Divine Renovation Podcast

There are so many words commonly used in parish renewal that can be ambiguous...or just plain mysterious. 'Disciple' is one of these words, because its a name given to a devoted follower of Jesus. Which sounds clear enough but what does that mean to the people in the pews? Does it mean "I believe" or "I'm on the journey" or "I serve in ministry" or something else. Join the Missional Leadership podcast as we explore what it means to be a disciple and how to gain clarity for your faith community. Enjoy! Follow @missionalleadershippodcast

Leading a parish on the journey of renewal is one of the most exciting things a priest or lay leader can do in ministry... but it can be tough. People will complain, leave, and get pretty negative over the inevitable changes that your parish will go though as it refocuses on mission, bring new people into a relationship with Jesus. While there are a number of ways that you'll be able to navigate these issues, like all change, the first person to take the next step will be you. So lets get prepared to dive into the world of self-leadership because God don't want us to just survive the journey, he wants us to thrive! Enjoy! Follow @MissionalLeadershipPodcast

Join the Missional Leadership Team as they explore the Top 10 ways to Destroy Parish Renewal. If you're a parish leader struggling to see new life and faith grow in your church, than this episode is for you. Oh, and for those that are seeing their parishes full of disciples but know God has more in store, this is a great episode to identify some blind spots in your ministry. Enjoy! Follow @missionalleadershippodcast

Welcome to the Missional Leadership Podcast! In today's episode, Jacqueline from the Divine Renovation Podcast interviews the MLP Team about what makes this podcast so unique. She'll find out what's in store for listeners this season, how it can help those on the path to renewal, and parish leaders will need to tune in. All while finding out a little background on the MLP Team. Enjoy!

On today's podcast, Bishop Michael Gielen from the diocese of Christchurch joins us from New Zealand. Hear his stories of creating a missional culture throughout his region, and Regional Guide Cheryl Surrey drops by to give the podcast an update from New Zealand.    More Resources:  MORE on Bishop Michael Gielen and the diocese of Christchurch  READ  Wounded Witness: Reclaiming the Church's Unity in a Time of Crisis   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME  to our online event: “Missional Engine Failure: 3 Alpha Breakdowns in a Parish” on Tuesday, Feb.13, 2024 • 10 AM Pacific • Noon Central • 1 PM Eastern 

Special guest Mateja Solar, parish leader and administrator from the Pastoral Union of Slovenj parishes, joins us from Slovenia to tell stories of parish renewal in her region.    More Resources:  MORE on this story and Mateja's Pastor, Father Simon Potnik  READ  Wounded Witness: Reclaiming the Church's Unity in a Time of Crisis   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME  to our online event: “Missional Engine Failure: 3 Alpha Breakdowns in a Parish” on Tuesday, Feb.13, 2024 • 10 AM Pacific • Noon Central • 1 PM Eastern   

Special guest Dr. Michel Therrien, author of Wounded Witness: Reclaiming the Church's Unity in a Time of Crisis joins us from the USA. He speaks to how division in the Church has compromised our witness as the Body of Christ. How can we move past our tribalism and live out the spirituality that Jesus embodied — a spirituality that will enable us to do the work of mission and evangelization more effectively than ever before?  Dr. Michel Therrien unpacks the strengths and blind spots of different paradigms in the Church today and proposes a path forward for Catholics to answer the call to New Evangelization.      More Resources:  MORE on the book and Dr. Therrien  READ  Wounded Witness: Reclaiming the Church's Unity in a Time of Crisis   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME  to our online event: “Missional Engine Failure: 3 Alpha Breakdowns in a Parish” on Tuesday, Feb.13, 2024 • 10 AM Pacific • Noon Central • 1 PM Eastern 

