One of the most difficult transitions that many parish leaders are facing today is how to lead parishioners forward when parishes merge with one another. Sometimes these arrangements are called “families of parishes” or “pastorates.” The terminology varies, but the...
As I reflect on what God is doing, I’m both excited to see what God has in store for the Church and admittedly a little uncertain of how prepared we are to respond. I am afraid that leaders throughout the Church will look at this new “silent revival” and stop to say “look what we did for God” rather than “look what God did for us.”
Discipleship can be one of those words that is difficult to define. Many people in the Church today are talking about...
Here’s a leadership decision that could have a tremendous impact on your parish: Pay for every member of your staff to...
Michael Jordan might not be Catholic (at least not yet), but he offers a powerful analogy for every Catholic pastor....
Have you ever felt like you had too many things going on in your life but you were afraid to cut anything out because they all felt important? Fr. Nathan Dail, chaplain of St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center on the Boise State University campus, certainly felt this...
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...
It was the year 2019. Fr. Andrew Chung was the new administrator at St. Pancratius in Lakewood, CA. Fr. Chung was feeling very alone and confused as a leader before he encountered the Amazing Parish movement. He knew something needed to change but was not familiar...
The War on Mediocrity Mediocrity is one of those words that seems relatively innocuous but gets people’s attention. I suppose there is something particularly stinging about the prospect of being called mediocre. There are those who say that the opposite of love is not...
The parish leadership team (PLT) at Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Hendersonville, TN had a hunger to make their parish excellent leading up to the Amazing Parish Summit in Phoenix, AZ. During their three days in the desert, the team realized that unceasing prayer is...
Dara Stephens felt a sense of meaninglessness and misery working in a money-driven insurance sales job prior to accepting the business manager role at the City of St. Jude Parish in Montgomery, Alabama. Her new position working with the parish leadership team at City...
Annie Deters is a member of the PLT at Sacred Heart Parish in a small town called Sabetha in Kansas. Prior to attending the Amazing Parish Summit in Phoenix, Annie felt pressure to be a perfectionist at work. "I was driven by perfection and the need for affirmation at...
Without clarity on which “hat” you are wearing in a given moment as a leader in your parish, staff and volunteers are left wondering things like, “Does Father really want that new ministry to start or was he just brainstorming? Is he telling me this as my boss or as a...
Parishes Are Not Jobs Programs A friend of mine, the pastor of a large Evangelical church, once said something that made a huge impression on me. “No one should work at a church because they need the job.” Think about that. If someone is working in your parish...
No matter where you are in your leadership and the transformation of your parish, every pastor and parish leader needs to grow in their confidence and ability to manage the performance of their team members and volunteers. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to create a...