Talking All Things Ministry So You Can Do Church Better
A requirement for leadership in the Church is the need for flexibility and creative thinking. COVID has required us to test our resilience and brought us into a realm of discomfort.
In this episode, Chris and John discuss the need to embrace the pain of change now before the pain becomes even harder later because we choose not to change now.
In this episode, we refer back to the following podcast episode:
Creating a Personal Growth Plan
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The circumstances of today don’t allow us to connect with parishioners like we usually do. We limited Masses irregular face-to-face interaction; we have to rethink how we are recruiting and invite volunteers into ministry.
In this episode, Chris shares how we can effectively recruit volunteers when we can’t do it face-to-face.
In this episode, we reference:
PSG’s master class on Recruiting, Training, and Sustaining Volunteers For Missionary Discipleship
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As it becomes more clear that COVID will continue to impact Catholic parishes and Dioceses in the United States, we have to continue to plan for our ministries from a point of realism. We cannot plan formation as we have in the past.
In this 2-part episode, Chris and John continue to explore creative ideas for formation to children, youth, and adults in this continually ambiguous time. This includes considering formation in hybrid models that includes onsite, in homes, and digitally.
We reference this video from the Thrive Conference in this podcast.
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Many parishes and dioceses have been asking the question, “how?” when it comes to opening back up for Masses. Not as many parish leaders have asked the question, “why?”
In this two-part episode, Chris and John explore 3 “why’s” parishes might resume Masses and delve into critical questions that all parishes should be asking before they determine whether they should or should not open back up for liturgy.
In this episode, we refer back to these podcast episodes:
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