By now, we’ve all heard statistics that show for every convert into the Catholic Church, more than seven leave. The millions of people who have left are still looking for meaning, but if the culture and even their own experiences have positioned Christianity as irrelevant, then our ministries, apostolates, and institutional structures have no access to them. It’s time to go back to our roots.

How did the early church do it? They embodied Jesus’ missionary DNA. By following Jesus as his disciples…