LifelongU is an online community for FOCUS Alumni where you'll stop DIY-ing your formation, find your team so you don't have to do it alone, and live your unique mission in your family, parish, and community
"Any time I am able to be encouraged by former missionaries and friends of FOCUS, my desire to continue to live mission in the secular world grows. I am grateful for this connection."
Adam
Psssst… You still have a mission after FOCUS. And it’s up to you if you want to go it alone or join other alumni who have gone before you and are there to cheer you on in living your unique mission.
Whether you’re just a new alumnus starting out or you’ve been at the alumni thing for a while, here’s the truth:
Now more than ever, your family, your parish, and the world needs you, and YOUR God-given mission - whether you are working the 9-5, a stay-at-home mom, or discerning your career/vocation - you and your relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important asset you have.
But, like hundreds of other FOCUS Alumni before they enrolled in lifelongU you might be asking these questions… how do I stay consistent in prayer or where do I find great formation or where do I start?
If that’s the case — lifelongU is the online family you need to get started and stay consistent.
Are you ready to stop DIY-ing your formation, find your team, and live your unique mission for your family, your parish and the world?
“I love this content so much. It feels so personal, like a friend relating to a friend in the struggle of life.”
Savanna
Event Specalist
LifelongU will give you the practical skills, formation, and resources that will allow you to confidently live your God-given mission that through you the world will know Jesus Christ.
“I’m so blessed to be a part of the FOCUS Alumni family! Thank you for all that you do, Alumni team!”
Erica,
Website designer & Business owner
“Thank you for these resources. I’m really loving this encouragement and have been using them whenever I can. In the midst of living my vocation with three little ones at home, it feels like a life raft.”
Annie
Full-time mom of 3
“Having people who speak the same language and understand mission has been so helpful for my own personal hope, zeal and accountability to mission.”
Jordan
Campus Minister
You should give LifelongU a risk-free shot if you’re motivated by any of the following:
If the answer is a solid ‘let’s do this’ get yourself into LifelongU and let’s get started!
Any level of donation will get you full access and support FOCUS alumni.
We all wish that we ALREADY had an established mission — especially right now. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and worried about transition or what you have or have not been doing, I hear you friend, and I am here for you. When I left staff it took nearly 6 months just to find one friend, one brother in faith in my new community. If you’re anything like me, after leaving campus you may have encountered or worried you might encounter difficulties in prayer, Catholic fellowship, and sharing the faith.
There’s no doubt that the culture of the world is hostile and the Devil is indeed prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. That someone is both us (FOCUS alumni) and those we love. FOCUS alumni are not immune to this reality but often we struggle with consistency and community. You’ll have that community and constant encouragement after joining lifelongU.
I don’t want you to look back in 6 or even 12 months from now without a team, lacking ongoing formation and baffled about your new mission... tempted not to get back onto the battlefield.
I want you to live your mission with CONFIDENCE… proud of the way you are serving the Lord. Looking back I believe you will see your decision to be encouraged and formed through lifelongU as critical in your post-campus mission. Let’s be soldiers together.
In Christ,