by Patrick Lencioni | Nov 7, 2022 | Point of View
Pastors Need Teams It’s not debatable. And yet, it’s not accepted by all pastors, which leads to unnecessary suffering for parishioners, Church employees, and pastors themselves. So let’s take a quick look at the reasons why a pastor must have a real, trusted team...
by Patrick Lencioni | Jan 7, 2022 | Point of View
The True Meaning of Patience The true definition of a word is important. That’s especially true when the word is a virtue, because using the improper definition can lead us to choose our actions, or even justify them. Take for instance, the virtue of being meek. I’ve...
by Patrick Lencioni | Nov 24, 2020 | Point of View
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,...
by Patrick Lencioni | Dec 11, 2019 | Point of View
Taking a Team Approach to Christmas As you prepare for Christmas liturgies at your parsh, it might be a good time to put your commitment to teamwork to the test. What I mean is that during particularly busy times, and Christmas is certainly one of them for people who...
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...
