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EquipCast — 263 episodes
215: Overcoming Ministry Burnout | Restoring Order to Your Family and Mission
214: Hearing God’s Voice | How to Move from One-Sided Prayer to Intimacy with Jonna Schuster
213: Knocking on Doors | Practical Outreach for Parish Renewal
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Summer Break - See you in August!
Episode 212: Can you afford to say yes to God? How to fund the mission.
Episode 211: What Would You Do for Your Child? The Story of Tom Vander Woude
Coach’s Corner 29: A Book Review of Spousal Prayer by Deacon James Keating
Episode 210: Life as an Evangelization Coordinator: How Accompaniment Transforms a Community
Inside Jim’s Inbox – Q&A 1
Episode 209: OCIA - Rediscovering the Heart of Parish Life
Coach's Corner 28: Why do we keep trying silver bullets?
Episode 208: The Shift That Revives a Parish: A Great Catholic Parishes Webinar
Episode 207: Holy Simplicity: When Clutter Competes With Your Calling
Episode 206: Dying Well: A Catholic Neurosurgeon's Insights on Life and Death
Coach’s Corner 27: What Parents Really Want
Episode 205: Witness before Wisdom: What Couples Need When Preparing for Marriage
Episode 204: How to Break Your Clear Path (Part 2)
Episode 203: How to Break Your Clear Path (Part 1)
Coach's Corner 26: Rediscover the Heart of Evangelization
Episode 202: Confronting the Ghost of St. John Vianney: A Vision for Modern Parish Life
Episode 201: Where is God Leading You? An Ignatian Approach to Setting Goals
Coach's Corner 25: Pope Leo's Christmas List: Six Gifts That Could Change the Church
Episode 200: Courageous Conversations – How to Break the Silence and Bring Healing with Mari Pablo
Episode 199: Pilgrims of Hope: The Recipe for Lasting Parish Renewal with Julianne Stanz
Episode 198: The Key to More Vocations: Creating Safe Spaces for Faith to Flourish
Coach's Corner 24: When You’re Stuck at Step One
BONUS: 3 Reasons You Should Join us at SEEK!
Episode 197: Meet Your Neighbor in Their Mess: The Call to Parish Outreach
Episode 196: The Quiet Crisis in Our Pews: Why Saving Marriages will Save the Faith
Episode 195: Evangelizing the Forgotten: Dcn. Al’s Story of Visiting the Imprisoned
Coach's Corner 23: Why Your Parish's Small Groups Don't Last
Episode 194: When Missionaries Stall-out: My Clear Path Talk at SEEK 2025
Episode 193: When Ordinary People Say Yes: The story of Seeking Truth Bible Study
Episode 192: How to Lead Change Without Losing Your People
Episode 191: Real Christian Unity: How to Have Ecumenical Conversations with More Mercy Apostolate
How to Choose (Part 4): Relational Outreach
How to Choose (Part 3): Faith Formation
How to Choose (Part 2): Evangelization Formation
How to Choose (Part 1): Conversion Moment
Coach's Corner 22: The Parish Pope Francis Dreamt of
Episode 186: From Pew to Purpose: How to Live the Apostolate You Were Made For
Episode 185: Hispanic Ministry: The gift your parish needs
Coach's Corner 21: Hope – The Church’s Key to Renewal
Episode 184: When God asks, how do you answer?—The Power of “Yes” with Christina Semmens
Episode 183: Charisms in the Chaos: How a Parish Community Mobilized After a Tornado
Coach's Corner 20: Healthy Roots Equal Abundant Fruits – Church Growth Explained
Episode 182: Connect Heaven to Earth’s Ordinary Moments with Fr. Micael Voithofer
Episode 181: The Four Ways Forward: Becoming an Apostolic Parish in a Post-Christian World with Susan Windley-Daoust
Episode 180: Front Porch Missionaries: What if you never had to leave your home to go on mission?
