Parish Council and Priest Communication Exercise
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers (and sisters!) dwell in unity!” (Psalm 133:1) Sometimes communications between clergy...
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Indiscretion: What not to Share with Parishioners
"I have often regretted the words I have spoken, but I have never regretted my silence.” Venerable Arsenius the Great on the subject of...
Transparency: Street Cred for a Parish
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” (Psalm 20:7) Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) in...
Better utilization of the Lowly Sunday Bulletin as a Way to Encourage Stewardship Growth
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who...
Brand Identity for Orthodox Parishes?
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of...
Canvass the Parish for Contact Information
“The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips.” (Proverbs 16:23) Parishes should be diligent in...
Do’s and Don’t’s for Gratitude Letters to Donors
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” (Psalm 136:1) A surprisingly high percentage of...
Donors Want Goals and Passion, Not Tech Talk About Tax Considerations
“I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious task of wise distribution.” (Andrew Carnegie) According to an...
Effective Ways to Ensure that Visitors do not Return to Your Parish
“But whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, even the dust of your city which clings to our...
From Visiting Guest to Orthodox Member of the Family
“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 23:9)...
Information Management Guidelines on Parishioner Giving
“But all things should be done decently and in order.” (I Corinthians 14:40) The good management of all information concerning parish...
Guiding Principles of Orthodox Christian Evangelization
“God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:17) All aspects of...
Practice the Seven-Times Thank You
“… be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with...
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