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126 items found for "Indiscretion: What not to Share with Parishioners"

  • You Cannot Teach Adults New Things

    What do you believe? ​ My good friend and priest, Father Barnabas Powell delivered an inspiring sermon sharing one of the most What was the first answer that came to your mind? Thus, when someone asks you: “What does your gut say?” So, what does your gut say right now?

  • “Do You Believe?”

    That’s what lawyers do. What in the world is going on? Perhaps at this point you’re wondering if I will share a secret formula or hidden pathway to belief. eyewitnesses: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, James and hundreds of others who saw and believed and shared What’s your purpose? What’s your why? What’s your stewardship calling?

  • The Priest as Leader-Manager

    It’s true that they do share some common characteristics but each also has unique features. Interestingly though, many of the best leader/priests learn to share leadership responsibilities with The leader asks what and why; the manager asks how and when. Leadership means taking initiatives that challenge inertia, complacency and what St. These help a parish to create an environment where the church can dependably do what it knows how to

  • Ten Suggestions for the Priest and the Parish Council Chairperson Relationship

    At the meeting share your thoughts and feelings and listen attentively to their thoughts and feelings Both the parish council chairperson and the priest share a deep concern for the spiritual, physical and If there is anything in the Stewardship Advocates material that you disagree with, feel comfortable sharing Find meaningful ways for the parish council chairperson to share in leading the retreat. there is an important and potentially divisive item on the agenda, ideally the priest and the chair share

  • Facilitating Groups

    mutual respect, facilitators must create an open learning climate in which participants are able to share The facilitator may take or delegate leadership, but responsibility is shared through a process of negotiation mutual respect, facilitators must create an open learning climate in which participants are able to share The facilitator may take or delegate leadership, but responsibility is shared through a process of negotiation The group should agree about what the problem is, and what it is not.

  • Parish Council Meeting Challenges and How to Address Them

    How can priests and parish council chairs shape parish council meetings for greater effectiveness? Solution: Shave minutes by planning ahead and raising only essential issues for discussion. At the first meeting of the year, ask parish council members to share why they joined the council and or “What is the policy issue we are trying to formulate here?”

  • Five Good Reasons to Give Back to God

    We have to choose what’s most important in our lives. 3) Giving strengthens faith Sooner or later we’ suggests in I Timothy 6:18-19, “They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share

  • Selected Quotes from Holy Scripture on Almsgiving

    Give in proportion to what you own. Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you But when you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your alms may (Proverbs 3:28) “Sell what you possess, and give alms; make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share

  • Best Practices For Expansions, Renovations And Construction

    People care about what they give to. Relationships grow deeper through shared sacrifice. Know what you want. By the time you begin looking for a contractor, you need to have in mind what you want your building Capital Campaign Planning Study After determining what the construction or expansion side of the project If you are renovating, be sure the contractor knows what areas of the building are being used and when

  • Reviewing and Restating the Mission Statement

    Questions: The statement lists what you do. What drives you to do these things? If your mission is to shape international policy through research and publication, in what direction do you want to shape it, and why? In what way are you unique? What is your impact? ​ What does this miss?

  • The Life and Evolution of a Parish Council

    They often share the following characteristics: Determined band of warriors who give time and energy to a cause to which they share a passionate commitment; May be small at the beginning and usually quite They often share the following characteristics: They are usually small; They are usually homogeneous; councils think and act strategically always bearing in mind the essential question of strategic planning: “What board development, service and organization; a study of how information is presented to the board, at what

  • Securing a Meeting for a Stewardship Solicitation

    Remember, Jesus unflinchingly made the ultimate ask, “… go, sell what you possess and give to the poor I am calling to inquire if it would be convenient for us to stop by for a 20 minute visit to share with

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