Reach More

Goal

Through the use of the EC’s Reach More Evangelization Coaching System and regular EC staff check-ins, the EC will equip the Ministry leadership to form active Catholics into intentional, highly apostolic disciples; and train them to draw members of the Ministry and eventually, non-Church-attending individuals into the life of Christ in the Church, so that the Ministry becomes a vibrant center of apostolic formation for the laity.

Objectives of the Reach More Evangelization Coaching System

Inspire Ministry staff and members of the Ministry with love for Jesus and an evangelical desire to reach out within the Ministry and eventually outside of the Ministry through compelling witness, loving conversation, and sacrificial service.

Train Ministry staff and Ministry leaders to:

• design a comprehensive plan for evangelization
• learn effective multiplication of small groups through invitation and promotion of small groups and one-on-one apprenticeship relationships
• facilitate small groups and one-on-one apprenticeship meetings that draw members of the Ministry deeper into the life of Christ and community
• facilitate training sessions, using Reach More, that fluently present evangelization content so that they are able to inspire and form their Ministry members with great effectiveness

Support Ministry through:

• unlimited access to the Reach More Evangelization Coaching System
• regular phone or web conferences with staff

Implementation

Reach More focuses on small group ministry and one-on-one discipleship apprenticing because these provide “the good soil” for formation by a method that will ultimately extend to wider outreach.   They are the methods Jesus used, as well as the saints, and all the movements and institutions in the Church that are growing.  This method is the patrimony of the Church, as well as the most natural and flexible means of evangelization for the lay faithful.  When intentionally executed through training of leaders and implementation of advertising and publicity when appropriate, and then supported with the EC’s materials and ongoing coaching resources, small groups and one-one-ones serve as the foundation for spiritual renewal in a Ministry and eventually in the Ministry’s community.

The EC’s methods for sign-up and invitation that integrates members of the Ministry into small groups will continue to add to the numbers participating in these groups.  We will work with Ministry staff to help them use Reach More to (a) discern and select members of the Ministry who are already highly committed to Jesus and the Church to form a training group, (b) train this group and equip them as small group facilitators, (c) construct a strategic plan for invitation (and/or sign-ups if deemed appropriate) during the weeks preceding Lent, and (d) strategically place the majority of groups in facilitators’ or Ministry members’ homes.

Plan for Execution

EC staff will facilitate regular phone or video conferences, which will vary in length between 30 and 60 minutes.   The schedule plan below is general; the EC and the Ministry will work together to adjust the plan to meet the specific needs of the Ministry and its community.

Month 1 – Month 2

• The Pastor to receive login credentials for the Reach More Coaching System
• The Pastor to receive Reach More Welcome Packet to help with planning
• EC to provide guidance to the Pastor introducing him to the Reach More Coaching System and process
• Discern Point Person(s) (if not yet done) and get him/her oriented to Reach More
• EC staff will begin facilitating regular phone or video conferences with the Point Person(s), which will vary in length between 30 and 60 minutes per conference. The following tasks in this roadmap are executed by the Point Person(s) with the training and support of EC through both the Reach More system and the live phone/video conferences with EC Staff

Month 2 – Month 7

• The Pastor and Point Person(s) attend Reach More Webinar Orientation
• Determine calendar for entire first year
• Optional:  Attendance and participation at one of the EC’s Reach More Live conferences by the Ministry’s pastor, relevant staff, and relevant leadership
• Introduce Ministry staff, relevant committees, and councils on fundamental principles and evangelization methods (small groups and one-on-ones) through the Vision Module of Reach More
• Select members of the Ministry to make up the first Reach More group and begin the Reach More group
• Schedule and begin one-on-one mentoring for Reach More group participants

Month 8 – Month 12

• Final preparations for Reach More group participants to facilitate groups
• Launch small groups
• Establish proper care and ongoing formation of small group leaders
• Equip leaders to meet one-on-one and have spiritual conversations with group participants
• Begin discerning and selecting new small group leaders for the next launch
• Establish leadership formation and equipping plan for upcoming months

Summary of Included Services During the Term

• 24/7 Access to Reach More™ through a one (1) year subscription with three (3) user IDs intended for the Point People and Pastor
• Welcome brochure designed to assist and equip Pastor 
• Thirty (30) remote web conferences or calls with EC Reach More Coach
• Ministry evaluation and support tools