Special guest Father James Mallon, DR Founder and Parish Priest at Our Lady of Guadelupe joins us from Nova Scotia, Canada to share highlights from the year. New Zealand Relationship Guide Cheryl Surrey, and DR Leadership Coach Matt Regitz from Texas also join to share stories from the ministry on this jam-packed season finale.     More Resources:  READ the latest book published by Divine Renovation, Wounded Witness: Reclaiming the Church's Unity in a Time of Crisis by Dr. Michel P. Therrien.   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME  to Catholic Parish Summit from June 12-14 in Harrogate, UK to join 1,000 parish leaders, share the vision of a Church that is missional and apostolic at its very core, and be equipped to lead in your parish so that more people will come to know Jesus.  BAKE try Matt Regitz family recipe for Sticky Jeffs this Christmas:  Ingredients:  10-12 inch round aluminum pan   1 package of yeast rolls (typically 12 per package)  1/2 cup sugar  1 teaspoon cinnamon  1/2 cup brown sugar  1/2 cup pecan halves (or pieces)  1/2 package of regular butterscotch pudding (not instant) - not sure if this is a global product, I may have to clarify for you  1/4 cup melted butter  In the round aluminum pan, grease the bottom with butter stick and layer in items above in the order they are listed (rolls first - other ingredients poured on top of the rolls, melted butter last). To eat the next morning, leave uncovered (on a baking pan) overnight and place in oven in the morning after yeast rolls rise (see attached instructions attached above).  To make in batches, multiply the recipe by the number of servings you wish to create, cover each separate pan with aluminum foil and freeze until ready to deliver to the lucky friends.  Attach cooking instructions (attached above) to each Sticky Jeff pan when you drop them off.    divinerenovation.org

Special guest Father Jochem van Velthoven, Parish Priest at H. Catharina Parochie, joins us from the Netherlands. Father Jochem shares his journey from working in corporate finance to his call to the priesthood. In a region with less than 1% of Catholic attending Mass he is bringing innovation, passion and servant leadership to move his parish from maintenance to mission.    More Resources:  READ the latest book published by Divine Renovation, Wounded Witness: Reclaiming the Church's Unity in a Time of Crisis by Dr. Michel P. Therrien.   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME  to our online event on Dec.7th: Thriving or Closing: Where is your parish going?    

Special guest Father Joseph Owusu-Ansah, Parish Priest at Parish of the Holy Family - Thanet, joins us from the UK. Father Joe talks about the importance of community and the scourge of loneliness in our current culture. Hear how he started with a weekly Mass attendance of 50 people and is now firmly on mission and growing through evangelization. He also shares about an innovative mission fraternity he started to create community with his brother priests.    More Resources:  READ the latest book published by Divine Renovation, Wounded Witness: Reclaiming the Church's Unity in a Time of Crisis by Dr. Michel P. Therrien.   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME  to our featured online event on Nov.21st: Intentional Invitation: From Good Experiences to Life-Changing Encounter 

Special guest Allegra Mutanda, Director of Evangelization and Leadership at the Parish of St. Peter and Winchester Martyrs, joins us from the UK. She talks about the amazing culture of community in their parish that has sprung from Alpha and Dan retitles her “Director of Making-people-friends.” She talks about the importance of small groups and the deep friendships that have happened through them.     More Resources:  MORE on the story of Allegra, Shana, and Michaela praying together  READ the latest book published by Divine Renovation, Wounded Witness: Reclaiming the Church's Unity in a Time of Crisis by Dr. Michel P. Therrien.   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME  to our featured online event on Nov.21st: Intentional Invitation: From Good Experiences to Life-Changing Encounter 

Special guest Fr. Mark Begly, Pastor at Our Mother of Sorrows, joins us from Johnstown, USA. Father Mark shares the turning point that made him embrace a central focus on evangelization. He also talks about the distinct effect Alpha has had on his parish and community.     More Resources:  MORE on Father Mark and Our Mother of Sorrows on the Divine Renovation story blog  READ Thriving Faith: Discipleship in Uncertain Times, by Fr. James Mallon   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME  to our featured online event on Nov.21st: Intentional Invitation: From Good Experiences to Life-Changing Encounter  

