About the Program

From Practicing Catholics to Apostles on Mission is a formation program created by the Catholic Apostolate Center that forms Catholics in pastoral and theological training in order to answer the call to be missionary disciples in the work of the New Evangelization. From the liturgy and sacraments to vocational discernment and parish ministry, Apostles on Mission equips Catholics with the tools to go deeper in their faith and live out their mission within the world today. Through the program, participants strengthen their personal relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church through discovering their gifts, learn about the Church’s mission of evangelization, and implement their formation in concrete ways within their parishes or communities.

Apostles on Mission was created by the Catholic Apostolate Center in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Washington. Since its inception in 2014 it has expanded to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, where it was translated and inculturated for the local Hispanic community, and to the Archdiocese of Baltimore. To meet the needs of the Church amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Catholic Apostolate Center offered a completely online cohort of Apostles on Mission, bringing young adults from across world together to learn about and discuss missionary discipleship, theology, and evangelization in their particular contexts.

Sessions

Each session contains objectives, prayers, and suggested supplemental readings. Sessions present the framework for practicing Catholics to come to know themselves, their gifts and contributions to the Church, and their faith. Apostles on Mission also offers options for participants to practice the formation received in the program. Alongside sessions on theology, ministry, and pastoral practice, participants can also receive preparation for seeking out mentorship and accompaniment, guidance for collaborating within their parishes and communities, and assistance with designing a hands-on project, or Evangelization Start-Up, within their contexts.

Apostles on Mission introduces participants to the theology of the Church and the mission of evangelization through scripture, papal documents, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, encyclicals, Vatican II documents, as well as other sources. Whether online, in-person, asynchronous, or hybrid cohort, each session of Apostles on Mission includes reflection questions and exercises for participants to go deeper in their formation and grow in their faith.

This program may be used in tandem with the Catholic edition of the text Living Your Strengths by Winseman, Clifton, and Liesveld or a similar discernment tool such as the Catherine of Siena Institute’s Called and Gifted program. These discernment programs allow one to discover one’s God-given charisms and personal gifts. Through this discernment, participants will learn how to harness these charisms and personal gifts and use them within one’s Evangelization Start-Up Project.  

Format

Apostles on Mission is available in several formats: in-person, online, hybrid, and asynchronous. To learn more about current offerings of the program, or to learn how the Catholic Apostolate Center can collaborate with your parish, diocese, or organization to offer Apostles on Mission specifically tailored for the needs of your context, contact us today!