission
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…
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…