Who transforms parishes?
If you are anything like me, it has taken you several years to realize that while you might have some really good gifts, they are of little consequence unless God […]
Form Disciples, Not Volunteers
Most local parishes are like salmon swimming upstream in a current that can potentially keep them from achieving their desired goals. Through great effort, they can achieve their goals, but it […]
Conversion to Discipleship
At the end of the day, all the work of conversion of hearts must be directed toward becoming a Disciple. Without this critical piece of direction, the people going through […]
The Power in Scripture Study
In our culture that requires everything to be done now, it is understandable why few people really become students of the Word of God. Using the illustration of Martha and […]
Why won’t people sign up for our Programs?
Just about every Parish Staff has received this memo from their parish membership. “We are not coming!” Despite the numerous pulpit announcements, bulletin inserts, signs posted around the parish and […]
Prayer Preparation in Ministry
How important is it for the Holy Spirit to anoint and bless the events and programs you do in ministry? While working on several parish staffs for over twenty-five years, […]
At the Service of Evangelization
For years, I have been wondering why all the efforts of our local parishes to catechize our youth have brought about so few results. After spending four years on the […]
Program Ministry vs. Relational Ministry
The phrase, “this is the way we have always done it,” has been frequently used recently as the way to justify the current methods for fulfilling the mission of the […]
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 […]
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 […]