Are you a diocese or archdiocese looking for practical, actionable wisdom on how to create an evangelizing parish?
Are you looking to bring in a conference for your ministers (ordained and apostolate workers) that does not demand buying into a specific program but offers renewal, discussion, practical education and discernment on what is the next thing you need to do as a parish to make evangelization stick?
Are you wondering how to create a missional parish after the Eucharist Revival, in the Jubilee year of hope?
We have an option for you: The Evangelizing Parish Conference.
Fellow speakers Ryan O’Hara (Better Preach podcast), Kristin Bird (Burning Hearts Disciples), and Susan Windley-Daoust (The Mark 5:19 Project) recently envisioned a conference that addresses this pivotal moment for parishes in the USA. Many parishes have embarked on the adventure of evangelization but discovered it demands more than just a single program. As parishes, how do we move forward? There’s no turning back…but there isn’t always clarity on the next steps or what might be missing from our initial efforts.
This conference–where you host, and we travel to you–is a scheduled set of talks, prayer, discussion, and tools to help parish leaders and teams gather to discern the next step. Wherever gathered parishes are in their process of becoming an evangelizing parish, they will gain from this conference. Beginners as well as parishes well within the race will benefit, since the focus is on helping them discern what is next for them. This day (or two) is an opportunity for a parish staff/council/dedicated disciples to get on the same page with new tools and skills to move forward.
The call is clear, and the need is real. Our mission is to assist parishes in making this crucial shift. This conference is designed to help you answer the most important question: in a time of great grace but also great challenge, what do we do next?
There are two options for this conference, one day or two days.
One day sample schedule
9am The Dynamite of the First Proclamation, praise and worship or discussion groups
10:15 am Discovering and Embracing the Parish Mission Field , discussion groups
Mass/Music/Lunch
1:15pm How To Build Up Adult Discipleship
2:30pm “Go Be My Witnesses”: Sharing God’s story and our story OR Breakouts
3:15pm Parish teams discernment discussion: what’s next?
Closing remarks by host
The two day sample schedule is on the flyer, and to the right.
See the promotional flyer, or ask for The Evangelizing Church PDF for printing here.
What’s next?
Want to learn more about the conference? You can speak to any of us.
Want to learn more about the speakers? See the flyer or go to our own apostolates: Kristin Bird at Burning Hearts Disciples, Ryan O’Hara at RyanOHara.com, and Susan Windley-Daoust at The Mark 5:19 Project.
Want to book? Susan Windley-Daoust is taking the lead on coordinating booking. Contact her at susan@mark519project.org .