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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Strengthening Sacramental Teaching with FORMED Resources

Strengthening Sacramental Teaching with FORMED Resources

Learn about using FORMED resources to build a comprehensive parish sacramental preparation program for adults and children. Jeff Reither is director of Parish and Family Life, Church of St. Anne, Hamel, MN, and has used multiple FORMED programs for baptism, reconciliation, and marriage preparation. Jeff will joins Deacon Tom for a lively conversation.

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Firing Up Parishioners’ Faith with The Search: Fr. Jeff Gubbiotti

Firing Up Parishioners’ Faith with The Search: Fr. Jeff Gubbiotti

A campfire sprang into the pastor’s mind as a place of comfort and conversation.  That thought led to the image of tongues of fire, hearkening to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. From there, the idea evolved quickly into a plan for a faith-filled, yet fun and relaxing evening for parishioners.  Hear from Fr. Jeff Gubbiotti about how he used The Search and other resources on FORMED to craft outreach programs to both the men and the women of his parish and community. Brian Truckenbrod and Susan Murray of the Augustine Institute will welcome Fr. Jeff to the webinar.

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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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