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38. Practical advice for engaging Roman Catholics with the gospel: A Conversation with Mark Gilbert

May 19, 2021 Reid Karr, Clay Kannard, Mark Gilbert Episode 38
The Reformanda Initiative
38. Practical advice for engaging Roman Catholics with the gospel: A Conversation with Mark Gilbert
Show Notes

In this episode ex-Catholic Mark Gilbert shares his personal testimony, and also about how is personal experience has taught him to effectively share the gospel with his Roman Catholic friends and family members.

Mark Gilbert works for Certainty4Eternity, an organisation established to help churches share the gospel with people from a Roman Catholic background. Mark grew up as a committed Roman Catholic, but despite this did not hear the gospel until he started university. He trained as a doctor before retraining as a minister, and has served in Anglican churches in Sydney since 2000. He currently works as a chaplain on the Northern Beaches. Mark has published a number of resources with Matthias Media to help people share the good news about Jesus with people from a Roman Catholic background including The God Who Saves, The Road Once Travelled and Stepping Out in Faith.

Episode Resources:

Books by Mark Gilbert:

  • The God Who Saves. Very Popular 5 Week Bible Study on Grace, Faith, Sin, the Cross and Good Works in a Christian’s life
  • The Road Once Travelled. Great book to give to Catholics who might be giving up on Catholicism
  • Stepping out in Faith. 11 Stories of Catholics who heard the Gospel and it changed their lives … also great to give to interested Catholics


Articles by Mark Gilbert: