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Pastoral Planning
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… Read More
Pastoral Planning
Masses, Meetings, and Mail: The Problem with Clusters
With the pastoral planning proposal, essentially, at the bare minimum, all that the parishes in your circle are sharing are a pastor, maybe some clergy, and a Mass schedule. The question… Read More
Pastoral Planning
A Communication Strategy Sounds Fancier Than It Really Is
Now that some of you have made plans to get together with your neighboring priests, you might be asking what a communication strategy would look like. It’s simpler than you… Read More
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Next Steps for Pastoral Planning
It feels good to have a solid proposal for rural pastoral planning, but it doesn’t answer every question or even answer the question of, “What should we do next?”. Are… Read More