Every Person Deserves an Amazing Parish Almost exactly thirty days ago, I began this new role as the Executive Director of The Amazing Parish. In that time, I have received one question more than any other. “What is an Amazing Parish?” It is a good question and an...
Fr. Mike Schmitz delivers the keynote welcome at the San Antonio Summit in 2024.
Amazing Parish Announces New Executive Director Tim Glemkowski will take the reins of Denver-based parish apostolate...
Tim and his wife Maggie live in Littleton, CO with their four young children, Eva (8), Theo (6), Charlie (4), and Vera...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Strategy Takes Courage One of the biggest differences between leading a...
More than 7 years ago when we started this movement, we called it the Amazing Parish program because we believed that was the key to bringing more people to Jesus in the world. And we still do. But the world has changed considerably since then, and if we were to...
Evangelizing Over the Holidays Thanksgiving and Christmas are a time when so many of us are with family members whom we don’t see often. This might be less prevalent in the Covid Era, but it will be true nonetheless. And even if you are a priest or work in a parish,...
More than 6 years ago when we started this movement, we called it The Amazing Parish because we believed that was the key to bringing more people to Jesus in the world. And we still do. But the world has changed considerably since then, and if we were to rename the...
Difficult conversations. Your temptation might be to avoid them altogether, and you’re not alone. We’ve surveyed pastors across the country and received feedback that “Having difficult conversations” is the most challenging of the 5 things that only a pastor can do....
"Parishes that want to fulfill their potential as outposts of the Great Commission must have offices that ooze the love that comes from prayer, fellowship and wall-to-wall ministry. Is that your parish office?” - Pat Lencioni
"We have done this together over the past 2 weeks, 12 of us in all, and it was so fruitful, so revelatory, so engaging, so refreshing, and very much inspiring for us!" - Fr. Mario Quejadas
Parishes that want to fulfill their potential as outposts of the Great Commission must have offices that ooze the love that comes from prayer, fellowship and wall-to-wall ministry. Is that your parish office? If not, take these simple steps, and watch what happens....
Parish Spotlight: Sharing the Struggle Petersburg Pastoral Region, Wapakoneta, OH Fr. Sean Wilson first attended the Amazing Parish conference as one of the youngest pastors in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. His first assignment (Petersburg Pastoral Region) was a...
Parish Spotlight: Build a Healthy Team Catholic Parishes of Sandusky, Sandusky, OH “Confidence—that’s how having a parish leadership team has impacted me most as a pastor.” Fr. Monte Hoyles came to the Amazing Parish Cincinnati Conference in May 2019 with a brand new...
Parish Spotlight: Anchor your staff in prayer St. Albert the Great, Austin, TX Fr. Charlie Garza first encountered Amazing Parish back in 2015 as a new pastor. He saw incredible fruits within his parish community and developed confidence in his leadership abilities by...