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...
Amazing Parish Follow-up Checklist
A friend of mine who works in a parish recently asked me to help him assess how well his parish was doing in regard to what it learned during the Amazing Parish Conference. I responded by asking him a series of questions which provides something of a self-assessment...
The Better Pastor: An Honest Look at the Challenges of Leading a Parish
Check out the recording of our latest webinar featuring Pat Lencioni! We partnered with Our Sunday Visitor this time, so you'll notice a new webinar interface. Listen as Pat shares about his inspiration for his new book, The Better Pastor, which was sent to over...
“Amazing Parish Project Brings Life to Parishes” – Fr. Jorge Rodriguez, Bishop Elect of the Archdiocese of Denver
Bishop-Elect, Fr. Jorge Rodriguez of the Archdiocese of Denver, talks about how the Amazing Parish Program is revitalizing our parishes and bringing Catholics back to the pews.
Inspired by ‘Amazing Parish’ ideas, St. Fabian hits ground running
By Karla Dorweiler | The Michigan Catholic | August 18, 2016 FARMINGTON HILLS — Fr. Jeffrey Day, pastor of St. Fabian Parish in Farmington Hills, likes to think of the recent change at his church as more than just a new direction — it’s a complete “relaunch.” After he...
5 Signs You Attend A Healthy Parish
By Caitlin Bootsma | August 22, 2016 Business guru Patrick Lencioni is well-known for his expertise on organizational health. In fact, he is a New York Times best-selling author of books like The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team and Death by Meeting. But Lencioni is also a...