Commission on Evangelization

Evangelization Teams in the Making: A Catholic Parish Manual, by Dorothy Hulburt and Priscilla Lemire, RJM. Jeremiah Press, 2000. $9.95. (Order from NCCE at 1-888-786-NCCE.)

Don't let the word teams in the title be an obstacle. The process and content of the six sessions can be utilized by any parish group, including Parish Councils.

The authors, both veteran leaders in forming Cathoic evangelizers, present a solid, refreshing, participative process. Using excerpts from Evangelization in the Modern World, Go Make Desiciples of All Nations, The Catholic Catechism and the lives of the saints, each session contains information, personal reflection, small-group sharing and prayer. 

In my opinion, the experience segment of the second session can be an effective tool for evangelizers. A pencil and paper survery is designed to assist in reflecting on how one usually relates to people. From this survey, each person fills in a grid. This grid categorizes the information into six "styles of evangelizing": servant, invitational, relational, witness, intellectural and challenge. Each stule is fleshed out with a scritpural portrait; the strength and the awareness needed by those who prefer to evangelize in this this way.

And excellent tool to broaden the vision of how catholic evangelization is hapening! 

Reviewed by Lorraine Vancamp, Glenmary's evangelization consultant.

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