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    <title>Proclaim - Episodes Tagged with “Cultural Context”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
    <description>How does being on mission translate into the real world? Join the Proclaim team as we sit down with inspiring disciples to talk all things around sharing Jesus with others.
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    <itunes:subtitle>The Proclaim podcast features all things around sharing Jesus with others.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>How does being on mission translate into the real world? Join the Proclaim team as we sit down with inspiring disciples to talk all things around sharing Jesus with others.
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  <title>015: Where Evangelization Begins and Ends with Bishop Scott McCaig</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In part two of their conversation with Bishop Scott McCaig, CC, Brett and Heather discuss this current place we are in, post-Christendom, and what we need to do to carry out our mission effectively. 

They also speak about how we can equip ourselves for the task at hand by going to the heart of God daily. 
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  <itunes:duration>1:08:06</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Some moments of particular interest:
2:55 Finding meaning and purpose in mission
5:18 Living a relationship with Jesus as a day-to-day encounter and a love story
10:00 Conversion involves the whole person
13:08 Staring down a new missionary age 
18:16 Remembering where the New Evangelization began: in the heart of God
24:01 If we want to be effective, we have got to get in front of the Lord and just be with him
29:01 From belonging, to belief, to behaving
31:26 We need a kerygmatic revolution in the Church
48:27 We need to retool and reprioritize based on this place we are in at this moment in history
53:30 As a Church, we may need to again earn the right to be heard
Takeaway quote: “Too often in the Catholic Church we're trying to build the building from the 5th floor down. We gotta start from the foundation and build up.”
Want to watch the interview? View it here (https://youtu.be/pFBHH7CXya0).
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  <itunes:keywords>Catholic Vancouver, Vancouver, Archdiocese of Vancouver, Evangelization, Faith, Christianity, Alpha, CCO, Discovery, Jesus, Gospel, What's Evangelization, Missionary Identity</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Some moments of particular interest:</p>

<p>2:55 Finding meaning and purpose in mission</p>

<p>5:18 Living a relationship with Jesus as a day-to-day encounter and a love story</p>

<p>10:00 Conversion involves the whole person</p>

<p>13:08 Staring down a new missionary age </p>

<p>18:16 Remembering where the New Evangelization began: in the heart of God</p>

<p>24:01 If we want to be effective, we have got to get in front of the Lord and just be with him</p>

<p>29:01 From belonging, to belief, to behaving</p>

<p>31:26 We need a kerygmatic revolution in the Church</p>

<p>48:27 We need to retool and reprioritize based on this place we are in at this moment in history</p>

<p>53:30 As a Church, we may need to again earn the right to be heard</p>

<p>Takeaway quote: “Too often in the Catholic Church we&#39;re trying to build the building from the 5th floor down. We gotta start from the foundation and build up.”</p>

<p>Want to watch the interview? View it <a href="https://youtu.be/pFBHH7CXya0" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Some moments of particular interest:</p>

<p>2:55 Finding meaning and purpose in mission</p>

<p>5:18 Living a relationship with Jesus as a day-to-day encounter and a love story</p>

<p>10:00 Conversion involves the whole person</p>

<p>13:08 Staring down a new missionary age </p>

<p>18:16 Remembering where the New Evangelization began: in the heart of God</p>

<p>24:01 If we want to be effective, we have got to get in front of the Lord and just be with him</p>

<p>29:01 From belonging, to belief, to behaving</p>

<p>31:26 We need a kerygmatic revolution in the Church</p>

<p>48:27 We need to retool and reprioritize based on this place we are in at this moment in history</p>

<p>53:30 As a Church, we may need to again earn the right to be heard</p>

<p>Takeaway quote: “Too often in the Catholic Church we&#39;re trying to build the building from the 5th floor down. We gotta start from the foundation and build up.”</p>

