On August 4, 2023, Christians from the Pentecostal, Charismatic, Evangelical, and Roman Catholic streams gathered together at World Youth Day to put forth what they called “The Challenge.” Before a crowd made up of 49,000 youth, clergy, lay ministers and just the “average Joe,” Christians from all streams of the faith worshipped Jesus together. They were led by Catholic and Evangelical recording artists including Matt Maher and actor Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in the hit television series, “The Chosen.”

What exactly is “The Challenge?” Its material goal was to pay for the event, but its spiritual goal is to end the misunderstandings and suspicions between Christian brothers and sisters so Christians can reconcile as the one body of Christ that our Father sees so the World might believe Jesus is its only Savior. The Challenge can be said is to unite all the streams in the Current of Grace into one tsunami of grace so Christians can realize that there is one faith, one hope, one God, and one Father of us all. Jesus’s Church already is one..

Christian leaders in all streams have been diligently working together since 1967 to help the laity discover our true identity is in Christ! That identity is discovered when we accept our role as the common priests, prophets, and kings in Christ. Through our baptism we are commissioned to be ambassadors for Christ to a world desperately searching for a savior; and remind people the job is already taken by the King of the Universe - Jesus - and he is not abdicating his Heavenly throne..
 
Every baptized Christian is a minister of reconciliation, as if God the Father is appealing to the entire world through us. The time has come for every Christian to experience a personal Transfiguration and recognize who Jesus is, and who we are in Him. The time has come for all clergy to recognize that the laity have the right, the duty, and the responsibility to be Jesus’s real presence in society as they Go! Proclaim the Gospel.

On October 31, 2014, His Holiness Pope Francis called the evangelists of the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowships to look at the Church as a polyhedron — a multi-sided object that reflects Christ’s real presence. The 850-plus evangelists present at the meeting enthusiastically agreed to work together to create relationships of families that would fulfill the Holy Spirit’s work laid out by Pope Leo XIII at the end of the 19th century. The Catholic Fraternity’s North American leaders, led by Dan Almeter of Alleluia Community in Augusta, Georgia, were invited by Bishop Clemens in the Vatican to spearhead the project. The leaders responded by creating the Awakening the Domestic Church project. Its original Senior Facilitator was Deacon Darrell Wentworth, who was responsible for the project’s planning and development. Alleluia Community is considered one of the best “visible signs” of the grace present to those laity who choose to form intentional neighborhood-based Christian Communities. In 2017, as many Christian leaders joined the Lutherans, Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and United Methodists in signing the Joint Declaration on Justification, many leaders saw this event as another sign that the Protestant Reformation was ending as the Current of Grace was expanding among Catholics, Pentecostals, and the new Charismatic networks. Most Christians are still unaware of this news, but Alleluia Community has been living it out for decades. Pentecostal Pastor Joe Tosini of New York was inspired in 2013 to reach out to the Vatican. He has formed friendships with Catholic bishops and even Pope Francis. He is instrumental in launching the John 17 Movement which promotes authentic, biblically-based relational ecumenism. Some North American bishops have endorsed the goal of forming these intentional relationships to end the misunderstandings and suspensions hopefully even forming small intentional communities to heal our cities.

In 2019 Pope Francis transformed the Catholic Fraternity and its sister organization ICCRS into CHARIS, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service, as a Public Association of the Christian Faithful. The
service organization operates under the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, and is pastored by Kevin Cardinal Farrell, the former Bishop of Dallas. CHARIS International was a collaborator and organizer of the World Youth Day Change Challenge stadium event. CHARIS’s Ecclesial Advisor, Raniero Cardinal Cantalamessa, the preacher to the Papal household, addressed the crowd via video. His Holiness Pope Francis and Pentecostal Pastor Joe Tosini were both on stage together again on November 4, 2023, to encourage Catholics, Pentecostals and new Charismatics to work to restore full communion in the Church. The common goal is to help Christians, especially enthusiastic Christ centered youth, to embrace the concept of becoming missionary disciples in this new Missionary Age. The Awakening the Domestic Church project, CHARIS USA, Pentecost Today USA, the Association of Diocesan Liaisons, and many other missionary organizations flowing in this Current of Grace provide service for United States charismatic Catholics and other Christians to help them form neighborhood or citywide intentional healing communities. A new book called Grace for the Whole Church, has been sent to every bishop in the United States. Pentecost Today, USA and the Ark and the Dove Charismatic Center in Pennsylvania are leading that effort.

