PastoralQuotient

Dr Holly Peterson has her PhD in the pedagogy of educational visionary Fr Luigi Giussani. She is a consecrated member of 'Memores Domini' and a veteran teacher with over thirty years experience in the classroom. In this inspiring and provocative conversation, she speaks about respecting the student, reverencing the Mystery, and the risk that education poses for student and teacher alike.

JR Woodward's "Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World" is a book helping churches move forward in mission and evangelization. The author is a seasoned church planter, disciple-forming disciple, and thought leader drawing on a wide range of authors and experiences to explain the why - and HOW - of equipping the faithful for mission.

Fr Bob Lombardo is a Franciscan priest, retreat master, and missionary. He was one of the original eight Capuchin Friars of the Renewal (CFR's) in 1987. He has since gone on to found the Franciscans of the Eucharist in Chicago. Their founding mission in one of the nation's poorest neighborhoods assists the poor and shares the faith, fed by a spirit of prayer and Eucharistic devotion.

"Christ in the City" is sharing the love of Christ with Denver's urban poor, while equipping and mobilizing young adult missionaries through an intense year of discipleship formation, community living, and charitable work. Yvonne Noggle, CIC's Regional Director, discusses her mission and the New Evangelization. Posted 5/25/14

"C-U At Home" is engaging and mobilizing the Champaign-Urbana community to house and support the most vulnerable homeless on their journey of healing and restoration. Melany Jackson, founder and executive director, discusses her Spirit-driven, Christ-centered work in front-lines compassion ministry and what moves her to serve. Posted 5/1/14

Camp Wojtlya is innovatively combining top-tier wilderness adventure camp with leading-edge Catholic youth evangelization. Annie Powell, the camp's visionary founder, discusses God, creation, and Christian leadership, walking us through CW's growth from a teenager's dream to foretaste of the new heavens and new earth. Posted 4/18/14

"Evangelical Catholic" is training disciple-forming disciples and building up the next generation of leaders in the Church. Jason Simon, the organization's executive director, speaks about his passion for the lost, his evangelical influences, and the tools and strategies necessary for a smarter, more effective church. Posted 4/3/14