PODCAST: Archbishop Lucas on Pastoral Planning
“Planning for Mission, not Maintenance”
In several parts of archdiocese – both metro and rural – populations have shifted or are declining. We also know that the number of active priests will continue to decrease over the coming years. It is easy to fall into a defensive posture: “How will we protect what we have? How are we going to keep our parish open?”
But as Archbishop Lucas contends, that isn’t the attitude of the Gospel, which is always missionary.