Proclaim

066: Rescue Live: So what, now what?

May 18th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  36 mins 24 secs

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Eric sits down with Fr Riccardo, Mary Guilefoyle, and Jim Musgrave - all from ACTSXXIX - to discuss how the Holy Spirit moved at the recent Rescue Live event on May 4, 2024.

Where you in the room on May 4? Did you invite someone or were you invited?

065: Rescue Live - How to fill a conference room through personal invitations

May 3rd, 2024  |  Season 2  |  22 mins 51 secs

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In this episode, Eric shares a few updates what's happening in Proclaim - the Archbishop's initiative (keynote in a previous episode), Divine Renovation Event, and Rescue Live (May 4 2024)

Eric shares how the Rescue team took an unconventional approach to filling seats at the Rescue Live event. Missionary disciples all over the Archdiocese, and through parish teams extended personal invitations to people they were committed to accompanying before, during, and after the Rescue Live event.

064: Learning the Skill of Asking Questions

April 19th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  24 mins 53 secs

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What does asking questions have to do with evangelization? Eric talks about the importance of asking questions (and listening) as a way to build trust, strengthen relationships, and gain insight into the lives of those around us.

063: 5 Keys to Effective Invitations

April 5th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  25 mins 8 secs

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Fr Simon Lobo CC is a priest with the Companions of the Cross and is the pastor of St Benedict in Halifax. After apprenticing under Fr James Mallon, Divine Renovation Founder, he took took over as pastor of St Benedict.

He offers 5 keys to effective invitations. If you're inviting for Alpha, Faith Studies, or any other evangelizing initiative - these keys can be helpful to you.

062: Why digital missionaries are needed today

March 22nd, 2024  |  Season 2  |  28 mins 33 secs

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What is a digital missionary and why does digital evangelization matter? Eric sits down with Emi Namoro, digital native and social media creator for the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Emi has also worked with Divine Renovation and continues to support Proclaim's digital presence. They discuss how 'screen time' has increased, how questions are being asked online, and how we each have an opportunity to witness and proclaim through digital platforms - all while maintaining authenticity and focus relationships.

061: Why should I come to Rescue Live on May 4?

March 8th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  30 mins 43 secs

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In this episode Emi Namoro interviews Eric Chow, Director for Proclaim. They discuss the upcoming Rescue Live event happening on May 4th 2024. What is Rescue? Why should someone attend and why invite someone to join them?

060: Archbishop Miller - a missional invitation to pastors (and Proclaim)

February 23rd, 2024  |  Season 2  |  35 mins 28 secs

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On February 3, 2024 Archbishop Miller gathered pastors from our Archdiocese to offer a ""lay of the land"" and to provide some thoughts on the opportunity for mission in Vancouver. We are so grateful that his words were captured, as they are relevant to Proclaim. In his presentation he offers 12 principles that can guide us in our mission to Proclaim Jesus.

059: Fr John Riccardo - You were born for this

February 9th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  37 mins 28 secs

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In this episode we revisit Fr John Riccardo's keynote from Upper Room 2020, entitled You Were Born for This.

At the time of the publication, the Archdiocese of Vancouver is launching an initiative of invitation, bringing our communities to a revival event called Rescue Live. Fr John and his team at ACTSXXIX will help us lead this revival set for May 4 2024. Details can be found at weareproclaim.com

058: What is Identity and Why does it matter?

January 26th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  49 mins 54 secs

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Jake Khym from Life Restoration joins the podcast to share thoughts on identity - what it is, why its important, and how we find our identity in Jesus.

Identity is important for Proclaim because our God-given identity, centered on Jesus, allows us to authentically form relationships and accompany those in our ""proximate periphery"".

057: Understanding conversion and the power of the Gospel

January 12th, 2024  |  Season 2  |  38 mins 32 secs

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Andre Regnier, co-founder of Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO), discusses the power of the Gospel and the importance of making a personal decision in the process of conversion.