The National Conference for Evangelisation brings together multiple historical initiatives supporting the Church’s evangelising mission. In doing so it offers a diverse range of content via a dynamic program schedule. Managing time zones, personal and professional availability, individuals and communities can create a dynamic experience consisting of national formation and local dialogue.
Key Elements
The Evangelisation Conference is presented in three key formats.
PLENARY SESSIONS: Webcast live online, plenary sessions are for all participants and provide formation, experience, and inspiration. Plenary sessions will include speakers, panels, music, prayer and testimonies. Each 60 minute session is proposed to focused on a key theme:
| Thursday 20 October | Evening | Launching into the Deep |
| Friday 21 October | Morning | Evangelisation |
| Evening | Encounter | |
| Saturday 22 October | Morning | Discipleship |
| Evening | Mission |
KEYNOTE SESSIONS: Following each national plenary session, participants are invited to attend one of five live Keynote speaker sessions. Running for 60 minutes, sessions explore approaches to supporting the Church’s missions to evangelise through ‘Ministries within our faith communities’, or ‘Mission in the world’. Keynote sessions include speakers and sharing around topics.
CONVERSATION STARTERS: At the centre of the National Conference for Evangelisation is local discussion and action. Following national input via plenary and keynote sessions, the conference will offer short conversation starters for local dialogue. 60 minutes sessions will include a 15 minute pre-recorded input accompanied by discussion facilitation resources. These sessions are aimed at transitioning from learning and reflection to local implementation and action.
Themes for Keynotes sessions and conversations starters may include:
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- Clergy & Religious Life
- Cultural Engagement
- Deep Listening & Peripheries
- Discipleship & Formation
- Ecclesial & Cultural Communities
- Evangelisation in the world
- Faith Community Ministries
- Family & Life
- Justice, Ecology & Peace
- Leadership and Governance
- Liturgy & Sacraments
- Laity: Women, Men, Youth
- Public Life and Witness
- Youth & Young Adults
Program Schedule
The draft conference program is proposed below. Please note the conference will be held during AEDT. Local state times are listed for local consideration.
Thursday 20 October
| 5pm* | Local acknowledgments and prayer |
| 6pm | LIVE: Plenary Session |
| Theme - Launching into the Deep | |
| 7pm | LIVE: Keynote sessions (5 themes) |
| 8pm | Local Conversation Starters |
Friday 21 October
| 9am* | Local acknowledgments and prayer |
| 9.30am | LIVE: Plenary Session |
| Theme - Evangelisation | |
| 11am | LIVE: Keynote sessions (5 themes) |
| 12pm | Local dialogue and lunch |
| 2pm | Local Conversation Starters |
| 3pm | Inter-community Dialogue |
| Break | |
| 6pm | LIVE: Plenary Session |
| Theme - Encounter | |
| 7pm | LIVE: Keynote sessions (5 themes) |
| 8pm | Local Conversation Starters |
Saturday 22 October
| 9am* | Local acknowledgments and prayer |
| 9.30am | LIVE: Plenary Session |
| Theme - Discipleship | |
| 11am | LIVE: Keynote sessions (5 themes) |
| 12pm | Local dialogue and lunch |
| 2pm | Local Conversation Starters |
| 3pm | Inter-community Dialogue |
| Break | |
| 6pm | LIVE: Plenary Session |
| Theme - Mission | |
| 7pm | LIVE: Keynote sessions (5 themes) |
| 8pm | Local Conversation Starters |
*All times above are AEDT