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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 the Voice of God in Your Personal Life\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 the Voice of God in Your Personal Life , 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\nMonday\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\nBreakout #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\nTuesday\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\nBreakout #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\nBreakout #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\nBreakout #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\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\nBreakout #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\nBreakout #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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