Bring Them to Jesus: Being Present, Personal, and Practical

"When we authentically model Christian friendship, we can help others hear Jesus himself say, 'I call you friends.'" -- Katherine R. Coolidge

In a world where many people no longer walk through the church door on their own, how do we help them encounter Jesus?

Drawing on decades of parish ministry, evangelization leadership, and formation work with the Catherine of Siena Institute, Katherine R. Coolidge offers a hopeful, field-tested guide for Catholics who want to reach friends, neighbors, family members, and communities with authentic love.

Bring Them to Jesus moves beyond programs and impersonal invitations to show how trust, friendship, prayer, mercy, and everyday conversations can become bridges to faith. Filled with compelling real-life stories, current research, and practical tools, this book equips readers to recognize where people are spiritually and to take the next faithful step alongside them.

Discover how to build trust with seekers, listen for the movements of grace, have meaningful spiritual conversations, form prayer triplets, discern charisms, and turn works of mercy into living witnesses to Christ.

This is a practical handbook for every baptized person called to bring others not just to church, but to Jesus.

Katherine Coolidge joined the Catherine of Siena Institute staff in 2014 after two decades of parish ministry in various capacities. As director of Parish & Diocesan Services, her responsibilities include working with Institute presenters and collaborators to help parish and diocesan leaders develop and implement strategies and pathways for evangelization and disciple-making. Katherine is a contributor to Sherry Weddell's Becoming a Parish of Intentional Disciples and the coauthor of the formation program Ananias Training: Travelling with Others the Discipleship Path with Bobby Vidal. She holds a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies from St. Joseph College of Maine.