Free Resources
The following resources are available for free download to help with the preparation, promotion and effective implementation of your ChristLife series. If you have resources that you’ve developed for your parish course, please share them with us and we can share on this page.
- Parish Invitation Process Overview (pdf) - A list of recommended promotional initiatives for the parish.
- Witness Talk (pdf) - An outline for sharing at Masses to invite people to Discovering Christ. NEW
- Discovering Christ
- Discovering Christ Logo (png)
- Discovering Christ Poster (pdf)
- Discovering Christ Postcard, Option 1 - front (jpg)
- Discovering Christ Postcard, Option 2 - front (pdf)
- Discovering Christ Postcard - text (docx)
- Discovering Christ Editable Flyer (docx)
- Discovering Christ ONLINE Editable Flyer (docx)
- Discovering Christ Invitation Video
- Following Christ
- Sharing Christ
- Descubriendo a Cristo
- See promotional resources created by parishes and shared with ChristLife
Prayer Cards for Team Members (docx)
The evangelization coordinator/intercession leader should provide these cards to team members and encourage them to pray for the people in their lives whom God is calling them to invite to Discovering Christ.
Team Prayer (pdf)
The course administrator should provide this prayer to all team members. Pray it together in the months and weeks leading up to the Discovering Christ course.
Recipes (pdf)
The dinner coordinator can use these sample recipes to plan meals for Discovering Christ.
Emcee Jokes (pdf)
The emcee can use these sample jokes to welcome people to each of evening of your ChristLife course.
Small Group Situations (pdf)
The small group coordinator should share this handout on how to handle small group situations that can arise throughout the ChristLife series.
Sample Budget (xls)
Access ChristLife Worship Central for an instructional guide, sample set lists, and video series.
Team Roles and Descriptions (pdf)
The course administrator can use this downloadable pdf to review roles with team members. It is also found in the Discovering Christ How to Run the Course Guide.
Commitment Prayer (pdf)
The prayer teams can use this commitment prayer during the Discovering Christ retreat prayer time.
Evaluation Form (doc)
The course administrator can distribute this evaluation during the final session to gather testimonies and discover ways to improve your course.
Letter for Participants (pdf)
Following Christ Prayer Ministry (pdf)
Three sessions during Following Christ include a time of prayer after the DVD teaching and before small groups: Forgiving One Another, The Spirit-Empowered Life, and We Are At War: The Devil. This information is meant to supplement Following Christ's How To Run the Course Guide.
Cruise Ship vs. Battleship (pdf)
A handout that accompanies the "Cruise Ship vs. Battleship" analogy shared in Talk 6: The World.
Evaluation Form (doc)
The course administrator can distribute this evaluation during the final session to gather testimonies and discover ways to improve your course.
Sharing Christ Small Groups (pdf)
The small group coordinator should share this handout with facilitators. It reviews the unique elements of a Sharing Christ small group.
Evaluation Form (doc)
The course administrator can distribute this evaluation during the final session to gather testimonies and discover ways to improve your course.
Commissioning Rite and Blessing (pdf)
When parishes complete the ChristLife process, they sometimes choose to celebrate a Commissioning Rite and Blessing to "send off" the Sharing Christ participants.
Certificate of Completion (doc)
This editable resource can be awarded to those who have successfully completed the ChristLife Series: Discovering Christ, Following Christ, and Sharing Christ. The certificate should be printed on certificate paper which you can find at Staples or on Amazon.
The following resources were created by parishes running the ChristLife series. Do you have any promotional resources you'd like to share with other ChristLife parishes? Contact us!
Postcards
Use one of these images as the front of a 4x6 postcard. Design your own back by adding text with course details. You can setup and print using Vistaprint, Staples, or another printing service.
Bulletin Inserts
Other Resources
- Discovering Catholicism Flyer (pdf) an example of how St. Agnes parish revamped their RCIA program to be more evangelistic.
- Discovering Catholicism Invite Card (doc) edit and use to promote a follow-up to your Discovering Christ course for people who aren’t Catholic.