Parish Transition To Making Disciples Part 6: Going Adrift
In consulting with Parishes and Dioceses, I have begun to ask some questions that are (I confess) a bit unnerving. They are questions that, I believe, must be addressed if […]
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Parish Transition To Making Disciples Part 4: Retooling the Factory
For the sake of conversation, let us imagine that the list I provided in the previous blog post (Part 2), was “the” criterion we were going to use to define […]
Parish Transition To Making Disciples Part 3: Tooling Up Disciples First
I frequently get asked about the process of making disciples. While I believe that we critically need to start making disciples, I get the sense that we are not ready […]
Making Disciples Will Require A Paradigm Shift Part 2
So if we had the freedom to explore “outside the box” of current parish structures, what might we examine to help us move forward? We know having a vision is […]
Making Disciples Will Require A Paradigm Shift Part 1
Our popes are calling for new and creative ways to bring about the New Evangelization and that is exactly what is going to have to happen. I believe that we […]
Pain in a Parish
No pain, no gain is a persistent maxim not only in personal exercise, but also in life. The good things we want in life seem to only come through some […]
The Secret Sauce for True Community
There’s a huge emphasis for our parishes to be welcoming communities, and this emphasis is good! Yet, do we recognize the missing piece to community? It is the one critical element […]
Too Big to be Effective
I have had the pleasure of visiting several parishes that are not only large in size and membership, but also in the number of ministries. There is an amazing fruit […]
Tearing Down Ministry Silos
Warning: Serious “wave making” suggestions listed below… Many Parishes are struggling to find a way to get parishioners re-engaged in the life of the community. The parish staff is asking […]
Evaluating Parish Paradigm Part 3
Everyone is looking for the magic program that will fix what is broken in our parishes. They are struggling to find something that will reach hearts for Christ. I believe […]