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Reaching the unreached in faith

On behalf of the wider Church and the Paulist Fathers, the mission of Paulist Evangelization Ministries is to develop effective methods for inviting people to believe in Jesus Christ as Catholics or to become active again in the Catholic faith, and to equip Catholics with the tools to further this invitation.

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Paulist Evangelization Ministries
Advisory Board 2012

Kristina M. DeNeve, Ph.D. serves the Diocese of Green Bay as the Evangelization and Welcoming Director. With advanced degrees in Social Psychology and Christian Spirituality, Kristina’s work is often at the intersection of psychology and spirituality. Kristina served as the point person for the Catholics Come Home and diocesan television commercial initiatives and is currently the Catholic liason for the 2012 summer festival with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Kristina was previously a tenured professor at a Big 12 university and an administrator of a Lilly-granted vocation program at a midwestern Jesuit university. Kristina is a licensed foster parent (still awaiting a child placement) and is writing a memoir about her 30-day silent retreat.

Michelle Montez was appointed Director of Pastoral Planning for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in September 2002 and was later appointed Director of Evangelization in 2006 by Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan. She continues to direct both offices. 2011 marks Michelle’s 21st year as a youth and young adult minister and currently serves OL Most Holy Rosary in Albuquerque in this capacity. She is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with a BA in Philosophy and has received her Ministry Formation from the Emmaus Journey School of Ministry, Christian Leadership Institute, Center for Ministry Development, UNM Anderson School of Management and the Liturgical Institute of the Southwest. In 2000, Michelle was the recipient of the DEI Lumen Eccelsia award for Adult Formation for her work in creating the Gathering the Family Program for the Office of Evangelization.

Michelle enjoys the support of family and many friends and has been an associate with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati for the last eighteen years. She believes that the love of Christ compels us to respond to each other with generosity and compassion; that as church, we share Christ’s message most eloquently when we love and care and support each other. It is a message that Michelle strives to live and to share with all those she ministers to, and with, throughout the Archdiocese.

Tom Quinlan is currently in his eleventh year as director of the Religious Education Office in the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. He has been a parish catechetical leader and served on the governance board of the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership from 2006 to 2010. In January, Tom was appointed to be the founding chair of the Evangelization Committee for NCCL. He has written for publications such as Today’s Parish and Catechist Magazine. He has presented nationally in venues such as the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress and at the NCCL Annual Conference. Tom is an avid hiker and photographer of western North America.

John Roberto is president of LifelongFaith Associates, editor of the journal Lifelong Faith, and coordinator for the Faith Formation 2020 Initiative. John also works on the Vibrant Faith Ministries team as project coordinator of the Faith Formation Learning Exchange. John works as a consultant to churches and national organizations, teaches courses and conducts workshops in faith formation, and has authored books and program manuals in youth ministry, family ministry, and intergenerational faith formation. John created the theory and practice of Generations of Faith—an intergenerational, lifelong approach to faith formation; and administered the five-year Lilly Endowment funded project to develop lifelong faith formation in Catholic parishes across the U.S. His latest publications include Faith Formation 2020: Designing the Future of Faith, The Spirit and Culture of Youth Ministry (co-authored), Living Well: Christian Practices for Everyday Life, Becoming a Church of Lifelong Learners, and four volumes of intergenerational learning programs in the People of Faith series. John is the founder and was director of the Center for Ministry Development, where he worked for 28 years.

Fr. Michael White, ordained for Baltimore in 1984 (Baltimore) serves as pastor of Nativity Church in Timonium, MD. When Fr. White arrived at Nativity, the parish had no focus and was losing members. With his leadership, Nativity has been transformed into a Catholic “megaparish” that consciously works to attract people who are not involved in Church. Through an intense focus on ministry and service, this parish has not only grown, but sheds light on what contemporary Catholic parishes can look like, at least in some settings. Fr. White’s publications include Making Church Matter (Ave Maria Press, Spring 2013) and his “make church matter” blog at nativitypastor.tv/. Among his competencies and interests are how churches work and how they grow; Italian art and architecture, language, food; and American and European history and politics.

Dr. Lucía Murphy, also well known as “Doctor Murph,” is the former Director of Evangelization and Special Ministries at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania. In her position, she is responsible for inspiring, facilitating and supporting parish and diocesan leaders in multicultural and lay ministries to live out their faith by sharing their gifts and talents with others in their communities.

Prior to her work in the Church, Lucía motivated organizations and individuals to leverage their unique strengths and talents to create SUCCESS THAT STICKS. Dr. Murphy has a doctorate in Instructional Systems Design/Human Performance Technology from Penn State, and a Masters of Finance from Southern Methodist University. She developed her expertise from over 20 years of corporate and academic experience, both in consumer packaged goods marketing and leadership development. In academe, Lucía has taught, published and developed important thought leadership pieces for Penn State University and the University of Arkansas. On the corporate side, Lucía has made significant contributions to marketing, strategy, and human performance technology for Fortune 100 companies, including Xerox, Frito-Lay and Campbell Soup. Dr. Murphy is bilingual and bicultural as a Mexican-American.

Well known for her intelligent wit and enthusiasm, Doctor Murph has challenged her multicultural audiences to step into their genius, and has appeared on television, radio and broadcast programs. She is the author of the acclaimed book, LeaderSpeak: 7 Conversations that Create Sustainable Success. An avid runner and accomplished woman of laughter and energy, Lucía lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with her husband and children.

Paulist Members

Very Rev. Michael B. McGarry, CSP, is the President of the Paulist Fathers. He served as director of Paulist ministries in Boston and Berkeley, and then as Director of the Notre Dame Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem for 11 years. Fr. McGarry is an expert in ecumenical and interfaith relations.

Yao Hsu, CSP, (Jimmy) is a third year theology student with the Paulist Fathers in Washington, D.C.. A graduate from the University of Texas (computer science), where he came to know the Paulists, Jimmy recently served as a pastoral associate at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Grand Rapids. He has a long-standing interest in mission and Young Adults.

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