Reaping what you sow
I love the scene in the movie “Second Hand Lions”, when the three main characters go out to their garden and inspect the growth of their newly planted produce. As […]
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Whose Plan? [Video]
CSC Episode 1 What is the plan for your life? This episode will help you to examine what you want to get out of life and question whether God has […]
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 […]
Evaluating the Parish Paradigm: Part 2
The Journey-Based Paradigm is a concept I have coined to articulate a different method for creating authentic Disciples of Jesus Christ. The current academic based paradigm focuses on a systematic […]
Evaluating the Parish Paradigm: Part 1
Since the Church Fathers have called us to a “New Evangelization”, it is important to and helpful to examine the current parish paradigm because it has become very clear that […]
There Is No Discipleship Without Death
No one is going to die to his or her wants and desires because it is a rule! When one studies the life of the apostles and subsequent disciples, they […]
Missing the Mark
The term the “New Evangelization” has finally made it to the local parishes. Our Bishops have begun to make serious effort at implementing the new evangelization by asking their pastors […]
Thy Kingdom Come
When asked to give parish evaluations, I often notice the amount of personal investment and security placed on different ministries. Most staff deeply desire the will of the Lord. However, […]
Program Dependency
Most Catholic Churches today are program dependent. By that I mean that they only know how to do this method of ministry and find it very difficult to do any […]