Building Block Resources
A Culture of Prayer
Team members regularly pray together and invite God into their discussions and decisions.
A Culture of Healthy Teamwork
Team members commit to and practice the Five Behaviors of a Team.
A Culture of Active Discipleship
Team members actively engage and invest in the faith lives of each other and others.
The True Meaning of Patience
The True Meaning of Patience The true definition of a word is imp...
The Heroic Pastor Movement
More than 7 years ago when we started this movement, we called it the...
Evangelizing Over the Holidays
Evangelizing Over the Holidays Thanksgiving and Christmas are a t...
Taking a Team Approach to Christmas
Taking a Team Approach to Christmas As you prepare for Christmas...
The Culture of an Amazing Parish
The Culture of an Amazing Parish When people use the word ‘cultur...
A Case for Parish Consolidations
A Case for Parish Consolidations In many dioceses throughout t...
Only the Pastor Can Take the First Step
Only the Pastor Can Take the First Step The journey...
A Simple Christmas Idea
A Simple Christmas Idea With less than a week to go before so many ne...
The Courage of an American Pastor
The Courage of an American Pastor Being the pastor of a parish requir...
Paid Staff vs. Volunteers
Paid Staff vs. Volunteers One of the most dangerous distinctions we m...
Let’s Do Something
Let's Do Something A friend of mine, I’ll call him John because that’...
Evangelization and Discipleship in the “Workplace”
Evangelization and Discipleship in the "Workplace" No, this short ess...
Parishes Loving Parishes
Something remarkably simple happened recently, and I want to share it...
Amazing Parish Follow-up Checklist
A friend of mine who works in a parish recently asked me to help him a...
Beautiful Simplicity at Mass
I was out of town a few weekends ago at one of those youth sports extr...
Pastors and Their Associates
In the process of helping pastors and their teams try to build amazing...
The Dangerous Fear of Attrition
So many of the leaders I work with, whether they are pastors or corpor...
Pat Lencioni 2017 USCCB Convocation Keynote
Pat Lencioni speaks to the 2017 USCCB Convocation of Catholic Leaders...
Post Conference Video Message from Pat Lencioni
Pat Lencioni speaks to the 2017 Atlanta Amazing Parish conference part...
The Heroic Pastors Our World Needs
A webinar for pastors who want to be courageous leaders in a hostile w...
Heroic Pastors: leading in uncertain times
More than 6 years ago when we started this movement, we called it The...
Leadership & Courage: Essentials for Every Pastor
Difficult conversations. Your temptation might be to avoid them altoge...
The Things Only a Pastor Can Do
"Parishes that want to fulfill their potential as outposts of the Grea...
What Every Catholic Pastor Needs to Hear Right Now
"We have done this together over the past 2 weeks, 12 of us in all, an...
Emerge Stronger by Creating a New, Better, Normal
Parishes that want to fulfill their potential as outposts of the Great...
Taking Your Team to the Next Level
We've heard from many pastors and parish leadership team (PLT) members...
Amazing Parish Webinar: Why It’s Worth It
Amazing Parish Webinar: Why It's Worth It Over the past year, The Ama...
Three Tips to Move Your Parish Forward
We've heard from many pastors and parish leadership team (PLT) members...
Your Role as a Parish Leadership Team Member
There are many important councils and committees at a parish, but the...
Building and Spreading a Culture of Prayer and Discipleship in Your Office
The parish is the place that people come to looking for help, support...
Post-Conference Webinar: Four Tips for Moving Your Parish Forward
We've heard from many pastors and parish leadership team members about...
Who Should Be on Your Leadership Team
One of the greatest challenges pastors face is selecting the right tea...
Circle of Concern & Circle of Influence
In this webinar, Patrick Lencioni and Matthew Rudolph address the chal...
Three Common Mistakes That Prevent Progress
This webinar features New York Times best-selling author Pat Lencioni....
The Four Ingredients of an Amazing Homily
A webinar and Q&A session with New York Times best-selling author...
Amazing Parish Best Practices: Getting Clear About What Works
This webinar features New York Times best-selling author Pat Lencioni ...
The Better Pastor: An Honest Look at the Challenges of Leading a Parish
Check out the recording of our latest webinar featuring Pat Lencioni!...
Webinar: Hospitality During the Holidays and Beyond!
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First Steps to Creating an Amazing Parish Webinar Recording
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