<p>Want to watch the interview? View it <a href="https://youtu.be/pFBHH7CXya0" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>]]>
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  <title>005: The Impact List: Deciding Who to Invite with Amber Zolc</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Brett and Jason talk with Amber Zolc about creating an “Impact List,” a list of names of people you want to invite to your evangelization initiative. The discuss how God is already working in the life of every person, and we are coming alongside that work in inviting and opening our homes to them.
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  <itunes:duration>20:47</itunes:duration>
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  <description>In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Brett and Jason talk with Amber Zolc about creating an “Impact List,” a list of names of people you want to invite to your evangelization initiative. The discuss how God is already working in the life of every person, and we are coming alongside that work in inviting and opening our homes to them.
Some moments of particular interest:
1:14 What exactly is an Impact List, and who goes on it? 
3:45 What if people say no to my invitation? 
4:45 Fighting through internal hesitation to deliver an invitation
7:36 Whether we realize it or not, our hearts were made for relationship with God
8:26 Why we should never categorize our friends as people God can’t reach
10:37 Overcoming resistance, inviting, and seeing God move 
12:48 The radical power of an invitation
16:22 When do I create my Impact List? Do I invite people and then choose Alpha or Discovery? 
19:48 If we haven’t built trust with someone, maybe it’s best to start with connecting over dinner  
Want to watch the interview? View it here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK0peyapuAI&amp;amp;t=207s). 
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  <itunes:keywords>Catholic Vancouver, Vancouver, Archdiocese of Vancouver, Evangelization, Faith, Christianity, Alpha, CCO, Discovery, Jesus, Gospel</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Brett and Jason talk with Amber Zolc about creating an “Impact List,” a list of names of people you want to invite to your evangelization initiative. The discuss how God is already working in the life of every person, and we are coming alongside that work in inviting and opening our homes to them.</p>

<p>Some moments of particular interest:</p>

<p>1:14 What exactly is an Impact List, and who goes on it? </p>

<p>3:45 What if people say no to my invitation? </p>

<p>4:45 Fighting through internal hesitation to deliver an invitation</p>

<p>7:36 Whether we realize it or not, our hearts were made for relationship with God</p>

<p>8:26 Why we should never categorize our friends as people God can’t reach</p>

<p>10:37 Overcoming resistance, inviting, and seeing God move </p>

<p>12:48 The radical power of an invitation</p>

<p>16:22 When do I create my Impact List? Do I invite people and then choose Alpha or Discovery? </p>

<p>19:48 If we haven’t built trust with someone, maybe it’s best to start with connecting over dinner  </p>

<p>Want to watch the interview? View it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK0peyapuAI&t=207s" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Brett and Jason talk with Amber Zolc about creating an “Impact List,” a list of names of people you want to invite to your evangelization initiative. The discuss how God is already working in the life of every person, and we are coming alongside that work in inviting and opening our homes to them.</p>

<p>Some moments of particular interest:</p>

<p>1:14 What exactly is an Impact List, and who goes on it? </p>

<p>3:45 What if people say no to my invitation? </p>

<p>4:45 Fighting through internal hesitation to deliver an invitation</p>

<p>7:36 Whether we realize it or not, our hearts were made for relationship with God</p>

<p>8:26 Why we should never categorize our friends as people God can’t reach</p>

<p>10:37 Overcoming resistance, inviting, and seeing God move </p>

<p>12:48 The radical power of an invitation</p>

<p>16:22 When do I create my Impact List? Do I invite people and then choose Alpha or Discovery? </p>

<p>19:48 If we haven’t built trust with someone, maybe it’s best to start with connecting over dinner  </p>

