Proclaim

Some moments of particular interest:

0:59 How can we present the Gospel in the midst of horrible scandals in the Church?

2:27 The Church has entered into a time of disciple and purification.

2:56 A powerful and timely word from the Lord that came to Peter during prayer

6:08 What do you say to someone who is leaving the Church because of the sins of her leaders?

9:17 We are living in a “Psalm 2 crisis” where the kings of this earth have abandoned God

12:56 The devil is a real being, but we live in the age of the power of the Spirit

16:11 What would happen if a whole parish proclaimed that Jesus is Lord?

18:24 It’s right and good for us to mourn in the body of Christ

22:48 What does an hour of the laity really mean?

28:33 Stories of when evangelization didn’t go so well (and what you can learn from those moments)

34:35 Why we are really living in a privileged moment

Takeaway quote: “One of the things that's getting manifested in this hour in the Church is how few people seem to have a living, vital conviction that Jesus Christ is Lord. “

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Some moments of particular interest:

0:50 The first major turning point in Peter’s faith and family

6:57 The SECOND major turning point in Peter’s faith journey

10:53 Heather’s story of encounter with Peter at youth conference

13:13 The importance of hungering, thirsting, and seeking for the Lord

14:58 If you don’t know, just pray. God loves to answer

16:00 Why do Catholics tend to “complicate” evangelization?

18:56 Getting past feelings of being “unqualified” for evangelization

25:00 Where are the pockets of hope in the New Evangelization?

Takeaway quote: “All that matters is are you connected to the Lord? I mean, are you in love with him? Are you alive in the Spirit? And (if you are), anything’s possible”

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In this second part of an interview with Vernon Robertson, Brett and Jason discuss with him how we can pray prophetically, with a listening heart and expansive expectations. Vernon also shares an incredibly powerful story of the Holy Spirit guiding him in a conversation with a family member he was desiring to bring to Jesus.

Some moments of particular interest:

0:16 What it means to pray prophetically

3:40 We need to turn to the Holy Spirit to teach us how to pray

4:22 God leads us from praying mainly for ourselves to a more expansive prayer as intercessors

7:00 Praying with Scripture for our loved ones who have fallen away

8:55 What the friends of the paralytic in the Gospel can teach us about interceding for others

10:08 A personal story of “pray, watch, listen” in sharing Jesus with his father

16:30 Failure is thinking that only you can do what only the Spirit can do

Takeaway quote: (On prayer) “Are you willing to get emotionally involved? Are you willing to do whatever it takes to hear what you need to hear?”

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In this conversation with Vernon Robertson, Brett and Jason discuss his personal journey of faith and the powerful question that led to a total change in his life. They also discuss the absolutely crucial role of the word of God in the prayer life of a missionary.

Some moments of particular interest:

2:22 How Vernon met Jesus

9:07 Prayer is about spending time with God and receiving from Him

10:22 How we can learn to pray like Jesus did

12:20 Praying from the Scriptures for loved ones

14:05 If you’re being led by the Spirit, you’ll never be led apart from the word of God

19:19 Get “addicted” to the Holy Spirit

21:14 Receiving healing of past traumas through God’s grace

28:24 Parents need to know the Holy Spirit through Jesus’ words and be a “Gospel” to their children

33:21 Learning to pray with tears when a crisis hits

39:09 How do we discern that it is God speaking to us?

Takeaway quote: “I think sometimes, without having the answers, we need to have the right questions. Because Jesus asked a lot of questions...”

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In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Jason and Heather talk with Brett Powell about Alpha and Discovery, two tools for evangelization being employed in the Proclaim movement. They also discuss the phases an evangelist might progress through as he or she matures, and how radically intimate and personal a relationship with God can be.

Some moments of particular interest:

0:40 A story of when you try to share Jesus with others and it goes wrong

5:05 Why it’s ok to make mistakes and learn from them as missionaries

8:53 Why are Alpha and Discovery the two tools being chosen for Proclaim?

11:12 How do you help people who feel like they’ve already “been there, done that” when it comes to hearing the Gospel?

14:33 3 phases an evangelizer might progress through in maturation

18:01 Alpha or Discovery: which tool should I use?

21:40 Cooperating with the Holy Spirit, the “principal agent” in evangelization

24:37 The radical intimacy of a relationship with God

34:06 We are not leading people to more knowledge, but to an encounter with Jesus

Takeaway quote: “Christianity is useful because it is true.”

