Podcasts about vagabond missions

Deacon Michael Parker currently serves at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in St. Amant and as the co-chaplain at St. Michael the Archangel Highschool. Deacon Parker also serves as the Baton Rouge Area Director of Vagabond Missions.

Tap here to text us your thoughts and recommendations!James is joined by Joe Cipriano to talk about Joe's journey to faith and his work with the group "Vagabond Missions."You can learn more about Vagabond Missions at https://vagabondmissions.com/.************Links and other stuff from the show:Pastoral Letter, "On the Unity of the Body and Soul:" archokc.org/pastoral-lettersRed Dirt Catholics Email Address: reddirtcatholics@archokc.orgThe Book "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission" (Digital and Print): AmazonThe Social Dilemma: https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224Daily Examen Prayer: https://bit.ly/309As8zLectio Divina How-To: https://bit.ly/3fp8UTa

Milan Chaump is here today you guys! Milan is full of live and love for Jesus. She is a youth minister of a large Catholic Church in the Austin area. She has been known to carry around a large inflatable cow and make Christmas cards for her cat, which we get to hear all about. Milan loves her job and the teens in her care. On any given week you can find her at a basketball game, theatre performance, dance recital you name it. She believes in deep relationship with her teens as a method to invite them into relationship with Jesus and it is powerful to watch. On this episode she tells us about her time as a missionary for Vagabond Missions in inner city Pittsburgh. She also shares how as a child when she needed community and security God continually provided her with a village to surround her with His love. There was a beautiful thread through this episode of relational ministry and being love to teens and children who need it. Milan experienced this a teen, then went on to the that person for so many teens in her adult life.

Join us as we sit down with Bob Lesnefsky, founder of Vagabond Missions, to uncover the stories behind his journey. From the streets of New York to cities across the U.S., Bob shares powerful insights on bringing faith, hope, and transformation to inner-city teens.

We're live with Eric Miller with the Louisiana Knights of Columbus, Deacon Michael Parker with Vagabond Missions talks about their ministry and Ambassador Eduard Habsburg, Building a Wholesome Family in a Broken World.

 Frontiers of Faith, hosted by Fr. Anthony Andreassi and Katie Ruvalcaba, explores the transformative power of faith in today's world. This week, join us for an inspiring conversation with Andy Churray, President of Vagabond Missions, as he shares his impactful work with inner-city youth.To learn more about Vagabond Missions:https://vagabondmissions.com/Click here to learn more about supporting the Pontifical Missions Societies:https://onefamilyinmission.org/Follow us on socials!https://twitter.com/faith_frontiershttps://www.instagram.com/frontiersoffaith/

Andy is President of Vagabond Missions building friendship with and serving teens in urban and inner-city communities. Patrick is Head of Development for Christ in the City which serves the homeless through authentic friendship. https://vagabondmissions.com/https://christinthecity.org/

Shannon studied English and Theology at Franciscan, and even came back for a Masters in Catechetics, but it was her extracurricular activities as a student that shaped her career thus far.  After volunteering with Vagabond Missions while at Franciscan, Shannon moved into a full-time role with the organization and has been there ever since.  Her passion is advocating for the youth of our inner-city neighborhoods - and finding creative ways to serve their deepest needs.

Breaking a Cycle of Hopelessness with Vagabond Missions - On this segment of Faith in Action, Brigid Ayer and Jim Ganley talk with their guests Catherine Ord, Area Director of Vagabond Missions and Ciena Miller, local missionary, about Vagabond Missions. The organization helps teens in the inner-city who face a cycle of neglect, violence and broken family life. This destructive environment has dire consequences for them and society. Vagabond Missions intervenes during this time of crisis by inviting them into a relationship with God and others. Through outreach and mentorship, teens experience hope for their lives and a place to call home.  For more details about Vagabond Missions, the website is https://vagabondmissions.com/

Published: March 26, 2023 We welcome Andy Lesnefsky, the President of Vagabond Missions, a national organization that shares the Gospel with inner-city teens by equipping young adults to serve as Catholic missionaries. Since 2018, Vagabond Missions has quadrupled its footprint by opening missions in 4 new cities. Vagabond has staff serving inner-city teenagers in Pittsburgh, Wichita, Steubenville, Mobile, Oklahoma, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and Greenville, NC. This episode is sponsored by: Changing Our World Watch the video presentation of this discussion. https://youtu.be/YCKIPKAJh6g Recorded March 7, 2023 Don't miss Changing Our World's FORGING FORWARDDon't miss the webinar series FORGING FORWARD, a virtual philanthropic conference designed to bring you nonprofit experts from around the country who are leading through the COVID-19 crisis. Daily Spiritual Reflection and Prayers on “Kristin's Crosses” Join Jim and Kristin Friend and their family on Kristin's Crosses YouTube Channel for “Today's Catholic Prayers.” Jim and Kristin offer the daily Gospel and Reflection along with the Rosary and Catholic Prayers of the day. Click here to visit the YouTube Page and subscribe. If you would like to join the Kristin's Crosses prayer group on Facebook, click here to request to join.

