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SUMMARY:Light the Match
DESCRIPTION:Light the Match is a two-day conference designed to kick-start your ministry and energize your evangelization team for the year ahead. Each day features a dynamic keynote, a variety of breakout sessions, and, of course, great food and meaningful fellowship. This year’s theme is the voice of God. \nKeynote Talks\nKeynote #1 Monday – Hearing God’s Voice, part 1 \nSpeaker: Dcn. Russ Feldkamp \n\nWhy it’s important to consistently hear the voice of God \nPractical ways to cultivate listening to God \nHow to distinguish God’s voice from others \n\nKeynote #2 Tuesday – Hearing God’s Voice, part 2\nSpeaker: Brad Bursa \n\nHow hearing God’s voice at work is different from our personal lives \nHow to discern God’s voice within a team \nPractical ways to start integrating practices into work \n\nBreakout Sessions\n\n\n					 Monday\n						\nBreakout Session 1\nBreakout #1a – Discernment & the Eucharist\n\nSpeaker: Nicholas Hardesty, CNE\nDiscernment is always in partnership with Jesus\nHow to engage the Eucharist as part of a discernment process\nModel a mini-discernment process\n\nBreakout #1b – Theological Imagination \n\nSpeaker: Dr. Martin Madar, Xavier University \nThe differences between catechesis & theology \nHow to have an imagination for theology \nPractical ways to start “doing” theology \n\nBreakout #1c – The Cult of Busyness \n\nSpeaker: TBD \nThe role of busyness in the modern American experience \nWe were created for leisure \nPractical ways to work against busyness and take advantage of leisure\n\nBreakout Session 2\nBreakout #2a – The Theology of Belonging \n\nSpeaker: Ana Ramirez, CNE \nThe role of belonging in evangelization \nThe theological underpinnings of belonging \nHow to start cultivating a culture of belonging \n\nBreakout #2b – Well-Ordered Life \n\nSpeaker: Paco Patag, CNE \nA model of a well-ordered life \nThe role of the interior life \nPractical ways to move from disorder to order \n\n Breakout #2c – Mental Illness & the Church \n\nSpeaker: TBD \nHow the Church understands mental illness theologically \nHow mental illness impacts the experience of the divine \nPractical ways to minister to those will mental illness (with testimony) \n\n \n\n\n\n					 Tuesday\n						\nBreakout Session 3\nBreakout #3a – How to Form & Manage Your Team \n\nSpeaker: Shane Legg, CPV \nHiring the right people \nSetting your meeting schedule \nHelping balance vocation & work \n\n Breakout #3b – Catholic Anthropology \n\nSpeaker: Courtney Brown, Ruah Woods \nThe “Ruah Way” \nHow good Catholic anthropology informs good ministry \nPractical ways to integrate Catholic anthropology into ministry \n\n Breakout #3c – Making Events Kerygmatic \n\nSpeaker: Brad Bursa, Stella Maris \nYou aren’t ready to overhaul ministries or institute a discipleship pathway \nWhy events should be kerygmatic \nPractice ways to start making one event kerygmatic \n\nBreakout Session 4\nBreakout #4a – Year-Round Initiation Ministry \n\nSpeaker: Tyler Castrucci, St. Gertrude \nWhy initiation ministry should be year round \nFirst steps for implementation and roadblocks \nConsider children’s initiation ministry \n\nBreakout #4b – How to Teach Ignatian Discernment \n\nSpeaker: Samuel Vasquez, CNE \nBrief overview of Ignatian Discernment and when to use it \nHow to teach it to others \nBest resources for implementation in a parish \n\nBreakout #4c – Parents are not the Enemy \n\nSpeaker: Renee Piekutowski, St. Francis of Assisi\nThe importance of being relational with parents \nHow to get started; practical first steps \nTestimony about the impact & fruits \n\n\nBreakout Session 1\nBreakout #1a – Discernment & the Eucharist\n\nSpeaker: Nicholas Hardesty, CNE\nDiscernment is always in partnership with Jesus\nHow to engage the Eucharist as part of a discernment process\nModel a mini-discernment process\n\nBreakout #1b – Theological Imagination \n\nSpeaker: Dr. Martin Madar, Xavier University \nThe differences between catechesis & theology \nHow to have an imagination for theology \nPractical ways to start “doing” theology \n\nBreakout #1c – The Cult of Busyness \n\nSpeaker: TBD \nThe role of busyness in the modern American experience \nWe were created for leisure \nPractical ways to work against busyness and take advantage of leisure\n\nBreakout Session 2\nBreakout #2a – The Theology of Belonging \n\nSpeaker: Ana Ramirez, CNE \nThe role of belonging in evangelization \nThe theological underpinnings of belonging \nHow to start cultivating a culture of belonging \n\nBreakout #2b – Well-Ordered Life \n\nSpeaker: Paco Patag, CNE \nA model of a well-ordered life \nThe role of the interior life \nPractical ways to move from disorder to order \n\n Breakout #2c – Mental Illness & the Church \n\nSpeaker: TBD \nHow the Church understands mental illness theologically \nHow mental illness impacts the experience of the divine \nPractical ways to minister to those will mental illness (with testimony) \n\n \nBreakout Session 3\nBreakout #3a – How to Form & Manage Your Team \n\nSpeaker: Shane Legg, CPV \nHiring the right people \nSetting your meeting schedule \nHelping balance vocation & work \n\n Breakout #3b – Catholic Anthropology \n\nSpeaker: Courtney Brown, Ruah Woods \nThe “Ruah Way” \nHow good Catholic anthropology informs good ministry \nPractical ways to integrate Catholic anthropology into ministry \n\n Breakout #3c – Making Events Kerygmatic \n\nSpeaker: Brad Bursa, Stella Maris \nYou aren’t ready to overhaul ministries or institute a discipleship pathway \nWhy events should be kerygmatic \nPractice ways to start making one event kerygmatic \n\nBreakout Session 4\nBreakout #4a – Year-Round Initiation Ministry \n\nSpeaker: Tyler Castrucci, St. Gertrude \nWhy initiation ministry should be year round \nFirst steps for implementation and roadblocks \nConsider children’s initiation ministry \n\nBreakout #4b – How to Teach Ignatian Discernment \n\nSpeaker: Samuel Vasquez, CNE \nBrief overview of Ignatian Discernment and when to use it \nHow to teach it to others \nBest resources for implementation in a parish \n\nBreakout #4c – Parents are not the Enemy \n\nSpeaker: Renee Piekutowski, St. Francis of Assisi\nThe importance of being relational with parents \nHow to get started; practical first steps \nTestimony about the impact & fruits \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n
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