Leading When Not in Charge

Today Dave “Open Book, Closed Heart” VanVickle and I talk about extraordinary and ordinary means of fighting the devil, which leads (naturally) into a conversation on evangelization and how to lead when you’re not in charge.

Snippet from the Show

“One person can bring about dramatic change at a parish.”

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SHOWNOTES

How do you lead when you are not in a leadership position?

• Try to be close friends with the current staff on evangelization teams.

• Try to win the front of “what is the truth” and make sure everyone is on the same page on what they believe.

• Give talks on what the life of catechists and parish workers should look like.

• Encourage the use of Scripture and the new Catechism for formation.

• Give talks on how to have a personal relationship with Jesus in the context of the Catholic Church.

• Offer a talk on the history of the Catholic Church in America since Vatican II.

• Pray for the leaders and with them.

• Work with your priest to prioritize and organize an annual staff retreat.

• Have a “ministry leader summit.”

• If people are refusing or rejecting evangelization, work with your pastor to make sure the appropriate people are in the right positions.

• Go in trying to win souls for Christ, not fight them.

• Remember to always be praying for these people.

• When confrontation has to occur do not do it out of hate for people but in service to people who are missing out on the gospel.

• You need to have the courage to stand up for the truth and gospel when needed.

5 Practical Tips

1. Go to NewAdvent.org and search the name of a church father (St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. Athanasius … )

2. Pray for the CCD staff (or another staff group) and their openness to the gospel.

3. Listen to Mike’s talks on the kerygma at Soundcloud.com/AMDGomer.

4. Meet once a week with your pastor and discuss the kerygma.

5. Send this podcast to your CCD Staff.

Check out the resources from this episode at ascensionpress.com/everykneeshallbow