The Follow to Lead Podcast

Follow to Lead with Guest Camille Pauley

Our guest on Follow to Lead for this program is Camille Pauley. Camille is the Co-founder and President of Healing the Culture, a non-profit organization in Seattle Washington, Healing the Culture is dedicated to the evangelization and conversion of persons to become deeply, authentically, and permanently pro-life. Camille, along with Fr. Robert Spitzer, founded this apostolate in 2003. It has grown into an internationally recognized organization with tremendous influence in the cultural battle over abortion and euthanasia. We will talk with Camille about the current state of the battle for Life, along with the school curricula and programs they have developed in this most important area. 

Follow to Lead with Guest Jason Shanks

Our guest on this edition of Follow to Lead is Jason Shanks, President of the Our Sunday Visitor Institute for Catholic Innovation in Huntington, Indiana, a suburb of Fort Wayne. He has a passion and vision for renewal through innovation that stems from a conviction that the Church is evergreen from generation to generation and must be re-presented fresh and anew to today’s modern world. Join us for an interesting and invigorating conversation regarding Jason’s vision for renewal, the work of the OSV Institute, and it's opportunities for Catholic Schools.

Follow to Lead with Guests Deacon Dana and Deborah Nearmyer

This week we are featuring a very special edition of Follow to Lead entititled, “Lent and the Liturgical Seasons in Catholic Education.” In anticipation of the Lenten Season soon upon us, Deacon Dana and Deborah Nearmyer will talk with us about ways to engage students in a profitable Lent and explore how the Liturgical Seasons can play a key role in Catholic Education. Don’t miss this spiritually inspiring and best practices discussion with leaders who are in the trenches. Deacon Dana is the Director of Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Deborah is the Director of Faith Formation at St. James Academy in Lenexa, KS and a Founding Director of the Duc In Altum Schools Collaborative.

Follow to Lead with Guest Curtis Martin

On this episode of “Follow to Lead,” Kyle and Fr. Randy will be joined by Curtis Martin, Founder and CEO of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students - or FOCUS. FOCUS, one of the fastest-growing college outreach apostolates in the Catholic Church, was founded in 1998 as a national outreach to college students on campus. Starting with just two missionaries on one campus, they now have hundreds of full-time missionaries serving tens of thousands of college students on campuses throughout the United States. On our program, Curtis will share about FOCUS, it’s past, present, and future plans along with valuable insights regarding Catholic Education.

Follow to Lead with Guest Fr. Michael Zimmerman

Our guest for this episode of Follow to Lead is Fr. Michael Zimmerman, who currently serves as assistant Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Boston and adjunct Scripture Professor at St. John’s Seminary. When the world went into lockdown with the pandemic in the Spring of 2020, Fr. Michael used that time to write 27 scripts for a series of vocation videos called Scivias. This video series serves as a guide for men discerning the priesthood. These videos make great resources for schools in their work of inviting young men to discern whether God may be calling them to Holy Orders.

Follow to Lead with Guests Sebastian D’Amico and Jennie Punswick

Please join Sebastian D’Amico and Jennie Punswick from the Holy Family School of Faith in Kansas City in a lively discussion about Faculty Faith Formation. Formation is always a challenging area in Catholic schools and this program will provide insights as well as some practical approaches that can be implemented. In addition to working with schools on faith formation, Sebastian is on the theology faculty at St. James Academy in Lenexa, KS. Jennie works full-time with schools in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, providing formation for several school.

Follow to Lead with Guest David Savage

This episode features David Savage, who was recently appointed as Executive Director of the Papal Foundation. Prior to this position, he was Co-Founder of and Chief Marketing Officer at Content Watch Holdings, Inc., the makers of the "Net Nanny,” which earned the award as Tom's Guide's "Best Parental Control App" for 2020, and Mashable's "Best Bet" for Parental Controls for iPhones, so social media and technology will be one of the areas discussed. Passionate about his Catholic faith, David has also been heavily involved, in a volunteer capacity, in a number of Catholic ministries and organizations, such as the Catholic Leadership Institute, Theology of the Body Institute Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), Sisters of Life and Generation Life.

Follow to Lead with Guest Rhonda Gruenewald

Today we will be talking with Rhonda Gruenewald, the Founder of Vocation Ministry. She is often referred to as the “Vocation Lady.” She is a passionate convert to Catholicism and a former high school English teacher. Through her organization, Vocation Ministry, Rhonda has worked with more than 6,000 vocation promoters and ministries nationwide, presenting informational workshops to deacons, priests, religious, and laity on how to establish or revive a vocation ministry. 

Follow to Lead with Guest Emily Cavins

Today we are talking with Emily Cavins, who has participated in several excavations in Israel, and with her husband, Jeff, leads annual pilgrimages to Israel and other Bible related destinations such as Turkey, Greece, Italy, Jordan, and Egypt. She was the co-editor of  “Amazing Grace for Mothers,” and developed the “Great Adventure Kids” bible study materials that centers around teaching children the plan of salvation history and based on her husband Jeff’s “The Story of Salvation: A Journey through the Bible.” She is also the author of “Lily of the Mohawks: The Story of St. Kateri,” the first Native American Saint from North America

Follow to Lead with Guest Meg Hunter-Kilmer

In this episode, we will be talking with Meg Hunter-Kilmer, who describes her apostolate as being a Hobo for Christ. She is an author and speaker who, after 5 years as a full-time religion teacher, quit her job and packed everything into the trunk of her car to drive around the country and fly around the world as a hobo missionary. So, since June 2012, she has traveled the country and internationally, speaking to anyone who’ll listen about the goodness of God, Catholic apologetics, Christian morality, and the life of prayer.