Evangelization Training Camps
Since their inception in 2006, over 80 people have joined us for our week-long training camps in Madison, Wisconsin. During the five days of training, leaders build upon the formation and training they received during our shorter conferences, seminars, and retreats.
We focus first on helping individuals establish vibrant prayer and sacramental lives. Then we teach them vital ministry skills and give them time to practice with each other. Finally, the last two days are dedicated to forming a comprehensive vision for their local ministry that will bring new people into a committed Catholic faith, establish them in discipleship, and equip them for mission.
Testimonials
Leo Keliher, Harvard University senior
I wasn’t expecting to learn a lot, but I was blown away by the experience! Reviewing essentials about campus ministry, practicing leadership skills, and bonding through group sharing and prayer set me on fire with a new zeal for evangelizing the Harvard campus.
It’s all too easy to settle for a mediocre vision of ministry, one in which you only aim to maintain programming. This camp reminded me that ministry is about reaching souls for Christ and helping them grow in his love! I sorely needed this revitalization before my senior year.
Bryna Mulcrone, University of Wisconsin-Madison, senior
What a wonderful experience to be able to take some time off and just be with Our Lord, experiencing Him in Word and Sacrament, knowing His love and mercy, and following Him where He leads us and to what He is calling us to do for His Kingdom.
Luke Syse, University of Wisconsin-Madison, junior
Without a doubt the work we put in at the Evangelization Training Camp has equipped us with a great confidence in our work of spreading the Gospel. The hands-on process of learning ways to facilitate small groups or one-on-one discussions was great. I know for certain that when the opportunity for evangelization comes, I’ll feel not only excited but confident that I’m trained to do it.
Valerie Vela, campus minister of Colorado College and UCCS
Our experience at the training camp was remarkable. It was well-planned, organized and balanced with skilled presentation, practice and prayer.
Most important was the transformation that my student leaders underwent…. In returning from Wisconsin, our campus community has undergone an explosion both in numbers and in energy that must be attributed in preponderance to our experience at EC. Since we have been back we have established a very loyal lectio divina group as well as a Catechism Study.
Our community has established a much more welcoming and hospitable environment as we learn to reach out to students on various places on their faith journey. The EC summer training camp was a transforming experience.
Jim Schuster, St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Director of Youth Ministry
I attended the Evangelical Catholic Training Camp two years ago and it has been the single most important aid for me in obtaining a comprehensive VISION for ministry. With a significant ministry background from my time at St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois, followed by five years of theological and spiritual formation in seminary, the summer training camp gave me the tools I needed to integrate my experience and education….
Now I have a clear sense of purpose in all of my ministry programming decisions, understanding how they will serve the ultimate purpose of making disciples for Jesus Christ.
I am personally convinced that Evangelical Catholic holds an important place in the New Evangelization in this country and I highly recommend it to anyone charged with leading ministry in any setting.
Past Evangelization Training Camps
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Evangelization Training Camp, Missouri (changed from Texas)
August 15th, 2010 — August 19th, 2010
Maryville, Missouri
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Evangelization Training Camp, Wisconsin
August 2nd, 2010 — August 6th, 2010
Bailey's Harbor, WI
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Evangelization Training Camp, Massachusetts
May 16th, 2010 — May 21st, 2010
Medway, MA