Jesus said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
MARK 16:15
The work of new evangelisation is the call of the last 4 Popes and in particular John Paul II and his document Redemptoris Missio. The challenge is to reawaken the Church from within so it reaches out with an enthusiasm and zeal that can only but draw those who are without faith into a living relationship with God..
To achieve this objective there must first be an awareness of the need for evangelisation and the call to a personal renewal. This call invigorates the faith of the individual Catholic in order to reach out to those who do not know God. Reform the life of the Parish to enable God through the power of the Holy Spirit to Transform each person in in the parish for the work of Mission
A Parish alive in the work of evangelisation has four essential elements
The Process of parish Growth |
God's call to each of us to share His love
a request for God's help
Perpetual adoration is the practice of the continuous exposition of the Eucharist, Regularly or continuosly for the praying for those away from God. Intercession before God is key.
Learning together God's ways
Learing how to live the Gospel, Understand the Gospel in my Life and how to share it simply with others.
Listening together to discern
Praying for a vision that will grow and extend the Parish. Only something that yiu can achieve with God's help
Sharing God's Love
Providing opportunities where people can make decisions for Christ,
This is achieved through running Alpha Outreaches into the community and drawing people to faith in God
Contact "Growing Parishes" to talk about opportunities for your parish