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 […]
Tag: reaching out
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 […]
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 […]
Lockdown Conversations
Another great idea for supporting others and reaching out in a very natural way, a priest in New Zealand is offering people the opportunity to have a conversation with a priest. Although he would do this normally in his ministry, the current situation means that he has fewer opportunities to interact in person, so he […]
Standing Near the Church Entrance
Fr. John Girotti speaks in this article about a woman who helped with over half of a parish’s debt after her death, despite no-one in the parish knowing who she is. The only information they knew was that she stood in the entrance of the Church, and would never participate in Mass; Girotti talks about […]
uEvangelize
This new project is led by married couple, Josh and Lisa Canning, and Michael Dopp. The main focus for them is to offer practical skills and help for those who want to evangelize but don’t know how, or are not very confident in sharing their faith. They do it in a very open and honest […]