Special guest Carly Mulqueen from St. Peter Chanel Parish in Waimakariri, New Zealand, joins to share about renewal at her parish. She tells the story of how she and her husband became Catholic 9 years ago and how she ended up coming on staff, leading Alpha, and became so passionate about evangelization.    More Resources:  WATCH a short video feature on Carly and her parish   READ Thriving Faith: Discipleship in Uncertain Times, by Fr. James Mallon   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME  to our featured online event on Nov.21st: Intentional Invitation: From Good Experiences to Life-Changing Encounter 

Special guest Father Zane Godwin from St. John's Catholic Church Maitland, in Cape Town, South Africa, joins to share about renewal at his parish. He talks about engaging the youth in a parish with LifeTeen (and their 30 altar servers!), focusing on evangelization with Alpha (leading to 17 teens baptisms this spring!) and the innovative ways their parish has turned a multi-cultural and multi-lingual parishioner base into a united community.    More Resources:  LISTEN to past DR podcast episode “Know Him. Love Him. Serve Him. Youth Ministry with Domenic Inneo”  READ Divine Renovation: From Maintenance to Mission, by Fr. James Mallon   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME to our featured online event on Nov.21st, Intentional Invitation: From Good Experiences to Life-Changing Encounter

Today, special guest, Mark LeSauvage from St. Willibrord's Parish in Montreal, Canada, joins to share his story of personal conversion, as well as his experience being part of the leadership for a radical church planting initiative.  Find out more about St. Willibrord's Parish on their website: https://www.stwill.ca/  More Resources:  CHECK OUT our previous podcast episodes  READ Divine Renovation: From a Maintenance to Mission, by Fr. James Mallon (available on Amazon)  Find out about COACHING at our website  Come to the UNLOCKED event in Thunder Bay, ON, Canada: https://divinerenovation.org/unlocked/  SAINT BENEDICT PARISH, Halifax, NS, Canada: https://saintbenedict.ca  ST. DECLAN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Penshurt, NSW, Australia: http://www.stdeclansparish.org 

Jacqueline and Dan talk about leadership and how to empower others in a team. Then Cathy Kennedy the Evangelization Coordinator at St. Declan's Parish in Pennshurst, Australia shares stories of personal and parish renewal. She shares how Alpha and a focus on mission has changed individuals and affected the culture of the whole parish.    LISTEN to our previous podcast episode “Should Your Parish Stop What They're Doing in Evangelization?”  READ Divine Renovation: From Maintenance to Mission, by Fr. James Mallon   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME to our featured online event Revival & Renewal: The Eucharist at the Heart of Mission 

Austrian/Canadian Parish Priest, Fr George Elsbett, of the Legionaries of Christ, meets with Jacqueline and Dan to share about his quasi-parish in the heart of Vienna – The John Paul II Centre. The parish is filled with young adults that are new to the faith as well as cradle Catholics that have experienced a reconversion. He shares how this missional church in Austria is growing through a focus on innovation, evangelization, and discipleship as they build a church in an unconventional space.  More Resources:  LISTEN to our previous podcast episode “ Serving Mission | Part 1”  READ Divine Renovation: From a Maintenance to Mission, by Fr. James Mallon   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME to our featured online event Revival & Renewal: The Eucharist at the Heart of Mission   

Jacqueline and Dan chat with Emily Sit, a member of the Senior Leadership Team at Our Lady of Fatima in Auckland, New Zealand, about the benefits of running Alpha in the parish. Emily reveals how Alpha played a large role in her own relationship with God and how it has helped their church community to move on mission. Read about Our Lady of Fatima parish here: https://meadowbankcatholic.org.nz/  More Resources:  LISTEN to our previous podcast episode   READ Divine Renovation: From a Maintenance to a Missional Path, by Fr. James Mallon   LEARN about COACHING at our website  COME to our featured online event Revival & Renewal: The Eucharist at the Heart of Mission 

What's God's vision for your parish? In this episode, Jacqueline and Dan welcome Fr. Clint Ressler from Texas City, USA to talk about vision. Fr Clint shares his creative way of building relationships with parishioners in the midst of isolation. We also get to hear stories of how his parish “tactical discernment team" brought God's vision to life in their church. You can learn about Fr Clint's parish through their website More Resources: SEE the news story covering Fr. Clint's pandemic outreach CHECK OUT our previous podcast episode: "Relying on the Holy Spirit" READ Divine Renovation: From a Maintenance to a Missional Parish, by Fr. James Mallon LEARN MORE about COACHING at our website COME to the next online From the Trenches webinar: Why a Parish on Mission Loves Leadership Summits

Join us as we continue to share the Divine Renovation journey, exploring stories of faith and renewal. Subscribe now to to experience Season 8.