What if the path you've been pursuing isn't the one you're meant to be on? Join us, as we navigate the twists and turns of faith with Santonio Hill from Vagabond Missions. Experience his riveting journey from Southern Maryland to Pittsburgh, and from dreams of NFL stardom to an unexpected calling to enter the seminary. Be motivated by the trials and victories that fueled his faith and led him to an unexpected decision to leave the seminary.Santonio's story doesn't end there. In a surprising turn of events, he pivots from the seminary, taking with him an enriched spirituality which he now uses to share the Gospel in his everyday life. Embark with us on Santonio's post-seminary journey filled with missionary work and love. Discover how he creatively engages in evangelization, challenging the conventional methods within church environments.In the face of adversity, Santonio emphasizes the power of saying 'yes' to Jesus every day. This episode is a soul-stirring exploration of the ripple effects of his faith journey, and a testament to how his dedication to sharing the Good News has not only transformed his life but has also reached thousands around the world. Join us and be inspired by a man who has turned his life into a mission to spread faith and love.Support the show

Breaking a Cycle of Hopelessness with Vagabond Missions - On this segment of Faith in Action, Brigid Ayer and Jim Ganley talk with their guests Catherine Ord, Area Director of Vagabond Missions and Ciena Miller, local missionary, about Vagabond Missions. The organization helps teens in the inner-city who face a cycle of neglect, violence and broken family life. This destructive environment has dire consequences for them and society. Vagabond Missions intervenes during this time of crisis by inviting them into a relationship with God and others. Through outreach and mentorship, teens experience hope for their lives and a place to call home.  For more details about Vagabond Missions, the website is https://vagabondmissions.com/  

In this Say Yes to Holiness podcast 1:1 Conversation, Christina sits down with Santonio Hill, Assistant Director for Recruitment of Vagabond Missions. During our conversation, Santonio shared his own faith journey, and how giving Jesus first shot at his life led him to exactly where he was supposed to be.. Santonio was working in ministry in Philadelphia when he started applying and preparing for nursing school during quarantine. After the death of George Floyd, howver, he was very inspired to be a boots on the ground missionary making a difference in at least one teen's life who is living in the shadows of America. As he was growing up black in America, his parents often told him how to survive here, but Santonio wants to put an end to that and instead help teach teens how to thrive, and that's exactly what he gets to do through inviting others into the work of Vagabond Missions. Vagabond Missions is passionate about introduc inner city youth to Jesus and a loving community by mobilizing missionaries to be that face of Jesus in the world. The goal of Vagabond Missions is to reach every inner-city teen so that they can be known, loved and experience hope for their lives.  My conversation with Santonio truly inspired me while also giving me great hope for the future of our youth, and I am thinking that it will do the same for you.   To learn more about Vagabond Missions, go to: https://vagabondmissions.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sayyestoholiness/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sayyestoholiness/support

We welcome Andy Lesnefsky, the President of Vagabond Missions, a national organization that shares the Gospel with inner-city teens by The post 134. Andy Lesnefsky – Vagabond Missions appeared first on Advancing Our Church .

Santonio Hill was working in ministry in Philadelphia. As that was coming to an end he began applying and preparing for nursing school during quarantine. After the death of George Floyd, Santonio was inspired to be a boots-on-the-ground missionary making a difference, even if only in one teen's life that has to live in the shadows of America. Santonio wanted to put an end to the idea of merely surviving, and felt called to teach teens how to thrive. He is the assistant director of recruitment for Vagabond Missions, which has 13 missions across eight states. Vagabond Missions understands that inner-city teens confront a cycle of neglect, violence, and broken family life. Vagabond Missions introduces them to Jesus and a loving community by mobilizing missionaries. Through outreach, every inner-city teen can be known, loved, and experience hope for their lives. Learn more at vagabondmissions.com 

