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His chosen method, facilitated by improvements in printing, was to allow people to read Scripture for themselves. Tyndale committed his life to helping people become more actively in control of their lives rather than passively clinging to the sides of their small boat as it was tossed around by heavy seas. Tyndale shared his historical moment with St Ignatius of Loyola, St Teresa of Avila and Martin Luther. The word evangelist came into the English language through William Tyndale (1494-1536), as did the word gospel. Authentic evangelisation builds bridges more than churches. Its hallmarks are presence, fidelity and listening. Partnership is an authentic model for our work because it knows that the Holy Spirit is at work in every mind and heart, not just ours. We tend not to describe anyone as poor our work often looks for the capability of communities and supports them as they become better able to express their capacity. We are not rescuers from across the seas. We don’t show horrific images to get an emotional response. We don’t pity or patronise or condescend. We walk alongside people who are challenged by extremely harsh realities, often among the most confronting in the world. The way of the cross is a good image of the approach Caritas Australia thinks of evangelisation during Lent. A few people always joined us many watched from a distance. It was easy to imagine it happening around us. At each place, we read part of the story of the sufferings of Christ.
I once belonged to an inner-city parish where, every Palm Sunday, we followed a wooden cross made from fence palings as we stopped outside the local police station, the emergency department, the rehabilitation centre, the high-rise flats, the place where the soup van stopped each night, the last place the Wurundjeri language was believed to have been spoken. Other times, it happens in more public settings, as when congregations gather from different denominations to acknowledge the journey they share with each other and with Jesus. In their hearts, they share experiences with someone close to them who may be sick or suffering in some way. Sometimes this happens inside a church as Christians move quietly around 14 stations depicted on the walls. Evangelising during Lent: Project Compassion at Caritas Australiaįor centuries, Lent has been a time for walking the way of the cross.