Join us as we continue to share the Divine Renovation journey, exploring stories of faith and renewal. Subscribe now to to experience Season 8.

Today our Storyteller, Jacqueline Marie, catches up with DR Canada's Executive Director Eric Myatt, to hear about parish renewal in his region in 2022. Then Jacqueline interviews Julia and Adam Kozak about their participation in the Papal Visit to Canada this summer and the role of peace and reconciliation in parish renewal. The Official Walking Together Papal Visit Site: https://www.papalvisit.ca/healing-and-reconciliation/ Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf Julia Kozak's explanation of the Papal vestments: https://www.papalvisit.ca/designing-the-papal-mass-vestments/ Hanson, E., Gamez, D., & Manuel, A. (2020, September). The Residential School System. Indigenous Foundations. https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/residential-school-system-2020/ Speeches from the Pope during the Penitential Pilgrimage: https://www.cccb.ca/indigenous-peoples/pope-francis-penitential-pilgrimage/speeches/ “Peace” Catholic Church. Catechism of the Catholic Church. 2nd ed., Our Sunday Visitor, 2000. http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/2304.htm Missing Children of Indian Residential Schools: On discovery of unmarked graves at Indian residential schools in Canada https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cfe29bee35c54a70b9621349f19a3db2

The Divine Renovation Podcast is back for a special 4 part Advent series! Today, our storyteller Jacqueline catches up with Hannah Vaughan-Spruce (DR UK Executive Director) about her work with Parishes in the UK context. Then, Jacqueline chats with Sr. Mary Magdalen and Sr. Florence Laetitia from Lytton, England about their life as contemplative nuns. Join us next week for part 4 of our advent series! divinerenovation.org

The Divine Renovation Podcast is back for a special 4 part Advent series! Today, our storyteller Jacqueline catches up with Klement (DR USA Executive Director) about his work with Parishes in the US context. Then, Jacqueline chats with Fr. Rich Roberge and Angie Glendenning from Concord, New Hampshire about their experiences of renewal from the past several years. Join us next week for part 3 of our advent series! divinerenovation.org Show notes: Fr Rich's Parish: https://www.christthekingnh.org/ The Scripture Passage Jacqueline mentioned: 1 John 4:7 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A7-21&version=NRSVACE

The Divine Renovation Podcast is back for a special 4 part Advent series! Today, our storyteller Jacqueline catches up with Dan O'Rourke (DR President) and Paul Lang (Global Regional Guide) about the last two years in the ministry. Then, Jacqueline chats with Fr. Rito Maresca from Sorrento, Italy about his Parish and some of the methods he's using to encourage evangelization and renewal. Join us next week for part 2 of our advent series! divinerenovation.org

In the fourth part of our series on the Vatican document on evangelization and parish renewal, Fr. James Mallon and Fiona O'Reilly speak into some of the obstacles within this document. This complex document created over so many years with the input of so many leaders means that there can be a degree of confusion and in this part of our discussion, we talk about some of the places we know that parishes might struggle in adopting this document or where the document itself might miss the mark. Want to know more about upcoming events, webinars, resources, and more? Click here to subscribe to the Divine Renovation Newsletter

The third part of our conversation between Fr. James Mallon and Fiona O'Reilly discusses the importance of the structure and our ways of working. In our ministry, we talk a lot about maintenance to mission and this document focuses on this idea in a significant way. This document speaks into not just mission but also has enough of a focus on how to give parishes a place to start from. How does this document distinguish between vision and a plan?