ADC is inviting every Christian to respond to The Challenge by taking intentional steps. The Response we
suggest is: 

1. Pray and fast often during 2024 for the healing of the Body of Christ. Prayer-walk your neighborhoods praying for your neighbors. Pray and work, like a Benedictine, as good neighbor! Be intentional by developing a plan with our neighbors to being Jesus to your neighbors.
2. Spend time studying the writings of Pope Leo XIII and other ecumenical documents on ADC’s website: ADCnow.net. Imagine how to implement the dialogues between Pentecostals and Roman Catholics and the dialogues between new Charismatic Churches and Roman Catholics. Embrace the Grace!
3. Live like a Franciscan, in peace with your fellow Christian neighbor, serving the materially or spiritually poor! Form service committees or groups to give grace, not just money! Pray that we can change the concept of October 31st as “Reformation Day.” As we begin this last decade of the Second Millennium of Christianity, we should be preparing ourselves to enter the third Missionary Age at Pentecost 2033. It’s time to take up the Challenge and respond by changing October 31st to Restoration Day.

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Every challenge requires a response. How will you respond? You can respond wholeheartedly by saying: Yes, Lord! Here I am, send me. You can respond no and turn your back and run away. But the call is always to repent and believe in the gospel! Our call has always been to repent for the things that I've done, but more importantly for the things that I have failed to do. Christians have failed to love one another and forgive from the heart. Christians have failed to become missionary disciples, and ambassadors for Christ, and Jesus’s ministers of reconciliation. We have failed to be like Mary: humans full of grace. It's time to Change and Embrace the Grace, the Current of Grace being poured upon the whole world through streams of grace, flowing as living water into a culture thirsty for the way to discover the truth. Jesus is our way first! He leads us to the Truth. As we immerse ourselves into the love of God the Father, we become His Real Presence! He leads us to a life in the Spirit and authentic relationships of grace. We invite you to become vessels of grace, to dispense His grace as living water to others. Join us in prayer! Let's make our homes, our churches, or our small groups schools of evangelization asking God the Father: Teach us to change our hearts O, God! Make us be like you! For videos to help you please visit the Awakening the Domestic Church YouTube page.
For more information contact: Andrea Garrett, ADC Senior News Editor. Phone (785) 422-0409
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West Virginia, December 8, 2023 – Awakening the Domestic Church (ADC) is thrilled to announce the upcoming "Vision-a-thon" event, a live, online broadcast to be held on December 8th from 8 PM to 9 PM EST. This visionary event will be streamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Rumble, and it aims to underscore the urgency of ADC's mission – uniting Christians locally to foster global transformation.

In response to Pope Benedict XVI's Year of Faith initiative in 2012, Awakening the Domestic Church has been diligently working on a global project that now calls for local action. The "Vision-a-thon" is a significant step towards realizing this vision of unity in diversity, echoing Jesus's prayer for unity among His followers.

The Vision of Awakening the Domestic Church:

ADC's mission is to bridge misunderstandings and hostilities among Christians of various traditions, encouraging them to embrace unity in diversity. The project employs media tools to help individuals form a vision of grace, emphasizing freedom from societal pressures and the freedom to love oneself as created by God.

These media tools are designed to cultivate relationships within local neighborhoods, acknowledging that every Christian is already an integral part of the universal Church. By focusing on God's vision and His love for families and neighborhoods, ADC seeks to empower Christians to become the missionary disciples they were meant to be.

Deacon Darrell Wentworth, Founder of Awakening the Domestic Church, extends a heartfelt invitation to all Christians: "Join us in this quest to let God the Father teach every Christian to be the missionary disciple He planned for each of us to be. We're here to help you embrace His love and vision for your family and neighborhood, giving you the tools to fulfill your responsibility to 'Go and Make Disciples.'"

The "Vision-a-thon" promises to be an inspirational event, featuring insightful discussions, testimonials, and a deeper dive into the concepts central to ADC's mission. Participants will discover how to embrace God's grace and awaken their homes to His transformative love.

