Evangelisation is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity, She exists in order to evangelise
Proclaiming the Good News
Mr J J Hussem (Evangelisation Advisor)
JJ is the Advisor for Evangelisation & Outreach. He holds a B.A. in English Language & Culture from Radboud University Nijmegen and Loyola University New Orleans, an M.A. in Political Economy and an M.Ed. from Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands. After full-time missions with Life Teen and two years of philosophy and theology in France, he taught EFL to 6th formers in the Netherlands before moving to London in 2015 to work full-time in youth and young-adult ministry at the retreat centre for young people of Westminster Diocese. His family is spread out from southern Holland to California, but London has been the city JJ has grown to love with all its architecture, history and parks. In his free time he enjoys playing tennis and a good cup of coffee. JJ pioneered with the Loretto community at their HOME Mission Base in Twickenham until the summer of 2023.
What is Evangelisation?
Evangelisation means to fulfill the mandate of Jesus Christ to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19), so that all might respond to the Father’s love and be saved through communion with Jesus and His body, the Church. At the core of evangelisation is “the proclamation of Christ and his Gospel by word and the testimony of life,” which invites conversion, evidenced through faith in Christ, repentance, and full communion with the Catholic Church.
How is it served?
In the Archdiocese of Southwark various initiatives have been promoted and diocesan-wide conferences have been held in recent years. Also present in the diocese are a number of missionary endeavours and apostolates which the Agency will seek to support and promote.
So much good work is undertaken in the parishes and we are keen to support such work at every stage. The Evangelisation advisor is always willing to come to speak to parish groups on the topic of evangelization and provide practical advice.
Read more
For more on what the Church teaches about Evangelisation we recommend that you read The Joy of Gospel (known by its Latin title Evangelii Gaudium) via the link below.
The Centre for Catholic Formation developed a Handbook for Parish Evangelisation Teams, now in its second edition, which can be downloaded via the button below.