<p>Want to watch the interview? View it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK0peyapuAI&t=207s" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>]]>
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  <title>004: Missionary Advantages and Challenges Today with Fr. James Mallon</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Proclaim</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In Part 3 of our series with Fr. James Mallon, Brett and Jason speak with him about the importance of focusing on one tool for evangelization and investing deeply in it, and the need to rely on the Holy Spirit. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>20:39</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>In Part 3 of our series with Fr. James Mallon, Brett and Jason speak with him about the importance of focusing on one tool for evangelization and investing deeply in it, and the need to rely on the Holy Spirit. 
Some moments of particular interest in their conversation:
0:00 The unique missionary advantage and unique challenges we have in the Catholic Church today
4:20 Person to person relationship is crucial in evangelization
6:08 Why we need to have a “shallow end” in our Church 
8:48 The power of the Alpha Weekend and why we shouldn’t cut it out
14:06 Hope is the ground of all that we do, and how we can grow in this virtue
16:55 We need to call on the Holy Spirit and expect the Holy Spirit to come
Takeaway quote: “It’s as simple as this: we need a new Pentecost in the Church. The wind of the Holy Spirit has to breathe.” 
Want to watch the interview? View it here (https://youtu.be/QuF-WN8au00). 
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>Reliance on the Holy Spirit, Alpha, Reliance on the Holy Spirit, Cultural context, Hospitality, Parish renewal, Urgency </itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In Part 3 of our series with Fr. James Mallon, Brett and Jason speak with him about the importance of focusing on one tool for evangelization and investing deeply in it, and the need to rely on the Holy Spirit. </p>

<p>Some moments of particular interest in their conversation:</p>

<p>0:00 The unique missionary advantage and unique challenges we have in the Catholic Church today</p>

<p>4:20 Person to person relationship is crucial in evangelization</p>

<p>6:08 Why we need to have a “shallow end” in our Church </p>

<p>8:48 The power of the Alpha Weekend and why we shouldn’t cut it out</p>

<p>14:06 Hope is the ground of all that we do, and how we can grow in this virtue</p>

<p>16:55 We need to call on the Holy Spirit and expect the Holy Spirit to come</p>

<p>Takeaway quote: “It’s as simple as this: we need a new Pentecost in the Church. The wind of the Holy Spirit has to breathe.” </p>

<p>Want to watch the interview? View it <a href="https://youtu.be/QuF-WN8au00" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>In Part 3 of our series with Fr. James Mallon, Brett and Jason speak with him about the importance of focusing on one tool for evangelization and investing deeply in it, and the need to rely on the Holy Spirit. </p>

<p>Some moments of particular interest in their conversation:</p>

<p>0:00 The unique missionary advantage and unique challenges we have in the Catholic Church today</p>

<p>4:20 Person to person relationship is crucial in evangelization</p>

<p>6:08 Why we need to have a “shallow end” in our Church </p>

<p>8:48 The power of the Alpha Weekend and why we shouldn’t cut it out</p>

<p>14:06 Hope is the ground of all that we do, and how we can grow in this virtue</p>

<p>16:55 We need to call on the Holy Spirit and expect the Holy Spirit to come</p>

<p>Takeaway quote: “It’s as simple as this: we need a new Pentecost in the Church. The wind of the Holy Spirit has to breathe.” </p>

<p>Want to watch the interview? View it <a href="https://youtu.be/QuF-WN8au00" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>]]>
  </itunes:summary>
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  <title>003: What is Success in Evangelization with Amber Zolc</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>Proclaim</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In the course of their engaging conversation they discuss the methodologies employed by CCO missionaries in evangelizing and discipling on campus and in parishes, and how we can engage in “spiritual multiplication” and really change the world!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>41:20</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Brett and Jason welcome CCO Missionary and coordinator for Discovery faith studies for the Archdiocese of Vancouver, Amber Zolc. 
In the course of their engaging conversation they discuss the methodologies employed by CCO missionaries in evangelizing and discipling on campus and in parishes, and how we can engage in “spiritual multiplication” and really change the world!
Some highlights from the conversation include:
0:33 Dealing with a difficult “failure” in discipleship  
5:11 The key role of trust, and how modern man often needs to belong before he believes
8:37 Having a missionary heart means making room for people in your life
11:04 Amber’s personal faith journey 
15:04 The life-changing power of an invitation
15:40 Spiritual multiplication: what it really is
18:55 Jesus’ model of discipleship: 1 to a few
20:28 Maybe the peripheries are closer than we think
26:26 What it means to be “successful” in evangelization
31:22 A story of spiritual multiplication from an Oklahoma City parish
36:00 What do we mean by “Proclaim, Equip, Commission”? 
*Takeaway quote: *
“Sometimes we need to ask ourselves: how long am I willing to walk with someone? Am I willing to stick with them in the long haul? To journey with them for a year, two years, three years… If it took Jesus three years, what makes me think I can do it any quicker?” -Amber Zolc
Want to watch the interview? View it here (https://youtu.be/AdR9TOmztDU).
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>Reliance on the Holy Spirit, Discovery, Heart for the Lost, Spiritual multiplication, Relational evangelization, Cultural context, Expectation, Intentional accompaniment, Urgency </itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Brett and Jason welcome CCO Missionary and coordinator for Discovery faith studies for the Archdiocese of Vancouver, Amber Zolc. </p>

