How do we evangelize? The second part of answering this question is to love others with the same personal love and attention that God gives us. In this talk, Jason Simon considers God’s radical love for each person, and how we can let that love flow through us to reach others—one name and face at a time. As we follow Jesus and strengthen our connection to him, our love for individuals in our lives expands. Jesus shares his heart for specific people with each of us. In this call to love one another as he has loved us (cf. John 13:34), we are truly ambassadors for Christ (cf. 2 Cor 5:20); what a sacred privilege and an awesome call!
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Think Small
Jesus spent a large amount of time with a small amount of people. It’s tempting to think that all we need in our parishes are better programs to evangelize the masses, but the truth of it is: only people can love people. Relationships hold an absolute priority over programs when it comes to effec...
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Run With Jesus After the One
Why would we give up our precious time and energy to seek and foster more relationships? In this talk, Jason Simon paints a picture of Jesus’ heart of compassion that has a mission to love those who are lost and broken. Sharing his own story and the parable of the lost sheep, Jason asks: are we t...
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Drive and Sustain the Mission
How do we evangelize? When a core group in a parish or campus ministry is growing in relationship with Jesus and overflowing with his compassionate love for others, then ministry leaders can strategically plan how to draw more and more people into a life-changing encounter with Jesus and form mor...
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