Coach's Corner 19: Four Metaphors for a Clear Path of Discipleship
Welcome to the EquipCast
Episode 179: The secret to getting more volunteers with John Poitevent from Great Catholic Parishes
Episode 178: Measuring Faith: How Data and Devotion Are Revitalizing Sacred Heart Parish
Episode 177: How Collaboration and the Temperaments Can Unlock Parish Renewal
Episode 176: How Curiosity Transforms Evangelization + A New Resource to Elevate! Your Small Groups
Episode 175: From Comfort Zones to Mission: Transforming Parish Mindsets Through Lifelong Learning
Coach's Corner 18: 12 Tips to Revolutionize Your Rosary
Episode 174: Experience Miracles: How Alpha Youth Changed the Culture of a School
Episode 173: The Art of Neighboring with Dave Runyon
Episode 172: Rethink Religious Ed: Universal Lessons for Faith Formation from People with Special Needs
Episode 171: Transform Your Parish: Fr. James Mallon on Evangelization, Discipleship, and Church Growth
Coach's Corner 17: A Clear Path for School Parents
Episode 170: How Young Adults Can Find Their Place After College
Episode 169: Praying with Purpose: Expect God to Speak About Your Mission with Hannah Vaughan-Spruce
Episode 168: How to Tell If Your Prayer Life Is Working with Nathan Crankfield, Sales Lead for Hallow
Episode 167: Our Mission to Love: How to share your faith without being pushy
Coach's Corner 16: How to Make Evangelization a Priority
Episode 166: Michelle Duppong’s Little Way of Evangelization
Step 4: Evangelization Formation – The Ministries that Make Up a Clear Path of Discipleship
Step 3: Faith Formation – The Ministries that Make Up a Clear Path of Discipleship
Step 2: Conversion Moment – The Ministries that Make Up a Clear Path of Discipleship
Step 1: Relational Outreach – The Ministries that Make Up a Clear Path of Discipleship
Coach's Corner 15: Embrace Jesus’s Pace: How to Rest
Episode 161: Grow a Healthy Small Group Movement with Michael Hall
Episode 160: When to Listen and When to Advise: Lessons from a Live Coaching Conversation
Episode 159: Why Setting Boundaries Matters to Your Ministry
Episode 158: Turn Fatigue into Flourishing: Reignite Your Passion for Evangelization with Fr. John Riccardo
Episode 157: Trade Perfection for God’s Plan: A Conversation with Colleen Carroll Campbell
Episode 156: The Culture Project: How to Talk to Teens about Sex and Identity
Episode 155: ChristLife: How to Make Disciples and Change Lives
Episode 154: Alpha in the Catholic Context
Episode 153: The Clear Path to Discipleship in a Rural Context
Episode 152: Sanctify the Ordinary with Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, Chance and Lora Unger
Episode 151: How to Effectively Share the Gospel of Life With Women
Episode 150: How to Reach One More: Equipping Disciples for Mission Alongside Our Protestant Brothers
Episode 149: Find Jesus Among the Marginalized: A Conversation with Jill Lynch
Episode 148: How to Recognize Sacred Moments: A Conversation with Archbishop Lucas
Phase 6: Expansion - How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship
Phase 5: Alignment - How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship
Phase 3: Implementation - How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship
Phase 4: Communication - How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship
Phase 1: Assessment – How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship
Phase 2: Discernment – How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship
Trailer: How to Build a Clear Path to Discipleship
Coach's Corner 14: How the Eucharist Breaks You
Coach's Corner 13: How to Pray When You Are Angry
Episode 141: Unity & Mission: Exploring Catholic and Protestant Perspectives
Episode 140: Neighbors In Need: How to Leverage the Resources and Compassion Within Your Local Community
Coach's Corner 12: Renewing Our Church Through Communal Repentance
Episode 139: Fruitful Evangelization: How Love Leads to Conversion with Dan Burke
Episode 138: Pathways to Renewal: Strategies for Effective Faith Formation with Fr. Tim Donovan
Episode 137: Making Missionary Disciples in a Parish - A Clear Path
Episode 136: Discover the Power of Authentic Connection
Episode 135: Transformative Conversations: How to Fostering Empathy and Understanding with the Abortion Dialogue Academy
Coach's Corner 11: Plundering the Egyptians: How to take the good from secular wisdom and leave the bad
Coach's Corner 10: Why I Hate (and Love) Christmas
Episode 134: How to Become a Contagious Catholic with Marcel LeJeune
Episode 133: How to Engage Outsiders: Strategies for Sharing the Catholic Faith with Mallory Smyth
Coach's Corner 9: How to BLESS others: The Art of Authentic Evangelization
Episode 132: 400 for Thanksgiving Dinner: Serving the Poor with St. Peter’s Church
Episode 131: How to Build the Spiritual Habits of Consistancy and Honesty in Prayer
Episode 130: Broadcasting Your Belief: How Lane Grindle Brings Faith into His Profession
Coach's Corner 8: Expand Your Influence - How to Lead When You’re NOT the Boss
Episode 129: Free to Be Generous: Catholic Money Management
Episode 128: Lampstand Initiative: Illuminating Faith Through Prayer and Community with Fr. Pat McLaughlin
Episode 127: Uncover Your Charisms Through Spiritual Openness with Sherry Weddell
Episode 126: Small Groups, Big Impact: Cultivating Close-Knit Faith Communities in Your Parish
Coach's Corner 7: Discover the Power of “Less is More” for a Fulfilling Faith Journey
Episode 125: Match Your Gifts to Your Mission: How Charisms Have the Power to Change Everything!
