Room 24

Adventures of a New Evangelist

by Katie Prejean

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Pub Date Feb 26 2016 | Archive Date May 10 2016

Ave Maria Press

Description

Five years after she graduated from high school, teacher, youth minister, and sought-after speaker Katie Prejean returned to her alma mater in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to teach freshman theology. In the early years of her career, Prejean’s hormonal, sometimes grumpy, and often confused students taught her what it means to evangelize. Her frequently witty and always candid stories—and the ten lessons she offers—will inspire anyone who works with youth in the Church today.

As she began her first year of teaching, Katie Prejean was eager to impart the Catholic doctrine she loves to her class in room 24 at St. Louis Catholic high school, but she was quickly rattled by the magnitude of the task, especially when she was challenged by a teen who said he didn’t believe. In ten brief and compelling chapters, Prejean shares humorous and hopeful interactions she’s had with her students that helped her learn that teaching them about Jesus and his Church is not as important as knowing them, loving them, and inviting them to know and love Jesus as a personal friend and savior.

Her frequent mistakes and occasional successes with her students taught Prejean how to evangelize young people by building relationships in joyful, humble, and prayerful ways. Likewise, Prejean determined that the power of inviting conversation, welcoming questions, and witnessing to faith through personal stories engages students and helps them fall in love with Jesus.

Features & Benefits

Katie Prejean has spoken throughout the United States and in Canada to crowds from ten to ten thousand at venues such as the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress and the New Orleans World Youth Day.

Prejean has been published in Project Youth Ministry and Catechetical Leader and has appeared on EWTN’s Life on the Rock and Bookmark.

A Note From the Publisher

Katie Prejean is a passionate teacher, youth minister, author, and speaker who travels across the country using her unique style of “theological comedy” with audiences ranging in size from 10 to 10,000. Her original blend of humor and storytelling— along with her teaching of hard-hitting theological truth—is dynamic, engaging, and challenging. Prejean reads voraciously, blogs occasionally, works out daily, roots for the New Orleans Saints, doesn’t like to be hugged, and dances with a vengeance (though not very well). She has her bachelor’s degree in theology from the University of Dallas and is working on her masters in theological studies from the Augustine Institute. Prejean is the freshman theology teacher and assistant campus minister at St. Louis Catholic High School and also serves as the youth director at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church. She lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with her dog, Barney.

Advance Praise

“I’m thrilled to have this book from Katie Prejean! She is a blessing for the Church and a definite standout among Catholic speakers today. Her passion for Christ and the work of his Church is contagious and this book is brimming with her inspirational vision and practical advice.”
Chris Stefanick

Founder and President of Real Life Catholic

“You will appreciate Katie Prejean’s blend of humor and storytelling, the way she illustrates theological and pastoral insights through her lived experiences with young people, and the very real challenges and questions that they pose. You will find yourself recalling your own stories of starting out in ministry. You may even remember why you chose to do it in the first place. What a pleasure to have this book!”
Bob McCarty
Executive Director
National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry

“Katie Prejean has created a lively, engaging, and personal chronicle that serves as a point of departure for an insightful reflection on the New Evangelization. Her experiences will benefit those who seek to bring the message of Christ and his Church to others in a contemporary context.”
Most Rev. Glen John Provost
Bishop of Lake Charles

“What I love about this book is how Katie reminds us that evangelizing isn’t about filling heads with more information; it’s about encountering others in an authentic relationship that points them and you to the saving love of Christ.”
Christopher Wesley
Author of Rebuilding Youth Ministry

“Room 24 will make you laugh, give you pause for reflection, have you remembering all your crazy moments in ministry, and give you inspiration to deal with the ones you face now. It’s good to remember that in ministry, we are all in it together, and we all have a stake in what goes on in room 24.”
Jackie Francois Angel
Catholic speaker, worship leader, and recording artist

“I’m thrilled to have this book from Katie Prejean! She is a blessing for the Church and a definite standout among Catholic speakers today. Her passion for Christ and the work of his Church is...

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Shannon B, Educator

If you are involved in ministry with teens or preteens as a teacher, youth minister, or even as a parent then you would thoroughly enjoy this book about what it’s like to evangelize the Catholic faith with adolescents. The book is not a how-to, it is simply a story of how one young teacher is learning to evangelize with her high school students. Told through her experiences as a student and young teacher, Katie Prejean gives her insight and reflections about teaching ninth grade theology in Rm 24 of the same high school she attended as a student. Rm 24 is a quick read and uplifting story for all to enjoy.

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Kathryn Z, Educator

Great book that shows the reader what working with adolescents in an educational religious setting is truly like. A sweet, uplifting book and a quick read!