Share Christ
Inviting Others into Friendship with Jesus
Share Christ
Inviting Others into Friendship with Jesus
Dave Nodar, Dianne Davis, and Fr. Erik Arnold
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Contents
Why We Share Christ with Others
Put Out into the Deep for a Catch
Introduction
Dave Nodar
In 1995 I met with Cardinal William Keeler, then Archbishop of Baltimore, to share with him that I wanted to begin a Catholic ministry of evangelization. He was so thrilled to hear that a Catholic was actually evangelizing — and wanting to train others to share their faith in the Lord Jesus — that he immediately recognized ChristLife as an apostolate of the archdiocese.
Since then, ChristLife has experienced the joy of helping many thousands of Catholics personally encounter the Lord Jesus, become his disciples, and joyfully share Christ with others.