Description: Is a regular structure and framework for each of your talks, constricting or freeing? Does it prevent or enable you to speak more confidently and clearly to an audience? In my conversation with Kris Frank he shares two really helpful ‘structures' for his talks. First the structure of three key questions he asks himself as he writing a talk AND another structure he uses as a map in both preparing and delivering his talks. Rather than being a rigid constraint these simple and repeatable structures provide freedom and clarity. Kris serves as Vice President of Vagabond Missions in Steubenville, Ohio, where he lives. Kris has been privileged to travel around the country, sharing the Gospel with teens and young adults at various retreats, camps, and conferences. He also published his first book, Hope Always, in 2020. Kris spends his free time with his wife, Grace, and their five children.Here's a link to Kris Frank's website, where you can pick up his book “Hope Always” http://www.kristopherfrank.com/And a link to the apostolate he works for: Vagabond MissionsHere's the link to the talk he referenced in the interview titled: “God is Savior”And a link to the “Speaking Notes” for this talk, if you'd like to follow along. Note: For your reference the notes clearly lay out the “Me We God You We” method and structure. Links:For more information about the Better Preach Podcast visit: www.ryanohara.org/betterpreachBetter Preach is a proud member of Spoke Street, a Catholic Podcast Network that amplifies the voice of the Creator through fostering content that invites. Check out Ryan's FREE course on “sharing your faith as a Catholic.”Follow Ryan on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or Facebook Join Ryan's email list. I made this podcast with help from Riverside FM. Want to try it out for your podcast? Here's a link to get you started.

These guys were our neighbors all day! Just sharing a cove in the convention center, and then being presented an opportunity to get to know and love on them was SUCH a gift! Vagabond Missions is a beautiful organization out of Wichita, KS invites inner-city and urban teens into a relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.  Y'all! The magic you hear about happening at this conference is REAL. Praise God for this amazing opportunity!

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/7fq8hZQxUMcMeet Anthony Tobin. Originally from New York state. Hear how a compelling youth minister came into his life and changed the course of everything. Be amazed at how the Lord invited Anthony and his family to move to our Native Soil. Walk with him through his several years as a youth minister and into this new season of his life leading Vagabond Missions in Mobile. We met his counterpart in this minsitry Lauren Alley last season.  See how the Lord brought these two together for this mission to the spiritually poor youth of Mobile. Dig In Further:Who had the biggest impact on you in your youth? Was it a teacher? Coach? Parent? Youth minister? What did they do exactly that made you feel loved, cared for or closer to God? How might you be called to be that person for someone else?Have you ever felt a stirring in your heart when presented with an opportunity to serve in a new way? When you were presented with a new job, ministry, location or idea? If the stirring involved a cocktail of passion, love, zeal and an impulse to step in that direction against the odds, take some time and take it to prayer. See what the Lord might want to do. How do you evangelize the unchurched in your area? How does your parish? How might you and your parish more effectively reach out the unchurched…especially the unchurched poor and youth…and invite them into the life of the Church?

This week Chenele talks with Santonio Hill about how Vagabond Missions evangelizes to communities on the peripheries. Also, find out how you can answer the call to serve with your unique gifts.

Andres Taquechel was born in Miami, with loving Catholic parents and family. His parents lived out the gospel firmly in their early marriage, with his full-time stay-at-home mom and a father, being a teacher. He is earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florida and there he heard the gospel presented in a way that finally resonated with him and made changes to live a Christian life. In this episode, we talked about: How does the retreat help him to fall more deeply in love with God and make a great difference in his life? His intentional search for a deeper understanding of God and spiritual transformation. How does the bible study help him decide whether to serve the mission or not? What is “Vagabond Missions” and what do they do? The primary reasons why he chooses to work for Vagabond Missions? The importance of the father's role in building a family, church, and community. What were the difficulties and spiritual challenges and how did they overcome them? What are the self-discipline and habits that help him accomplish what he wants in life? What is the exodus 90 program? To connect with Andres Taquechel please visit:

In case our moms and the 5 other people out there that listen to the Vagabond Missions podcast missed us, we recorded a bonus episode at SEEK22 in Licoln, NE. We sat down to chat with a couple of the participants. Thank you to FOCUS and everyone who made SEEK such a great event. Hope you enjoy!

Adrian Chuquillangui is the host of the St.Joseph's Capital podcast, and the founder and CEO of St. Joseph's Capital, a commercial multifamily real estate investment company with the purpose of inviting faith-driven leaders into a world of new streams of passive income and impact while assisting missionaries committed to sharing the hope and joy of the gospel with high school and college students worldwide. He is a Catholic husband (married to Alexandra of 3 years), father of 2 boys (Logan and Luca), active-duty U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Officer, and multifamily real estate investor. Adrian played basketball for four years at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where he received a bachelor's degree in Operations Research and Computer Analysis. It was during this time at the Academy when Adrian had a few FOCUS (the Fellowship of Catholic University Students) missionaries invest and pour into his growth as a man and follower of Christ, and the seed was planted in Adrian's heart which has grown into a deep passion of living the mission of the New Evangelization. Throughout their journey in the USCG, the Chuquillangui family has been blessed with opportunities to serve in and support parish missions at each duty station including youth ministry and campus ministry allowing them to share their love for Christ with students and to be a resource for those diving into their faith. This has fueled Adrian's desire to pursue financial freedom through the vehicle of multifamily real estate investing so that after the completion of his military obligation, he can transition to being present and doubling down on raising his growing family while continuing to invest in real estate and serving the mission of the New Evangelization. Adrian is a member of the Active Duty Passive Income (ADPI) Military Multifamily Mastermind and Academy and is a Limited Partner of 72 apartment units. He is currently on a mission to become a General Partner in commercial multifamily syndication with a focus on raising capital. In this episode, Adrian talked about: Adrian's background prior to getting into multifamily investing? The creation of St. Joseph's Capital and the podcast. The Parable of Talents. Understanding proper and greater stewardship of money Money mindset shifts for financial freedom. What was his first real estate deal? The benefits of passively investing in commercial multifamily real estate. Leveraging 50% of their profits to financially assist the Focus missionaries and Vagabond Missions. To connect with Adrian Chuquillangui, please visit: ➡️Adrian Chuquillangui's LinkedIn -