Episode 124: How to Lead Using Your Personal Gifting & The Power of Hospitality with Fr. Simon Lobo
Episode 123: How to Teach Your Kids to Pray
Coach's Corner 6: How the Mass and the Eucharist Can Help You Evangelize
Episode 122: Why Small Groups for Men are so Powerful in the Catholic Church
Episode 121: Where You Can Find Hope & Joy in Pastoral Planning
Episode 120: How (and Why) to Evangelize Friends and Family Who Have Fallen Away
Episode 119: Find Your Spiritual Compass: Navigating Change Using Discernment - Featuring Tod Bolsinger
Coach's Corner 5: Pruning for Abundance: Nurturing Growth in Your Life and Ministry
Episode 118: Freedom of Body, Mind, and Soul: Integrating Faith through Movement with Christina Diers
Episode 117: Resurrection Amidst Decline: The Church's Hope Revealed in the Easter Mystery
Coach's Corner 4: St. Thomas & The Power of Belonging
Episode 116: The Power of Charisms in Evangelization: The Archdiocese of Omaha Mentorship Program
Fr. Flanagan: Lessons in Love and Kindness from Boys Town
Reviving a Dying Parish: How Embracing a Culture of Invitation Breathed Life into St. Frances Cabrini
Coach's Corner 3: When Events Don't Make a Difference
Episode 113: How to Accompany Someone Through the Intersection of Faith and Gender Identity with Fr. Sean Kilcawley
Episode 112: Intentional Accompaniment: How to Share Your Faith Boldy and Fruitfully with Michael Hall
Coach's Corner 2: Closing Churches
Episode 111: Why Catholic Schools are Still Vital for Educating a New Generation of Catholics
Episode 110: Faith & Hope Amidst Pastoral Planning
Episode 109: Why go it alone when you can Live Lent Together?
Episode 108: Ministering to Young Mothers
Episode 107: The Gift in Everyone
Coach's Corner 1: Getting the Most Out of Mass
Episode 106: Pray for Your Priests
Episode 105: The Gospel Changes Everything!
Episode 104: Everyday Spiritual Warfare
Episode 103: Healthy Families: The Key to Evangelization
Episode 102: How to find time and organize your life
Episode 101: Supporting Mothers and Children
Episode 100: Grief & Loss in Pastoral Planning
Episode 99: Teach Less for More
Narrow the Focus
Episode 97: Clarify the Win
Episode 96: Prayer: Manifesto
Skill Demo 12: How to Prepare for the Unknown
Episode 95: The Impact of Live Lent Together
Episode 94: The Thresholds of Conversion and Discipleship
Episode 93: Hearing the Voice of the Lord
Episode 92: Creating Cultures of Generosity
Episode 91: How to Talk About Abortion
Skill Demo 11: How to get stuff done
Episode 90: Myth Busting: Clear Path of Discipleship
Episode 89: You might be a missional community if...
Skill Demo 10: How to Set a Real Time Agenda
Episode 88: Bringing Catholics Back
Episode 87: Why Programs Don't Work
Episode 86: Scruffy Hospitality
Skill Demo 9: How to share the gospel through your testimony.
Episode 85: Happy Easter!
Episode 84: More Blessed to Give
Skill Demo 8: How to talk to the poor
Episode 83: Make Change Easier to Experience
Episode 82: Religious Ed that's Tailored to YOUR Needs
Episode 81: Workable Vision (Statements)
Episode 80: Least of My Brethren
Episode 79: Only 10% of My Heart?
