by Mary Barrett | Sep 17, 2019 | AP In the News
The Amazing Parish Adds Vigor, Zeal to Parish Staff Written by Amy Taylor | LPi Vibrant Parish Newsletter| September, 2019 What does an amazing parish look like? If you ask Kevin Cotter, the executive director of The Amazing Parish, he’ll assure you that an amazing...
by Patrick Lencioni | Aug 30, 2019 | Point of View
The Culture of an Amazing Parish When people use the word ‘culture’ as it pertains to organizations, it can mean a lot of things. All too often, it is associated with cosmetic and surface-level artifacts like an organization’s furniture and office layout, or even...
by Mary Barrett | Aug 19, 2019 | AP In the News
Amazing Parish at the Napa Institute 2019 Written by Dave Plisky | DeSales Media Group | August 6, 2019 At the end of July, I had the honor of attending the Napa Institute’s Annual Summer Conference. Over fine wine and great conversation, we exchanged ideas, hopes,...
by Whitney Elliott | Jul 26, 2019 | AP In the News
More Pastors in Diocese Embracing Amazing Parish Program Written by Theresa Laurence | Tennessee Register | June 14, 2019 What does an amazing parish look like? Certainly, it can look like many things, but according to the official “Amazing Parish” handbook, amazing...
by Patrick Lencioni | Mar 19, 2019 | Point of View
A Case for Parish Consolidations In many dioceses throughout the United States, parishes are being consolidated or combined in groups of two, three and even four. The rationale for doing this seems to be the desire to improve efficiencies and to better leverage our...