This week on the Vagabond Missions Podcast the guys welcome Chika Anyanwu. Chika is our Director of Missionary Care. Today, Chika shares her journey to Vagabond Missions as well as what her role entails on forming and caring for our missionaries. We hope you enjoy!

Dan catches up with Chika and Mari, two Catholics who work full time for Catholic mission and evangelization organizations (Vagabond Missions and Evangelical Catholic). They discuss what led them to that work, what it's like living like Jesus and doing the same kind of work, and whether Cali or Miami has the best food. 

On this week's episode we hear the story of Santonio Hill. Santonio is the Assistant Director of Recruitment for Vagabond Missions. Today Santonio shares how God spoke to him in a series of dreams. Enjoy!

Vagabond Missions- Breaking the Cycle of Hopelessness in the Inner City: Will Davis, Development Officer of Vagabond Missions joins Jim Ganley and Brigid Ayer to talk about a ministry aimed to end the cycle of and hopelessness in the inner city, and ways you can help those in need. Vagabond is expanding to the Indianapolis Metro area. Details about Vagabond Missions the webpage is www.vagabondmissions.com

Sometimes working at Vagabond Missions is heartbreaking but sometimes it gives you a front row seat to God's glory. Today Andy Churray, a long time missionary and Area Director, shares such a story.

Our Director of Recruitment, Mark Pirro, served as a missionary with Vagabond Missions for 10 years. He started as a punk kid from New York. And then God called him to something greater. This is his story...

Good friend (and Steubenville chaplain) of Vagabond Missions, Fr. Drake McCalister shares that sometimes when we simply show up, God does big things. Since this story (and his ministry in Seatle), Fr. Drake became a priest and now serves in the Diocese of Steubenville OH and helps in the formation of Vagabond Missionaries.

Sometimes we find beauty in an unexpected place. Often times this is the case at Vagabond Missions. Acceptance, gentleness, charity sneaks up on us and makes a life changing impact. In today's episode, Meg Pirro (a veteran missionary) shares such a story...

Sometimes serving inner city kids is exhausting. They can be rude or disinterested. Sometimes, the weight of sadness is difficult to bear. In this episode Christopher Kerfoot shares a story when it went much further than that... *Note to the listener: For those of you who have ever thought, "I'd like to do Vagabond Missions" but after this episode thought, "Aw hell no" - these were the wild west days of Vagabond Missions. We have changed many policies and procedures since this time. In addition, this is one of the only times in 16 years a missionary has ever experienced violence. Definitely the exception, not the norm.

Let it begin! We chat with Santonio Hill of Vagabond Missions and hear about their ministry to inner city youth in Pittsburg, PA. Join us for hot takes, inspiration and much more! vagabondmissions.com@vagabondmissions@santonio_hill

This is a must-listen to episode if you have teenagers at home. I'm joined today by Mr. Micah Spader, a missionary with Vagabond Missions. Vagabond works in inner city neighborhoods trying to reach teens who may never even have heard of the gospel. Micah also shares some of his own story with us, and it's a powerful testimony! Not only did he have his own challenges growing up, but he can share the perspective of the teens he works with as well. I'm excited for you to learn more about this amazing missionary! You can read more about (or donate to!) Vagabond Missions at: https://www.vagabondmissions.com/

Pete Burak asks Kris Frank of Vagabond Missions about his perspective on current events, the need for hope in uncertain times (1:27), the difference between urban and suburban ministry (10:12), and the inspiration for his new book Hope. Always: Our Anchor in Life's Storms (24:51). Kris shares the moving story of the birth of his son (33:52) and reveals some of the things that are bringing him joy right now. Then Pete unpacks Acts 20 (48:00) and St. Paul's radical authenticity and willingness to roll his sleeves up with the communities he founded. Key quote: "No matter what happens, nothing changes between us and Jesus." -Grace Frank Special shoutout to Connor Flanagan for allow us to us his songs for the intro and outro.