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In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Brett and Jason talk with Amber Zolc about creating an “Impact List,” a list of names of people you want to invite to your evangelization initiative. The discuss how God is already working in the life of every person, and we are coming alongside that work in inviting and opening our homes to them.

Some moments of particular interest:

1:14 What exactly is an Impact List, and who goes on it?

3:45 What if people say no to my invitation?

4:45 Fighting through internal hesitation to deliver an invitation

7:36 Whether we realize it or not, our hearts were made for relationship with God

8:26 Why we should never categorize our friends as people God can’t reach

10:37 Overcoming resistance, inviting, and seeing God move

12:48 The radical power of an invitation

16:22 When do I create my Impact List? Do I invite people and then choose Alpha or Discovery?

19:48 If we haven’t built trust with someone, maybe it’s best to start with connecting over dinner

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In Part 3 of our series with Fr. James Mallon, Brett and Jason speak with him about the importance of focusing on one tool for evangelization and investing deeply in it, and the need to rely on the Holy Spirit.

Some moments of particular interest in their conversation:

0:00 The unique missionary advantage and unique challenges we have in the Catholic Church today

4:20 Person to person relationship is crucial in evangelization

6:08 Why we need to have a “shallow end” in our Church

8:48 The power of the Alpha Weekend and why we shouldn’t cut it out

14:06 Hope is the ground of all that we do, and how we can grow in this virtue

16:55 We need to call on the Holy Spirit and expect the Holy Spirit to come

Takeaway quote: “It’s as simple as this: we need a new Pentecost in the Church. The wind of the Holy Spirit has to breathe.”

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In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Brett and Jason welcome CCO Missionary and coordinator for Discovery faith studies for the Archdiocese of Vancouver, Amber Zolc.

In the course of their engaging conversation they discuss the methodologies employed by CCO missionaries in evangelizing and discipling on campus and in parishes, and how we can engage in “spiritual multiplication” and really change the world!

Some highlights from the conversation include:

0:33 Dealing with a difficult “failure” in discipleship

5:11 The key role of trust, and how modern man often needs to belong before he believes

8:37 Having a missionary heart means making room for people in your life

11:04 Amber’s personal faith journey

15:04 The life-changing power of an invitation

15:40 Spiritual multiplication: what it really is

18:55 Jesus’ model of discipleship: 1 to a few

20:28 Maybe the peripheries are closer than we think

26:26 What it means to be “successful” in evangelization

31:22 A story of spiritual multiplication from an Oklahoma City parish

36:00 What do we mean by “Proclaim, Equip, Commission”?

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In Part 2 of our series with Fr. James Mallon, Brett and Jason speak with him about how crucial it is to give primacy to evangelization in the Church today.

Some moments of particular interest in their conversation:

0:00 The problem of complicating a simple sharing of the Gospel

3:00 What Pope Francis says about “pastoral ministry in a missionary style,” and the difference between kerygma and catechesis

5:56 The problem in Church ministry of confusing “not caring” with “not knowing”

9:15 The need to create spaces of belonging for people who don’t believe yet

12:17 Why we must avoid “spiritual vampirism” and truly reflect the heart of the Father

14:43 Alpha is great for those of us who may not have the charism of evangelization

17:32 Alpha as a program vs. Alpha as a culture

21:29 Looking at Alpha as a leadership pipeline

23:05 Looking outward to “the peripheries”

28:35 The “gravitational pull” to be inward focused, and why we need to fight it

Takeaway quote: “The whole thing (Alpha) is geared up to welcome the outsider and just love that person like crazy.”

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In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Brett and Jason talk with Fr. James Mallon of Divine Renovation about what it really means to be a missionary disciple, and why a missionary disciple might choose to use a resource like Alpha to help others encounter Jesus. This is Part 1 of 3 episodes with Fr. James Mallon.

Some moments of particular interest in their conversation:

1:22 Fr. James shares his own conversion story, and how the passion that came from it drives his ministry

4:26 The kind of motive that must “ground” our evangelizing mission

5:43 What really makes a missionary disciple

8:40 The universal call to holiness and mission, and what happens when we neglect the second part

11:30 How Jesus models perfectly for us how being relevant does not mean abandoning the essence of who we are

14:42 Why we must lead with evangelization with people who have not yet fallen in love with God

18:12 Is Alpha Catholic?

22:22 The distinction between feeding sheep and catching fish

24:15 Why it is actually an advantage that Alpha comes from outside the Catholic Church

Takeaway quote:

“If your investment in growth as a missionary doesn’t keep pace with your growth as a disciple, 3 things happen: you become weird, judgemental, and irrelevant.” - Fr. James Mallon

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