Manhood Discussions - Evangelizing Catholic Men
On November 6, 2023 for the monthly Manhood Discussions conference call we talked about ’ Evangelizing Catholic Men’. The recording is about 70 minutes and full of nuggets that would enlighten you on what is Catholic manhood evangelization.
CMSC man Brian Murray discusses his experiences in developing his men’s group, and evangelizing Catholic men.
Notes from the recording:
The nervous moments of silence during this discussion is intentional so that we allow the Holy Spirit to speak through us. This is a ‘tool’ that we use during the discussion at parish men’s groups and at the annual Bishop’s Men’s Forum.
01:55 - Brian Murray intro and what he’s doing with CMCE
04:00 - What is Evangelizing Men?
05:15 - Motivation for men’s group in Edgewater neighborhood.
08:00 - What’s happening in the Church, and why men need to step up.
08:45 - Two questions: Who and How?
11:00 - Strategy.
15:00 - Sharing the faith.
16:40 - Looking at a person’s soul - Coming to Jesus.
18:30 - Getting the men’s group started.
19:45 - Saint Francis 'preaching’ evangelization.
22:10 - Evangelizing non-Catholic or fallen away men.
23:30 - Harvesting the field.
26:30 - Parish based groups.
32:00 - Opening the door to direction of the group.
24:45 - Catholic manhood conversion.
35:30 - Men need structure.
37:00 - Building the Church.
38:50 - We all need conversion.
42:00 - Timeline for developing a core group.
44:15 - Group meeting agenda.
49:55 - Why should men should show up to a men’s group.
51:00 - Bullet points for evangelizing Catholic men.
53:30 - Sharing the most important thing to come to Jesus.
56:30 - What happens when finding a great group.
102:00 - Last thoughts.