The National Office for Evangelisation offers training in the implementation of Reconnect and Rewired at a National and Diocesan level. At the national level the training is for those who work in the field of adult faith education and may want to train others in their local area. At diocesan level the training is for those who are to implement Reconnect and Rewired in parishes and other contexts. Diocesan training is by arrangement. 

For more information on diocesan training contact the National Office for Evangelisation 1300 4 FAITH (1300 432 484) or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  

Participants from all over Australia and New Zealand at the National Training Workshop in August 2008

A very successful Reconnect – Rewired National Training Workshop that was conducted in Sydney on 25th and 26th August 2008 by the National Office for Evangelisation. For more information on national training contact the National Office for Evangelisation 1300 4 FAITH (1300 432 484) or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Designed for those who work in the field of adult faith education formation and evangelistaion at a national or diocesan level the purpose of this workshop is to introduce Reconnect and Rewired, explore the role of evangelisation in the contemporary Church in Australia, build on and harness the spirit of World Youth Day 2008, provide practical hands on strategies for marketing and meet others involved in the same work in a context of mutual support and encouragement for mission.

The workshop is to be conducted by Marita Winters and John Francis Collins

Marita Winters is the Director of the National Office for Evangelisation. Previous to her current role Marita was director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Sydney for eight years

John Collins is the Projects Manager at the National Office for Evangelisation. John has had many years experience in adult education, pastoral work and research and has worked in a variety of roles in Church agencies.

Listen to a Presentation by Br Peter Hendricks MSC on his experience of conducting the pilot of Reconnect at St Thomas’ Willoughby given at the August 2008 workshop

To download a copy of the above talk in MP3 format, right click this link and select 'Save Target/Link As' [Size: 7mb]