Mark Bartek

For the last eight years, Mark Bartek has been the Director of the Great North Region for FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. FOCUS is a national missionary organization that serves college students across the United States. FOCUS missionaries invite college students into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church. They inspire and equip students for a life-time of evangelization, discipleship, and Christ-centered friendships. Missionaries build students up in leadership so that they will go into the world and do the same with their peers. Mark works with over 100 missionaries on 24 college campuses from the Dakotas to Ohio. Mark teaches and trains missionaries and leaders on evangelization, discipleship, and leadership through a Catholic perspective. He also directs FOCUS’ Leadership Development Initiative—a week long training program to equip FOCUS’ team directors in Catholic servant leadership, applying current leadership best practices. Mark and his wife Angie live in Lakewood, CO with their five children.

Summer Game Plan Part 5: Who Will You Bring To Jesus This Summer?

Allie was a beautiful young woman in her junior year on campus, and she was leading a Bible study. Summer was approaching; her FOCUS missionary was encouraging her to read...

Why Your Summer Game Plan Needs Christ-centered Friendships

Groggy, I rolled over in bed, realizing I had overslept for Mass that Sunday morning. I knew I could catch a later Mass that day, but I found myself...

“Go, Therefore”: 3 Steps to Meeting New People

As a new missionary, Katie wanted to help people encounter Jesus in the same way she had — but she was having a hard time getting her Bible study...

The Easy Way to Tell if Your Friends are REAL Friends

In the late 18th century, the “Fifty-Niners” were rushing to Colorado for gold. However, just because the miners found gold didn’t necessarily mean they had made their fortune. They had...

5 Things That Happen When You Pray For Others

First year missionary Zach had had lost sleep over Scott, the student who he met during Fall outreach. We all have Scotts in our life…the ones who indicate they...