Cast Your Evangelical Net Wide with FORMED

Cast Your Evangelical Net Wide with FORMED

Get to know Barbara Austin, director of evangelization at St. Mark Church in Fallston, Maryland. Hear how St. Mark makes fruitful use of FORMED for family faith formation, sacramental preparation, adult Bible study, and men’s and women’s groups.

Barbara joins the Augustine Institute’s Brian Truckenbrod and Eric Robinson on this special Parish Leader Webinar.  Hear tactics and tips from Barbara about using FORMED to cast the widest of evangelization nets in a diverse, dynamic parish.  “Every fish isn’t in the same pond,” says Barbara. “We’re using FORMED to offer every person in this parish a pathway to grow in their faith, to draw closer to Christ.”

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Point Your Parish to Service of the Poor

Point Your Parish to Service of the Poor

Get to know Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR.  How do we view those less fortunate than us? How do we love them, serve them, and help them encounter Christ?  Fr. Mark-Mary will introduce you to this challenging topic with stories, ideas, strategies, and challenges for parish leaders who wish to make loving and serving the poor a touchstone of their parish’s public ministry.

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Dr. Tim Gray Answers Your Questions About Word of Life

Dr. Tim Gray Answers Your Questions About Word of Life

Hear why Dr. Tim Gray, president of the Augustine Institute, believes that the new Word of Life K–8 curriculum is no less significant a tool for evangelization in today’s world than the Roman roads were in the first century A.D.  When Dr. Gray appeared on our Word of Life webinar in March, his appearance generated so much interest and discussion—and so many important questions—that we’ve asked him to join us again!  Hear Dr. Gray’s answers about Word of Life in this discussion with Augustine Institute’s Brian Truckenbrod.

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Word of Life Curriculum: Leading Children, Teachers, and Families to Deeper Conversion to Christ

Word of Life Curriculum: Leading Children, Teachers, and Families to Deeper Conversion to Christ

Hear about the Word of Life curriculum from Mark Brumley, president and CEO of Ignatius Press. A former Catholic school teacher and a master catechist, Mark works with the Ignatius Press and the Augustine Institute teams to help ensure the Word of Life curriculum will lead children, teachers, and families to deeper conversion to Christ, to discover their authentic Catholic identity, and to reinvigorate fruitful participation in the Church’s life and mission.

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Dr. Tim Gray Discusses the New Word of Life Parish and School Curriculum

Dr. Tim Gray Discusses the New Word of Life Parish and School Curriculum

Hear about the new Word of Life curriculum from Dr. Tim Gray, president of the Augustine Institute.  With Word of Life, Dr. Gray leads the Augustine Institute–in partnership with Ignatius Press–in developing a curriculum that will lead children, teachers, and families to discover their authentic Catholic identity and reinvigorate fruitful participation in the Church’s life and mission.

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Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J.: The Current, Critical Need for Faithful, Fruitful Catechesis

Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J.: The Current, Critical Need for Faithful, Fruitful Catechesis

Hear about the Word of Life curriculum from the man whose vision inspires it.  Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J., is editor in chief of Ignatius Press which is partnering with the Augustine Institute in the creation of this new PreK–8 curriculum.   

A leader in the Catholic teaching and publishing world for decades, Fr. Fessio will discuss why Word of Life will set a new standard for catechetical fruitfulness for parishes and schools.  Hear why Fr. Fessio believes Word of Life is so critically needed right now by those concerned about the Church’s need for faithful catechesis.

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