If you look around your parish and already see staff who are: highly engaged and motivated to do their jobs, keenly aware of the huge impact that they are having, and are deeply known by you and their coworkers, then you should probably skip this post. If you are...
Beautiful Simplicity at Mass
I was out of town a few weekends ago at one of those youth sports extravaganzas in Reno, Nevada. Between games, my son and I found a Catholic Church and went to Mass. Now, I like to go to parishes that I’ve never visited, or even heard of, because it gives me a sense...
Engaging Meetings
Managing Transition
A Real Leadership Team – Working Styles
A Real Leadership Team – The Five Dysfunctions of a Team & Team Assessment
The Three Building Blocks of an Amazing Parish & The Five Misconceptions of a Parish Team
A Reliance on Prayer – Sr. Regina Marie, O.C.D.
Pastors and Their Associates
In the process of helping pastors and their teams try to build amazing parishes, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is a real problem in the Church that isn’t being properly addressed. It seems to be a somewhat sensitive issue, one that is easy to avoid, but it...