Episode 78: From Being in a Small Group to Leading One
Episode 77: Ecclesial Movements - How they make disciples.
Schools: Your Partner in Mission
Episode 75: Nazareth Groups - Small Group Communities in Your Parish
Skill Demo 7: Four Benefits of a Clear Path
Episode 74: Grow as You Go!
Skill Demo 6: How to Use the Method of Mentorship
Episode 73: Occasions for Invitation
Episode 72: Pray Like a Missionary Disciple
Episode 71: A Ministry of Friendship
Episode 70: The Black Catholic Experience
Episode 69: The Art of Small Groups
Episode 68: Hormone Genius
Skill Demo 5: How to Prioritize Meeting New People
Episode 67: Parish Renewal (Part 2)
Episode 66: Parish Renewal (Part 1)
Episode 65: Meetings Stink
Episode 64: Serving from the Heart
Episode 63: Discipling Youth in School
Episode 62: In School with Jesus
Episode 61: Walking with the Youth
Episode 60: The Real Vocations Crisis
Skill Demo 4: How to Lead a Discernment Rosary
Episode 59: Freedom for Captives
Episode 58: Man on Mission
Episode 57: Living Ordinary Mercy
Episode 56: The 4 Types of Parishes
Skill Demo 3 - How to Address Performance Issues
Episode 55: Dads Who Evangelize
Episode 54: How do you discern God's will as a group?
Episode 53: How to Bring New Couples to Your Parish
Skill Demo 2 - How to Do a Weekly Review
Episode 52: Embrace Your Age
Episode 51: Equip the Saints for Ministry
Episode 50: Happy Easter!
Skill Demo 1 - How to lead group lectio.
Episode 49: Creating a Culture of Generosity
Episode 48: Who is my neighbor?
Episode 47: The Hidden Jesus
Episode 46: Principles of Team Prayer
45: Ministry or Apostolate?
Episode 44: Pro-life Messaging
Episode 43: The Power of Small Groups
Episode 42: How to Evangelize in Our Culture - Prioritize People
Episode 41: The Necessity of Adult Evangelization
A Practical Example of Outreach
Episode 40: The Risen Christ In Me Sees the Suffering Christ in You
Unity through Conflict Resolution
Episode 38: Begin Again: Helping Other Leaders Join You on the Journey
Episode 37: Demographic Trends in ArchOmaha
Episode 36: The Key Characteristics of a Missional Community
Episode 35: Archbishop Lucas on The Big Goal
Episode 34: Finding Your Vision
The Virtues of a Missional Leader
Episode 32: Missional Amnesia
Episode 31: The Golden Question
The Clear Path to Discipleship: Steps 3 & 4
These Dry Bones Will Rise
Episode 28: The Clear Path to Discipleship: Step 1
Episode 27: The Amazing Parish
Episode 26: Step Out of the Boat (Jeff Cavins Part 2)
Episode 25: The Activated Disciple (Jeff Cavins Part 1)
Episode 24: Alpha Nebraska
Episode 23: Leadership Lane
Episode 22: A Pastor's Conversion
Episode 21: The First 180 Days - A Pastor Plans His Transition
Episode 20: Redoing Religious Education - A Family First Approach
Episode 19: The Clear Path to Discipleship: Step 2 (Start Your Engines: The Driving Force of Conversions)
Episode 18: New Era, Old Strategies: Engagement Tips from the Apostles
Episode 17: School Tuition - Are Catholic Schools Worth the Cost?
Episode 16: Not a 'How to' but a 'Who through' - The Holy Spirit on Mission
Episode 15: Digital Church
Episode 14: Church Money - Raising Givers
Episode 13: 5 Myths of Evangelization
Episode 12: The Ideal Parishioner
Discipleship - What it looks like in real life.
Episode 11: Don't Be a Hero. Be a Hero Maker!
Episode 10: Why Best Practices aren't the Best
Episode 9: Post Virus Hopes
Episode 8: What’s On Your Heart
Episode 7: In the Life of the Parish - How St. Gerald Parish is Continuing Its Mission
Episode 4: Getting the Most out of Your Communications
Episode 5: Funding the Mission with Tact and Grace
Episode 6: Why Accompaniment is More Necessary than Ever
Episode 3: Where Church Happens
Episode 2: Faithful Families