2017 USCCB Convocation Participants Guidebook and Journal | Page 63

Beyond the Convocation
3. Remind local leaders of the radical call of mis-
sionary discipleship—and of their role in the story
of evangelization.
4. Look at those on the existential, geographic,
generational, cultural, and economic peripheries
of the local community and consider how to best
invite these people into the Church.
5. Explore practical strategies and ideas for evange-
lization, missionary discipleship, and promoting
the Church’s social teaching. Invite experts and
leaders who are successful evangelizers to share
their stories.
6. Consider the implementation of new evangeliza-
tion plans (within the parish, diocese, apostolate,
organization, community, etc.). What (concretely)
can you do next? What is possible now or a few
months from now? How do you catch hold of the
momentum from the Convocation?
7. Ask participants to reflect on what it means to be a
“Spirit-filled evangelizer” and call them to excel-
lence in all that they do in Christ’s name. Close the
gathering in prayer, relying on the grace of God to
make these plans fruitful.
• Schedule listening sessions with local leaders on the issues
that were brought up at the Convocation. Ask them if
the information that arose in the plenary and breakout
sessions line up with their lived reality, and if not, what
is missing or seems incorrect. Ask for additional ideas
on how the Church can respond to Pope Francis’s call to
missionary discipleship.
• Encourage the emerging leaders you met at the
Convocation, and all young leaders in your local com-
munity, to continue in their good work serving Christ
and the Church. Accompany them as they continue to
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