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You might be a missional community if...
With the Journey of Faith underway, the words “flourishing” and “missional community” have become buzzwords in our diocese. Many good people have been asking, “Wait…ARE we a missional community? What… Read More
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Skill Demo 10: How to Set a Real Time Agenda
Making the shift towards becoming a missional community, whether that’s in a parish or a ministry, often means taking steps into the unknown. It means opening ourselves to new the… Read More
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Bringing Catholics Back
As the archdiocese goes through the pastoral planning process called Journey of Faith, I’m sure you’ve heard some of the statistics. One of the most striking is: Since 2003, Mass… Read More
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Why Programs Don't Work
I’ve got a program this is going to change hearts and transform lives! It builds relationships, causes conversions, and could be a real blessing to your parish, BUT there’s a… Read More
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Scruffy Hospitality
One thing the pandemic taught me is that people are starving for friendship. It is unfortunately easy to go through life making surface level connections with people but not to… Read More
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Skill Demo 9: How to share the gospel through your testimony.
He is risen! He is risen indeed! Are you convinced that Jesus’s death and resurrection can have a profound impact on your life and on the lives of others? If… Read More
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Happy Easter!
“We are an Easter people, and Alleluia is our song!” This season is meant to have a lasting effect on our lives, so today, I invite you to pause and… Read More
Culture of Generosity
More Blessed to Give
As disciples, we are called to “give back” or to steward the gifts that we have been given by God. I’d be very surprised if this was a new concept… Read More
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Skill Demo 8: How to talk to the Poor
Danny Leger, cofounder of Hope of the Poor, walks us through how to talk to the homeless.
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Make Change Easier to Experience
If I were to sit you down and say, “You are about to experience a big life change”, what would be your first reaction? Does the word “change” invoke dread… Read More
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Religious Ed that's Tailored to YOUR Needs
As a director at the Archdiocese, I’m given free stuff all the time. Typically, we’re talking sample materials for the latest evangelization or catechetical program. I pass these along to… Read More