Share Jesus!

“No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church, can avoid this supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all peoples”. – John Paul the Great

Our former Pope, John Paul the Great, challenges us to step outside of ourselves and to reach out to everyone we meet with the love of Christ. He doesn't say that this duty is one of priests or religious alone, but of all believers in Christ! This has really challenged me in my faith to be more open to those opportunities in normal daily life to tell someone about Jesus.

Sometimes even though we may desire to tell others about Christ, we may not know where to begin or how to go about it. Ultimately that's what the Holy Spirit is for, but there are also practical aspects of evangelization that are worth knowing.

This summer ChristLife and the UMBC Newman club are co-sponsoring a Sharing Christ course for young adults. This course is designed to train Catholics to evangelize, which is so needed in our Church today.

Sharing Christ is composed of seven sessions that include teaching and testimonies, complimented with small group discussion and prayer, weekly prayer, and action assignments. Dave Nodar and Dianne Martin (who worked for ChristLife from 2001-2007) present the talks:
• Called to Share Christ
• Friendship: A Way to Share Christ
• Sharing the Journey
• The Power to Share Christ
• Presenting the Good News
• By Personal Invitation
• Missionaries - Anytime, Anywhere!

The course will begin at UMBC's interfaith center on Thursday evening, June 12th, from 7:30-9:30, and run for seven weeks. I am very excited to go through this course and to be more open to the call of the Church to evangelize! Please pray for this course and everyone who will attend!