Join Father James Mallon and Fiona O'Reilly as they dig deeper into the first section of the Vatican's document on pastoral conversion.

Join Father James Mallon and Fiona O'Reilly as they discuss the document recently released from the Vatican, "The pastoral conversion of the parish community in the service of the evangelizing mission of the church". What impact does this document have on the Church and how does our work at Divine Renovation align with this new clarification on mission?

At Divine Renovation, we lean heavily into teams. In fact, we don’t think that a parish can move from maintenance to mission without building strong leadership teams. This week on the podcast, join Mike Tanner, Ron Huntley, Dan O’Rourke, and Rob McDowell as they come together to share their thoughts on why teams are so important and how parishes can actually form and grow successful teams. During our current season, it’s important to stay connected and when you’ve got a strong team around you, that connectivity is inevitable. To download our new resource kit, Ministering In The New Reality: www.divinerenovation.org To download the Divine Renovation App for Apple and Android: www.divinerenovation.app.link To check out the Divine Renovation Network, visit our website: https://www.divinerenovation.tv/

THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Life is hard for young adults and it's even harder for those that wish to pursue a relationship with Jesus Christ. Christian ideals are constantly under attack from the media and aggressively secular culture. Domenic Inneo of Souled Out Ministry joins us for part two of our conversation on how we can reach young people and share the gospel with them and why this is such an important mission. To download our new resource kit, Ministering In The New Reality: www.divinerenovation.org To download the Divine Renovation App for Apple and Android: www.divinerenovation.app.link To check out the Divine Renovation Network, visit our website: https://www.divinerenovation.tv/

This week on the podcast is our conversation with the Domenic Inneo of Renewal Ministries and Souled Out Ministries. Domenic shares with us his faith story, how he found himself involved in youth ministry, and why he’s so focused on helping young people develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a parent, a pastor, or a youth minister, this is a great conversation on why we need to refocus our attention on the next generation of the Catholic Church. To download our new resource kit, Ministering In The New Reality: www.divinerenovation.org To download the Divine Renovation App for Apple and Android: www.divinerenovation.app.link To check out the Divine Renovation Network, visit our website: https://www.divinerenovation.tv/

THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO BEFORE TEAMS BEGAN SOCIAL DISTANCING AND REMOTE WORK Rob McDowell and Father James Mallon come together with Dan O’Rourke to dig into sacramental theology. The team works through some of the mistakes that we’ve made in the way we’ve handled sacraments in the history of the Church. Many show up for sacraments knowing full well that they don’t believe what they do or what they say. In these moments, there is no encounter. Are we doing what we’re supposed to be doing or what we think we’re supposed to be doing? Why have we focused on catechesis over evangelization in the Church? Do many of these issues stem from a bad translation? This is a great conversation for leaders looking to make a real shift from maintenance to mission. For all things related to our ministry and our work visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org To download the Divine Renovation App for Apple and Android: www.divinerenovation.app.link For the full list of Divine Renovation Books with links, visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org/inspire#books To check out the Divine Renovation Network, visit our website: https://www.divinerenovation.tv/

This week is a practical conversation for today's situation. This is a very good time for churches to be thinking more deeply about how they use digital tools to help with the mission of the Church. Join Father James Mallon, Rob McDowell, Mike Tanner, and Dan O'Rourke as we discuss websites, live streams, and a host of other tools that we can use in order to connect with a world that is living online. Can the Church live online? Join us for this timely and practical conversation. For all things related to our ministry and our work visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org To download the Divine Renovation App for Apple and Android: www.divinerenovation.app.link For the full list of Divine Renovation Books with links, visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org/inspire#books To check out the Divine Renovation Network, visit our website: https://www.divinerenovation.tv/

