Previous podcast episodes referenced:

Evangelii Gaudium Quotes:

EG 28 The parish is not an outdated institution; precisely because it possesses great flexibility, it can assume quite different contours depending on the openness and missionary creativity of the pastor and the community. While certainly not the only institution which evangelizes, if the parish proves capable of self-renewal and constant adaptivity, it continues to be “the Church living in the midst of the homes of her sons and daughters”.

Proclaim is a movement of the Archdiocese of Vancouver inspiring disciples to proclaim Jesus in their homes and communities. The Proclaim podcast is a space where you listen to inspiring disciples talk all things around sharing Jesus with others, and learn how to step into your own missionary identity. To learn more about Proclaim, you can visit weareproclaim.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @weareproclaim

Eric sits down with Andre Regnier, co-founder of Catholic Christian Outreach, to discuss a clear and simple way to pray everyday. Andre shares the importance of relationship in prayer, and 5 practical keys to praying everyday.

References in the discussion:

Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion, and desire. This mobilization of faculties is necessary in order to deepen our convictions of faith, prompt the conversion of our heart, and strengthen our will to follow Christ.

To learn more you can visit CCO.ca/prayer to sign up for the online and live courses on forming personal prayer.

Eric talks about how to accompany others through the threshold of curiosity (Thresholds of conversion referenced in Sherry Weddell's book Forming Intentional Disciples). He contrasts the story of Nicodemus and the Samaritan Woman, and offers insights and tips on how to understand the threshold of curiosity and how to accompany others through questions, testimony, and invitations.

Proclaim is a movement of the Archdiocese of Vancouver inspiring disciples to proclaim Jesus in their homes and communities. The Proclaim podcast is a space where you listen to inspiring disciples talk all things around sharing Jesus with others, and learn how to step into your own missionary identity. To learn more about Proclaim, you can visit weareproclaim.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @weareproclaim

Do Catholics go door to door? Should they? Eric sits down with Austin Habash, founder of Sent Evangelization - a ministry that helps pastors and parishes reach out to those within their parish boundaries.

Sent Evangelization:

It began in 2016 on a whiteboard at the Saint John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization in Denver, where a visiting priest drew a large rectangular border with a church at its center and some little houses drawn around it. “This,” he said, “is the parish territory, of which all the souls living within it the parish is responsible for.”

Then drawing a much smaller circle around the church, he said, “And this is how many people within that territory who actually exist within the Church’s walls as Catholics. In the Archdiocese of Denver that’s only about 15%, so what are we doing for everyone else?”

No one had an answer, because to be honest, many of us had never heard the question before. So after a long pause he said, “Well, we just go knock on their door.” Sent Evangelization was born.

Today, out of its headquarters in Denver, Colorado, Sent coordinators travel across the country equipping Catholic parishes with the tools they need to be ""Sent."" And sent not to foreign missions but to the vast majority of souls who live within their parish boundary yet are outside its spiritual walls.

Eric talks about the call to discipleship and what it means to be a missionary disciple. The invitation to mission and to holiness is one invitation - to be a disciple. It starts with an encounter with Jesus that leads to a decision to follow Him - and through small steps and decisions we begin to grow and mature into missionary disciples.

Proclaim is a movement of the Archdiocese of Vancouver inspiring disciples to proclaim Jesus in their homes and communities. The Proclaim podcast is a space where you listen to inspiring disciples talk all things around sharing Jesus with others, and learn how to step into your own missionary identity. To learn more about Proclaim, you can visit weareproclaim.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @weareproclaim

Brett Powell and Fr. John Riccardo sit down for a conversation around the principles and convictions that drive the ministry of ACTS XIXX - mobilizing for mission. Brett interviewed Fr. John for his podcast - Leadership Where it Matters Most (found wherever you listen to podcasts). Their conversation is relevant for Proclaim as it invites us to consider why and how we need to be on mission to proclaim Jesus to the world.

You can learn more about ACTS XXIX at actsxxix.org. You can find Brett at brettpowell.org

Proclaim is a movement of the Archdiocese of Vancouver inspiring disciples to proclaim Jesus in their homes and communities. The Proclaim podcast is a space where you listen to inspiring disciples talk all things around sharing Jesus with others, and learn how to step into your own missionary identity. To learn more about Proclaim, you can visit weareproclaim.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @weareproclaim

Eric sits down with Fr Riccardo, Mary Guilefoyle, and Jim Musgrave - all from ACTSXXIX - to discuss how the Holy Spirit moved at the recent Rescue Live event on May 4, 2024.

Where you in the room on May 4? Did you invite someone or were you invited?

If your parish would like to run the Rescue Project, visit weareproclaim.com/rescue for more information. You can find out more about ACTSXXIX at actsxxix.org

Proclaim is a movement of the Archdiocese of Vancouver inspiring disciples to proclaim Jesus in their homes and communities. The Proclaim podcast is a space where you listen to inspiring disciples talk all things around sharing Jesus with others, and learn how to step into your own missionary identity. To learn more about Proclaim, you can visit weareproclaim.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @weareproclaim

In this episode, Eric shares a few updates what's happening in Proclaim - the Archbishop's initiative (keynote in a previous episode), Divine Renovation Event, and Rescue Live (May 4 2024)

Eric shares how the Rescue team took an unconventional approach to filling seats at the Rescue Live event. Missionary disciples all over the Archdiocese, and through parish teams extended personal invitations to people they were committed to accompanying before, during, and after the Rescue Live event.

Key steps that made this strategy successful:

Proclaim is a movement of the Archdiocese of Vancouver inspiring disciples to proclaim Jesus in their homes and communities. The Proclaim podcast is a space where you listen to inspiring disciples talk all things around sharing Jesus with others, and learn how to step into your own missionary identity. To learn more about Proclaim, you can visit weareproclaim.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @weareproclaim

What does asking questions have to do with evangelization? Eric talks about the importance of asking questions (and listening) as a way to build trust, strengthen relationships, and gain insight into the lives of those around us. Topics covered include:

Proclaim is a movement of the Archdiocese of Vancouver inspiring disciples to proclaim Jesus in their homes and communities. The Proclaim podcast is a space where you listen to inspiring disciples talk all things around sharing Jesus with others, and learn how to step into your own missionary identity. To learn more about Proclaim, you can visit weareproclaim.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @weareproclaim

Fr Simon Lobo CC is a priest with the Companions of the Cross and is the pastor of St Benedict in Halifax. After apprenticing under Fr James Mallon, Divine Renovation Founder, he took took over as pastor of St Benedict.

He offers 5 keys to effective invitations. If you're inviting for Alpha, Faith Studies, or any other evangelizing initiative - these keys can be helpful to you.

Proclaim is a movement of the Archdiocese of Vancouver inspiring disciples to proclaim Jesus in their homes and communities. The Proclaim podcast is a space where you listen to inspiring disciples talk all things around sharing Jesus with others, and learn how to step into your own missionary identity. To learn more about Proclaim, you can visit weareproclaim.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @weareproclaim