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Episode 93: Voice + Vision: Evaluating the Dialogue

In this episode, Chris shares his experience at the 1st annual Voice and Vision Dialogue: A National Summit for Ministries with Youth and Young Adults. This event was inspired by Pope Francis’ post synod document called “Christ is Alive” (Christus Vivit).

Chris shares what went well, what went flat, and shares his excitement and energy for the future of this event and others like it.

Resources:

In this episode, we refer to quite a few previous episodes as well as a Pre-Conference document that was developed for the dialogue. All those links can be found below:

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Episode 64: Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics

In this episode, Chris and John interview Dr. Bob McCarty, project manager for the research “Going, Going, Gone.” Dr. McCarty shares with us the major findings of this study and what we as a parish might do in response to are young people living the Church.

For more details and to purchase “Going, Going, Gone,” visit  www.Catholicresearch.smp.org.

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Episode 55: How Do We Hear the Voice of the Unaffiliated?

In this episode, Chris and John ask the question how we as Church leaders connect with those are not coming to Church and have chosen to disaffiliate. We have a desire and a call to reach those not hearing the message of Christ, but responding to that call is easier said than done.

In this episode, we explore how we might be able to do this better.

Chris wrote an excellent article on “Why Your Church Office is Bad for Your Ministry Healthy.”

John recently wrote on this topic, “How Do We Connect With The Unconnected”

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Episode 15: Engaging Young Adults in the Life of Faith

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Young adults are mysterious. They sometimes come to church and sometimes they don’t. They have reasons. They don’t have reasons. As church, we need an intentional strategy for engaging them in the life of faith.
In this episode, we define what we mean by “young adults” and share some ideas for connecting with them in ministry, church, and faith.

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