Hey folks,
I will be debuting a "Blue Collar Apologetics" weekend retreat at my parish - St.Theresa's in Leeds - on Friday evening, August 23rd, and Saturday morning, August 24th. The times will be 6:30 - 8:30 PM on Friday, the 23rd, and 9:00 - 11:30 AM on Saturday, the 24th. The intent for the retreat is to make this more of a workshop-style weekend as opposed to me just simply giving several talks and you passively listening.
By that I mean, I want it to be a very interactive weekend. I want to hear what kinds of conversations you are having with folks - in person, via email, on Facebook and other social media platforms, and help you learn how to be a more effective and more efficient - and less frustrated - apologist and evangelist when engaging in such conversations. I want you to give me examples from your experiences and we can analyze them and see what you did right and also to see if there were things you could have done better. I want to give you real life examples - from my conversations and other conversations I've seen on places like Facebook - and dissect what was right and what was wrong with how those conversations developed.
I will talk about rules to follow and pitfalls to avoid when engaging in apologetics. You will learn how to shut down even the most aggressive of anti-Catholic evangelists and to plant seeds of truth with all who you engage with. You'll leave the weekend more comfortable with the idea of engaging in conversations about the Faith with family members, friends, co-workers, and so on, and more confident in your ability to do so.
Anyone from high school - maybe even middle school - on up should be able to get something out of this weekend. So, if you want to overcome any fears you may have in regard to talking about the Faith, and to get better at spreading the "Good News" - at explaining and defending the truths of the Catholic Faith - which we are all, as Catholics, called to do, then please consider joining me for this weekend event.
To "register" for the weekend, just go to Blue Collar Retreat Weekend Registration and make a donation of $10/person. If you are coming with family members it's $10 for one of you, $20 for two, and $25 for 3. Any over 3 per family are free. The registration fee is there to simply cover costs for snacks, drinks, and handouts. Space is limited, so register sooner rather than later. And, very important, when you register, either include a note with the donation that it is for the retreat weekend, or shoot me an email immediately after you register to let me know. My email address is: john@biblechristiansociety.com.
I look forward to seeing you there!
God bless!
John Martignoni