Stories from the Street

In this episode we interview Deacon Keith Strohm who is the president and founder of M3 ministries. We discuss how he is transforming parishes and transforming lives by providing practical advice for changing parish culture. He also talks candidly about the important work of accompaniment and meeting people where they are at in their life of faith without being afraid of compromising the Gospel. You can learn more about his Keith and his ministry by going to m3catholic.com

In this episode we interview David Adair who is a team leader at St. Olivers in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. He shares with us how he runs a successful SPSE team at his parish. The secret? Prayer, community, and trust in Jesus. 

In this episode we speak with Ed Graveline. Ed was one of the first team leaders to ever hit the streets for Saint Paul Street Evangelization. Beginning with his own powerful conversion story he shares with us how God broke into his life and how he now cannot help but share the love of God with everyone in his life. He started evangelizing on the strip of Las Vegas and he now continues to evangelize in his new home town of Sierra Vista

Meet Rob Marco our very own editor for our Stories from the Street. Rob has been a team leader with Saint Paul Street Evangelization for years and recently began using his gifts in writing to edit our stories from the street. In this episode he shares with us his personal favorite story from the street as well as how our team leaders can share what the Holy Spirit is doing through their team. If you are an evangelist or a team leader with SPSE you can email your story with a picture to Rob at [email protected]

In this episode we interview Joanne Portzer who has been a full-time urban missionary with Saint Paul Street Evangelization for several years. With well over 550 hours of street evangelization expereince Joanne shares with us her practical wisdom for building a successful team as well as some her favorite stories from her time on the street.

In this episode we interview long time missionary and evangelist with SPSE Randy Husaynu. He shares with us stories from the Dream Cruise, an annual event in Detroit which draws as many as 1.5 million people and 40,000 classic cars to the historic city. We talk practically about about what he did to prepare his parish for the event as well as the fruits that came from his labor. Specifically, how over 20 people went to confession right there on the street.

In this episode we interview Clarence Burkholder who is a long time SPSE evangelist out of Atlanta, GA. Clarence evangelizes weekly on different college campus's throughout the southeast including UGA, Georgia Tech, and Auburn University. We speak to him about why he believes the college campus is the perfect place to evangelize, his method for getting permission to get a table on campus, and of course the great stories he has to share. If you would like to get in touch with Clarence you can contact him by email at [email protected].

In this episode we talk about our Basic Evangelization Trainiing and interview a recent participant about her thoughts and how this training equipped her to become an evangelist.

If you are interested in having a BET training at your parish or your Diocese you can contact Adam Janke at [email protected] to learn more. 

You can also go on our website and take the BET online by clicking here (partnership required for access)

In this episode we interview Patrick Brennan who is the Director our new St. Paul Society of Evangelists. Patrick Brennan is originally from East Lansing, Michigan. In 2012, two years after graduating from law school, he had a life changing encounter with the Holy Spirit that launched him into the adventure of knowing God and following Jesus with his whole heart. Patrick’s passion is to share the Gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit wherever he goes. After three years as a seminarian with the Diocese of Lansing, God recently called Patrick to help begin the St. Paul Society of Evangelists, a new religious community connected to the work of St. Paul Street Evangelization. If you have questions or feel called to apply for this community email Patrick at [email protected]

In this episode we interview a handful of team leaders and missionaries who were able to make it out to our Called to Communion retreat. The weekend was packed full of sacraments, healing prayer, wonderful sessions led by Fr. Ben Luedtke, and communion with the Lord and one another. Listen in to learn more about our team leaders and all the graces they received while on retreat. 

Learn more about finding/starting team: http://streetevangelization.com/get-involved/

Partner with SPSE: http://streetevangelization.com/donate/

Intro/Outro Music: Gabby Banzon-Give me Life