On Monday 20th July, the Vatican released a document, an ‘instruction’, about parishes. Firstly, let me say, I have found this document deeply encouraging and a wonderful reminder about where to focus our aspirations on, but I will also concede that there’s also a significant amount of detail about parish structures (which I found much […]
Category: Faith
When we return, what will you focus on?
Many countries are either planning for the reopening of churches or have already done so, and having to put various plans into action to make sure our places of prayer remain safe for people to come to. It’s really easy to forget, among the discussions about hand sanitizer, appropriate distances and revising the churches capacity, […]
What does evangelisation have to do with ‘new media’?
Many times on this site, I have alluding to opportunities to evangelise, despite the focus on this site on digital tools and online media. If you are wondering why this is the case, Fr Mike Schmitz makes a good case for how these things are connected. The main thread that pulls these things together is […]
Gaming and Faith
OK, so there are lots of tried and tested methods in evangelisation, including small groups, street evangelisation, leaflets, websites and more. But what are our young people spending a lot of their time doing? Social Media? Got that covered. Gaming? How do we use that as an opportunity to evangelise? Father Beau has recently started […]
Use all your skills
When you are considering your outreach, and specifically the tools and approach you want to take, it’s really good to consider all the skills you have as a team. For example, you’d be forgiven for thinking that art had no place in online church activities, but a former Director of Sotherby’s has created www.christianart.today which […]
321 – The Story of God, the World and You!
Another good video resource is Speak Life, an organisation based in Eastbourne who focus on providing resources to preach the Gospel using technological solutions. One in particular is their 321 The Story of God, the World and You!, led by Glen Scrivener, which is a short 5 minute video, supplemented with a three-part video series […]
Family Resources
Living out the ‘Domestic Church’ The reality of the corona virus for many families is that there is an increased focus on the parents to provide faith formation and opportunities to experience faith at home, since we don’t have the usual routines, such as going to weekly Mass or daily prayer in school. The Diocese […]
Who are we trying to reach?
When we are considering our approach, it’s easy to consider the people we know, the people who come to the Sunday service, week by week. However, there is a rising number of ‘nones’ in the religious landscape. This refers to people who choose ‘no religion’, ‘none of the above’ or ‘nothing in particular’ when faced […]
Opportunities in Lockdown
Daniel Wang, in his recent post “Engaging Seekers and Reaching the Unchurched“, talks about the opportunities that have arisen during this lockdown and encourages others to do the same. As Fr James shared during this week’s webinar, some parishes are rising to the current crisis and have done extraordinary things, shifting their ministries and approaches […]
The Search
An Alternative to Alpha A new resource has recently been launched, called “The Search“. This 7-part video series has a similar format to Alpha but is created in a Catholic context. It has been produced by the Augustine Institute, which already provides a wide range of resources and tools for people who are looking to […]