Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
Early on in my career, I would approach summer as if I were still a student in school. Plan a few events, but take the time to check out and…
Every parish deserves a team of professionals to assist the pastor in the mission of the Church. The problem is that we recruit warm bodies, throw...
A question I often hear is, “How do we keep teens engaged in the parish after Confirmation?” Confirmation is the final push for many parishes, the...
I’m not particularly eager to get political, and I’m not going to start today, but the situation in Ukraine with Russia has my attention. And I know...
When the pandemic happened I was more than willing to take on the challenge of live stream. It was clear that youth ministry, in the traditional...
You won’t make it far in ministry if you continuously stay in your own lane. And while most of us don’t want to do ministry on our own it’s hard…
I used to get frustrated with my volunteers. They would show up each week, get the task done and then head home. They were doing what was asked of...
As more and more parishes consolidate their workforces, it’s no longer uncommon to find yourself working in ministry in a multi-parish setting. If...
There are many stories I could share with you about the mistakes I’ve made in ministry, from losing $3200 on a fundraiser to accidentally sending a...
About three years into my first ministry job, during our annual stewardship weekend, our pastor announced that there would be a meeting after Mass...
Maybe last year did not end as you wanted it to, or with the recent rise in COVID cases, you know that you are going into the new year needing…
Recently, I’ve taken over the formation for all age groups at our parish. The role has been an adjustment because of the expanded workload, but now...