To learn more about the Awakening the Domestic Church Vision-a-thon and to stay updated on this vital mission, please visit, awakeningthedomesticchurch.com

For media inquiries, please contact:

Debra Lopez Public Relations, LLC
Phone: 262-989-0604
Email: [email protected]

Mr. Bill Snyder, Senior Facilitator
Awakening of the Domestic Church (ADC)
757-683-0207
[email protected]

### About Awakening the Domestic Church (ADC)
Awakening the Domestic Church (ADC) is a global project that seeks to unite Christians of all traditions locally, fostering unity in diversity. Through media tools and a vision of grace, ADC empowers individuals to embrace God's love, fulfill their roles as missionary disciples, and create stronger families and communities. The organization encourages Christians to "Embrace the Grace" and awaken their Domestic Church to God's transformative love.

Virginia Beach, November 28, 2023 – In response to Pope Francis's heartfelt call, on November 4th, for the laity to engage in the restoration of unity among Christians, the Awakening of the Domestic Church project (ADC), a dynamic non-profit church ministry, is taking proactive steps to encourage Christians from all traditions to build relationships with their Christian neighbors. With a mission deeply rooted in faith, ADC seeks to inspire a sense of adoptive family relationships by encouraging Christians to reach out to their neighbors, inviting them to rediscover the deep love of our Heavenly Father. This initiative aims to foster unity, strengthen communities, and positively impact society, especially the materially poor and the poor in spirit.

The Mission of Awakening of the Domestic Church (ADC):
At the core of ADC's mission is a profound belief in the power of faith in our common baptism, to unite communities through a visible Christian expression. ADC encourages Christians to take a simple yet impactful step – prayer walk your neighborhood, greet your neighbors, and form friendships that mirror the Love of God the Father for all humanity. Invite them to rediscover the beauty of faith together. By forming relationships with neighbors, friends, and fellow believers, ADC believes communities can be transformed and strengthened through shared faith experiences helping Christians become instruments of peace, like St. Francis of Assisi envisioned.

This Franciscan mindset aligns closely with Pope Benedict XVI’s and Pope Francis's vision for relational unity among Christians. ADC is committed to echoing the Vatican's call by fostering connections and relationships among Christians of various traditions, not overlooking theological differences, but rather focusing on the shared foundation of love, compassion, biblical grounding, and faith in the Lordship of Jesus as Messiah. Raniero Cardinal Cantalamessa, OFM Cap, the Preacher to the Papal Household, has been instrumental in articulating this decades long Papal vision. “His ecumenical ministry is featured as the first of our Trilogy of films that will help Christians begin to form biblical relationships with each other,” says Bill Snyder, ADC’s Senior Facilitator.

ADC's spiritual director, Deacon Darrell Wentworth, stated, "In a world filled with misunderstanding and suspicion, we believe that faith in Jesus is the unifying force that binds us all together. Our mission is simple yet profound: we encourage Christians to reach out to their neighbors, extend a hand of friendship, and rediscover the joy and beauty of authentic biblical faith as a united community. It’s about experiencing a personal Transfiguration: seeing our neighborhoods through the eyes of our Father! Together, we can inspire an entire community to become ministers of Peace, in the Prince of Peace, offering a powerful testimony to the strength of faith."

Awakening of the Domestic Church invites Christians worldwide to join hearts in unity and reach out to their neighbors, knowing that through these small relationships of faith, communities can be transformed, and the world can become what God intends for His family.

About Awakening the Domestic Church
Awakening of the Domestic Church (ADC) is a non-profit Church ministry project, dedicated to building neighborhood-based communities of missionary disciples among Christians of all traditions. Founded in 2012, under the inspiration of Pope Benedict XVI, they believe that families are Schools of Evangelization which must create authentic missionary disciples. ADC encourages Christians to learn their faith tradition well, then form relationships with their fellow Christian neighbors. By transforming secular neighborhoods into Christian communities, we can rediscover the joy and beauty of our common faith and manifest the Glory of God. By promoting unity based on biblical inspiration and the patristic tradition, neighbors who share faith experiences change minds and hearts toward Christ. ADC communities will positively impact society and create a more peace-filled world.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Debra Lopez Public Relations, LLC
Phone: 262-989-0604
Email: [email protected]

Mr. Bill Snyder, Senior Facilitator
Awakening of the Domestic Church (ADC)
757-683-0207
[email protected]