Workshop Descriptions
Accompaniment: Happenstance or intentional?
Speaker: Michael Hall
How do we actively live out our missionary identity in the world? Jesus himself selected twelve apostles to form during his years of active ministry. Modeling Christ, we call this strategy Intentional Accompaniment. We are all called to journey with others as they grow in their own faith, but how can we accompany them in a way that will be beneficial and appropriate to where they are at?
Beginning a Life with Christ: First Steps in Growing a Relationship with Jesus
Speaker: Fr. Mike Schmitz
You have just said yes to a Christ-centred relationship with Jesus and you want to know what are those first steps to begin this relationship with Him. This workshop will cover simple yet impactful steps to fall deeper in love with Jesus as He walks with you on your new and great adventure.
Beyond the Basics: A Guide to Ignatian Prayer
Speaker: Fr. John O’Brien
Feeling like you want to go deeper in prayer, but just don’t know what changes to make? This workshop will explore key principles to strengthen your personal prayer, and experience intimacy with Jesus daily.
Climbing Together: The Relationships Needed in Growing our Relationship with Jesus
Speaker: Carissa Benavides
We are not meant to reach the summit of holiness on our own. There are people who go before us, who walk alongside us, and those who we bring with us in our journey to heaven. Discover the 3 types of relationships that are important for our journey in faith.
Developing an Evangelical Heart
Speaker: John Brundage
What is the new evangelization and what does having an “evangelical heart” mean? Discover why it is vital to develop an evangelical heart and how to overcome barriers that we experience as we develop this heart.
Encountering the Holy Spirit: A Movement of the Heart
Speaker: Remy Takem (English & French)
We talk about encountering Jesus for the first time, but what about the Holy Spirit? How do we encounter the Spirit in our lives, and develop a friendship with Him.
Evangelizing in the power of the Holy Spirit
Speaker: Peter Herbeck
The Holy Spirit is the primary agent of Evangelization. So how do we utilize the Holy Spirit in our evangelization efforts?
Going to the Heights of Mission: Living our Missionary Identity as Women
Speaker: Meg Hunter-Kilmer (Hobo for Christ)
Following in the footsteps of great saints before us, we are all called to share in the mission of evangelization but what is our calling as Women? How do we fit into the mission of evangelization? What are we, as Women, called to do?
Hearing God’s Call for Your Life
Speaker: Fr. Mark Goring
Discernment can feel overwhelming: where do I start? How do I know I’m following God’s will? Find simple answers to these questions, and leave feeling equipped to navigate your next big, or small discernment.
Leaving a Legacy: Why have a next generation mindset?
Speaker: Henry Morales (English & Spanish)
Why is it important to multiply into someone the attitude, skills, and knowledge of being a missionary disciple? What is the point? Why do we have to have a next generation mindset and worry about the people who are coming after us? Come and find out!
Living Your Missionary identity when Faced with Discouragement
Speaker: Cheryl-Lynn Farnand
How do we live out our missionary identity when we are the only one practicing our faith in our family? Or don’t have a larger community to live out your faith? This workshop will equip you to know how to witness to others and stay rooted in the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations even when you find yourself discouraged or alone.
The Mission Online: What COVID-19 taught us about online evangelization
Speaker: Benjamin Turland
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our world has moved online and so has our evangelistic efforts. Learn some best tips and tricks in how to be a catalyst in online evangelization.
Naturally Sharing Your Faith: How to have Spiritual Conversations
Speakers: Claire Brady (English & French); Br. Diego, CFR (Spanish)
Do you sometimes feel weird or awkward bringing up Jesus or faith in conversations? Do you want someone to know Jesus like you do but just don’t know how to bring it up. In this workshop, you will learn a few key tools to having spiritual conversations with someone that leads to conversion.
Navigating the Ups and Downs: Faith and Mental Health
Speaker: Rachel Wong
With so much change and pressure on our daily lives with school, work, family, friends, and our spiritual life, how can we maintain our mental health? How do we live a balanced life and navigate the spiritual ups and downs while struggling with mental health? This workshop will provide some key take aways that you can start using in your daily life.
Reaching the World: One Person at a Time
Speakers: Michelle Gallagher (English); Adriana Kartsens (Spanish)
We are called to be multiplying missionary disciples. What does it mean to multiply? Is it just inviting a friend to take a faith study or come to an event? Or is it something deeper than that? Come and learn how we can reach the world one person at a time.
Staying Still: Discovering Your Mission Field
Speaker: Jackie Lavery
Do you think you have to be a full-time Missionary to do mission? Wrong! You can be missionary wherever you are called to be; as a student, a professional, a trades person, a parent, a single person. We are all called to be missionary, right where you are in your own context!
Speaker: Ken Yasinski
Learn 3 essential decisions to growing in intimacy with Jesus. If you want to experience the fullness of God’s plan for life, these decisions are a must.
Where Do You Go From Here: Keeping the Missionary Zeal Alive
Speaker: Sara Francis
During your time in university, you’ve grown in building your relationship with Jesus and are engaged in the mission of evangelization in the university context. But now you are graduating in a couple of months or maybe you’ve recently graduated and are wondering “Where do I go from here?. What’s my new mission field?” This workshop will give you some practical tips on where to start.
You, Me and the Gospel: Our Universal Call to Mission
Speaker: Cam Beare
Jesus calls us to “go and make disciples of all nations”. But what does he mean? Who is he talking to? And what does it mean for me?
Your Parish: Your Missionary Playground
Speaker: Michelle Diment
For most of us, God isn’t calling us to move to a different country to preach the Gospel. The norm is actually a mission much closer to home: your parish. What does that mission look like?
The 4-Point Gospel: Can Sharing Your Faith (Actually) be that Simple
Speaker: Evalina Williamson
Have you ever wanted to share your faith with others but didn’t know where to start? It is as simple as 4 key points! CCO has developed a tool called the Ultimate Relationship (UR) booklet to help guide you in sharing the gospel in a clear and simple way. Come learn how to share the UR and other tips in sharing the 4-point Gospel!