reaching out

"Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelize..." (Evangelii Nuntiandi, 14)

"And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’"

(Mt 28:18-20)

Documents:

• Evangelii Nuntiandi (1975) Pope Paul VI, apostolic exhortation on evangelisation in the modern world
• Evangelisation in England and Wales: A Report to the Catholic Bishops  (2002) a summary on the CASE site
• Towards a Pastoral Approach to Culture (1999) Pontifical Council for Culture
• On the Way to Life: Contemporary Culture and Theological Development as a Framerwork for Catholic Education, Catechesis and Formation (link to a PDF on the CES site)
  

 Agencies:

• old CASE  website (Catholic Agency for Evangelization)
  • Home Mission Sunday Resources (19th September 2010)
  • Free downloads
• Missio (former Pontifical Mission Societies)
• KIT (Keeping in Touch) a parish ministry reaching out to church-going and non church-going Catholics

 Books

• John Drane, The McDonalization of the Church: Spirituality, Creativity and the Future of the Church (Darton, Longman and Todd, London, 2000)
• Philip Knights and Andrea Murray, Evangelisation in England and Wales: A Report to the Catholic Bishops (ISBN 0 905241 24 X), 2002
• Michael Paul Gallagher, Clashing Symbols: An Introduction to Faith and Culture (Darton, Longman and Todd, London, 2003)
• David J. Bosch, Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in the Theology of Mission (Orbis, Maryknoll, 1991) - a survey of contemporary international and ecumenical missiology