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.”

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Some moments of particular interest in their conversation:

0:00 The problem of complicating a simple sharing of the Gospel

3:00 What Pope Francis says about “pastoral ministry in a missionary style,” and the difference between kerygma and catechesis

5:56 The problem in Church ministry of confusing “not caring” with “not knowing”

9:15 The need to create spaces of belonging for people who don’t believe yet

12:17 Why we must avoid “spiritual vampirism” and truly reflect the heart of the Father

14:43 Alpha is great for those of us who may not have the charism of evangelization

17:32 Alpha as a program vs. Alpha as a culture

21:29 Looking at Alpha as a leadership pipeline

23:05 Looking outward to “the peripheries”

28:35 The “gravitational pull” to be inward focused, and why we need to fight it

Takeaway quote: “The whole thing (Alpha) is geared up to welcome the outsider and just love that person like crazy.”

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Some moments of particular interest in their conversation:

1:22 Fr. James shares his own conversion story, and how the passion that came from it drives his ministry

4:26 The kind of motive that must “ground” our evangelizing mission

5:43 What really makes a missionary disciple

8:40 The universal call to holiness and mission, and what happens when we neglect the second part

11:30 How Jesus models perfectly for us how being relevant does not mean abandoning the essence of who we are

14:42 Why we must lead with evangelization with people who have not yet fallen in love with God

18:12 Is Alpha Catholic?

22:22 The distinction between feeding sheep and catching fish

24:15 Why it is actually an advantage that Alpha comes from outside the Catholic Church

Takeaway quote:

“If your investment in growth as a missionary doesn’t keep pace with your growth as a disciple, 3 things happen: you become weird, judgemental, and irrelevant.” - Fr. James Mallon

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