This week on the podcast things get exciting as Dan O'Rourke, Father James Mallon, and Rob McDowell discuss the evangelization efforts of parishes and whether those systems are fruitful or ill-fated. We'll dig into a discussion on what evangelization could or should look like and what it looks like far too often in the Catholic Church and the team will provide real, actionable advice on how pastors and lay leaders can make a difference when it comes to their efforts to bring people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. If you're a pastor or parish leader and want to know more about the primacy of evangelization, you're going to want to listen to this. For all things related to our ministry and our work visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org To download the Divine Renovation App for Apple and Android: www.divinerenovation.app.link For the full list of Divine Renovation Books with links, visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org/inspire#books To check out the Divine Renovation Network, visit our website: https://www.divinerenovation.tv/

This week on the podcast we’re talking one of our favourite topics; conferences. Father James Mallon, Dan O’Rourke, Ron Huntley, and Mike Tanner speak into the events that have helped form them, and why conferences are important aspects of team forming.. Whether you’ve been to previous Divine Renovation Conferences or are curious about what happens when missional minded parishes come together, this is a great conversation to tune in to

This week on the podcast it’s all about fun…because it’s all about icebreakers. Join Rob McDowell, Ron Huntley, Dan O’Rourke, and Mike Tanner in a fun conversation on why we do icebreakers and when and why we should stop. How can we reduce the cringe factor and increase the relationship factor through activities that bring people together? Do you know WHY you’re doing icebreakers? Do you know WHEN you should do icebreakers? Do you know WHO should do icebreakers? Tune in and check it out. For all things related to our ministry and our work visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org To download the Divine Renovation App for Apple and Android: www.divinerenovation.app.link For the full list of Divine Renovation Books with links, visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org/inspire#books To check out the Divine Renovation Network, visit our website: https://www.divinerenovation.tv/

This week on the podcast we have the second half of our conversation with Sister Nuala Kenny. Sr. Nuala is a pediatrician, bioethicist, and professor emeritus who has spent her life working on the issue of abuse within the Church. This week we discuss the underlying issues that have led to this crisis and how the Church can move forward in an effort of renewal. This conversation is an incredibly difficult and powerful conversation that we know will help in this healing. To register for DR20 in Halifax, Nova Scotia or for more information about the conference, visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org/dr20 For all things related to our ministry and our work visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org To download the Divine Renovation App for Apple and Android: www.divinerenovation.app.link For the full list of Divine Renovation Books with links, visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org/inspire#books To check out the Divine Renovation Network, visit our website: https://www.divinerenovation.tv/

This week on the podcast we're joined by pediatrician, bioethicist and professor emeritus Sister Nuala Kenny to discuss a very important and very difficult topic; the sexual abuse crisis in the Church. Sr. Kenny joins Dan O'Rourke, Ron Huntley and Father James Mallon to discuss both the history of abuse as well as the underlying and often untended reasons that abuse has been allowed to continue. Sr. Kenny has written a number of books and hundreds of papers on this topic and shares with our listeners her medical and spiritual experiences through these tragedies. To register for DR20 in Halifax, Nova Scotia or for more information about the conference, visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org/dr20 For all things related to our ministry and our work visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org To download the Divine Renovation App for Apple and Android: www.divinerenovation.app.link For the full list of Divine Renovation Books with links, visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org/inspire#books To check out the Divine Renovation Network, visit our website: https://www.divinerenovation.tv/

What does giving have to do with mission? This week on the podcast, join Dan O’Rourke, Father Simon Lobo, Rob McDowell, and Mike Tanner in a conversation on the topic of giving and how money is tied to mission. Whether you are a pastor trying to grow giving in your parish or a parishioner trying to understand the need for giving in the church this is a great conversation on a topic that no one seems to want to have a conversation about. Talking about money can be hard for some people so the team unpacks what it means to be a missional giver. To register for DR20 in Halifax, Nova Scotia or for more information about the conference, visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org/dr20 For all things related to our ministry and our work visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org To download the Divine Renovation App for Apple and Android: www.divinerenovation.app.link For the full list of Divine Renovation Books with links, visit our website: www.divinerenovation.org/inspire#books To check out the Divine Renovation Network, visit our website: https://www.divinerenovation.tv/