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Marcel LeJeune


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Marcel LeJeune is the president and founder of Catholic Missionary Disciples, a Catholic apostolate that coaches and equips Catholic leaders to “make disciple-makers who make disciple-makers.” He is also an international speaker, author, evangelist, and  award-winning author. He has written four books, including The Contagious Catholic: The Art of Practical Evangelization, published by Ascension. Marcel’s articles have been published in many national Catholic magazines, newspapers, and websites, and he is a regular guest on national Catholic radio, TV, and online media. 

For 11 years, Marcel served as the associate director of campus ministry at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M University, the largest campus ministry in the world. Prior to that position, he was the director of campus ministry at St. Elizabeth’s University Parish at Texas Tech University for 4 years. Marcel holds a master’s degree in theological studies, specializing in pastoral theology.

The most important part of his life is being a husband and father. Marcel and his wife, Kristy, have five children. 

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