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Leadership
A Shepherd's Job Description
By Fr. Jeff Lorig – Recently assigned as pastor to St. Thomas More and St. Joan of Arc parishes. As a Pastor, one of my first jobs as a leader… Read More
Leadership
Been to any good budget meetings lately?
By Fr. Jeff Lorig, Director of Pastoral Services Budgets are on the minds of many of our pastors and parish and school leaders. We’ve certainly had our share of budget… Read More
Leadership
“Good Grief!” Loss and Grief in Northeast Nebraska
By Dr. Michael Ashton, Superintendent of Catholic Schools The title of this article honors a beloved spiritual writer, Charles Schulz, the author of the comic strip Peanuts. I grew up… Read More
EquipCast
EquipCast 8: What's On Your Heart
On the Wednesday after schools shut down due to the Coronavirus, Christine French was in a continuous stream of webinars and on-line meetings. She felt anxious and busy, and she… Read More
EquipCast
EquipCast 7: In the Life of the Parish
How St. Gerald Parish is Continuing Its Mission In the midst of the pandemic, what does Church life look like? Mark Nelson shares the lessons that he has learned working… Read More
Leadership
Engaging the Church During Social Distancing and CoronaVirus
By Fr. Joseph Sund, Associate Pastor of Catholic Parishes of Western Holt and Boyd County Guest Post from his Blog www.techypriest.com It amazes me the places God puts us. The… Read More
Collaborative Leadership
Is Shared Leadership a Good Idea?
By Vickie Kauffold – Assistant Superintendent of Schools There is a well-known book written by Robert Fulghum titled “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”. One of… Read More
Culture of Generosity
When the Lights Go Out
By Kara Wesely, Stewardship and Development Office Stewardship & Development professionals often hear and say the phrase ‘donations keep the lights on.’ Depending on which way you lean, you either… Read More
Leadership
How to Start Executing on Your “Stop Doing” List
By Jen Moser, Office of Evangelization and Catechesis Statistics show that roughly 48% of Americans feel that they don’t have enough time in a day to do all the things… Read More
Leadership
Communication Failures
The Animals made it popular, but it was Nina Simone who sang it with a soulful ache that made you feel it. Can you relate to these lyrics? I’m… Read More
Family
Building an Effective Pro-Life Ministry
By Whitney Bradley, Center for Family Life Formation The urgency of the pro-life mission often leads committees to focus primarily on developing programs and planning events which they hope will… Read More