<p>In the course of their engaging conversation they discuss the methodologies employed by CCO missionaries in evangelizing and discipling on campus and in parishes, and how we can engage in “spiritual multiplication” and really change the world!</p>

<p>Some highlights from the conversation include:</p>

<p>0:33 Dealing with a difficult “failure” in discipleship  </p>

<p>5:11 The key role of trust, and how modern man often needs to belong before he believes</p>

<p>8:37 Having a missionary heart means making room for people in your life</p>

<p>11:04 Amber’s personal faith journey </p>

<p>15:04 The life-changing power of an invitation</p>

<p>15:40 Spiritual multiplication: what it really is</p>

<p>18:55 Jesus’ model of discipleship: 1 to a few</p>

<p>20:28 Maybe the peripheries are closer than we think</p>

<p>26:26 What it means to be “successful” in evangelization</p>

<p>31:22 A story of spiritual multiplication from an Oklahoma City parish</p>

<p>36:00 What do we mean by “Proclaim, Equip, Commission”? </p>

<p>*<em>Takeaway quote: *</em><br>
“Sometimes we need to ask ourselves: how long am I willing to walk with someone? Am I willing to stick with them in the long haul? To journey with them for a year, two years, three years… If it took Jesus three years, what makes me think I can do it any quicker?” -Amber Zolc</p>

<p><strong>Want to watch the interview? View it <a href="https://youtu.be/AdR9TOmztDU" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</strong></p>]]>
  </content:encoded>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Brett and Jason welcome CCO Missionary and coordinator for Discovery faith studies for the Archdiocese of Vancouver, Amber Zolc. </p>

<p>In the course of their engaging conversation they discuss the methodologies employed by CCO missionaries in evangelizing and discipling on campus and in parishes, and how we can engage in “spiritual multiplication” and really change the world!</p>

<p>Some highlights from the conversation include:</p>

<p>0:33 Dealing with a difficult “failure” in discipleship  </p>

<p>5:11 The key role of trust, and how modern man often needs to belong before he believes</p>

<p>8:37 Having a missionary heart means making room for people in your life</p>

<p>11:04 Amber’s personal faith journey </p>

<p>15:04 The life-changing power of an invitation</p>

<p>15:40 Spiritual multiplication: what it really is</p>

<p>18:55 Jesus’ model of discipleship: 1 to a few</p>

<p>20:28 Maybe the peripheries are closer than we think</p>

<p>26:26 What it means to be “successful” in evangelization</p>

<p>31:22 A story of spiritual multiplication from an Oklahoma City parish</p>

<p>36:00 What do we mean by “Proclaim, Equip, Commission”? </p>

<p>*<em>Takeaway quote: *</em><br>
“Sometimes we need to ask ourselves: how long am I willing to walk with someone? Am I willing to stick with them in the long haul? To journey with them for a year, two years, three years… If it took Jesus three years, what makes me think I can do it any quicker?” -Amber Zolc</p>

<p><strong>Want to watch the interview? View it <a href="https://youtu.be/AdR9TOmztDU" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</strong></p>]]>
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