{"id":1998,"date":"2025-10-15T13:56:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk\/adultformation\/?page_id=1998"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:51:01","slug":"useful-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk\/adultformation\/useful-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Evangelisation & Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Evangelisation & Mission<\/h1>\n
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Perhaps, today more than ever, we need missionary disciples who convey the gift of the Risen Lord to the world; who voice to the ends of the earth the hope that Jesus gives us; and who go wherever there is a heart that waits, seeks, and is in need. Yes, to the ends of the earth, to the farthest reaches, where there is no hope.<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV<\/p>\n

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In every age, the Church is renewed by hearts that dare to live the Gospel boldly. Today, Christ calls each one of us<\/em>\u2014not only priests or missionaries abroad, but every baptised believer\u2014to share His love with the world. Evangelisation is not a task for a select few; it is the joyful vocation of the entire People of God.<\/p>\n

Jesus reminds us, \u201cYou are the light of the world.\u201d<\/em> Our families, workplaces, communities, and parishes are waiting for that light. When we reach out with compassion, speak words of hope, and witness to our faith through daily acts of love, we allow Christ to be seen through us.<\/p>\n

The mission begins with a simple \u201cyes.\u201d
A yes to deepening our own relationship with God.
A yes to stepping beyond our comfort zones.
A yes to noticing those who feel lost, alone, or distant from the Church.
A yes to offering our gifts\u2014great or small\u2014for God\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need special training or extraordinary talents to be a missionary disciple. You need only a willing heart. The Holy Spirit does the rest.<\/p>\n

Let us be courageous. Let us be joyful. Let us bring Christ to others with humility, authenticity, and love. In doing so, we not only transform the world\u2014we allow God to transform us.<\/p>\n

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Resources<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Sycamore<\/a> – Sycamore is an informal course about the Christian faith and its relevance for life today. It gives you space to meet other people, share ideas, explore your beliefs, and think about questions that really matter.<\/p>\n

Catholic Truth Society<\/a> – The Catholic Truth Society aims to evangelise and to spread the Catholic faith through the written word. They also have a podcast Into the Truth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

St Anthony’s Communication<\/a> – St Anthony Communications has endeavoured to bring you the very best in Catholic presentations and offer you the finest selection of DVDs, CDs and Books covering almost every aspect of Catholic faith, life and culture.<\/p>\n

Catholic Alpha<\/a> – Alpha creates a space for all \u2013 the hopeful, the doubtful, the committed, and the questioning. Alpha helps people discover and develop a relationship with Jesus and enter into the life and mission of the Church.<\/p>\n

Divine Renovation<\/a> – Divine Renovation accompany priests and lay leaders who desire to see their parish come alive by providing them with the tools and coaching they need to lead their parish from\u00a0maintenance to mission<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Landings<\/a> – a series of relaxed, informal, lay-led meetings, based on faith-sharing within a small group, that offer a safe and supported \u201clanding place\u201d for Catholics who have been away from the Church and are thinking about coming back.<\/p>\n

Catholic Answers<\/a> – Search the world\u2019s largest database of answers about the beliefs and practices of the Catholic faith. Learn more about Catholicism through articles, books, videos and more.<\/p>\n

Word on Fire <\/a>– Global media apostolate that supports the work of Bishop Robert Barron and reaches millions of people to draw them into\u2014or back to\u2014the Catholic faith.<\/p>\n

Ascension Presents<\/a> – Catholic Faith Formation videos and programs, Bible study and sacrament preparation.<\/p>\n

Every Knee Shall Bow Podcast<\/a> – Lay Catholic evangelists Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle bring you a podcast series that teaches you how to confidently share your Catholic faith with your family members, friends, co-workers, and the strangers you meet on airplanes.<\/p>\n

Augustine Institute<\/a> – The Augustine Institute serves the formation of Catholics for the New Evangelization. Through our academic and parish programs, they equip Catholics intellectually, spiritually, and pastorally to renew the Church and transform the world for Christ.<\/p>\n

Wild Goose TV<\/a> – a nonprofit film company dedicated to creating films and series that foster genuine encounters with God by sharing stories that inspire and awaken hope.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":244,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1998","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk\/adultformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk\/adultformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk\/adultformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk\/adultformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/244"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk\/adultformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1998"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk\/adultformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2560,"href":"https:\/\/middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk\/adultformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1998\/revisions\/2560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk\/adultformation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}