Talking All Things Ministry So You Can Do Church Better
In this episode, we begin a series on the topic of developing and managing a parish council. In this first episode, we address the purpose of a parish council and why every parish needs one.
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Special guest Dr. Leonard deLorenzo joins co-hosts Chris and John as they explore the definition of Co-Responsibility in the Catholic Church and its implications for parishes and dioceses.
Lenny shares new forms of shared leadership that allow the faithful to live out their baptismal call as co-responsible for the mission of evangelizing the world.
Lenny is a faculty member at the University of Notre Dame and is part of the team at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, which is hosting a summer series on Called and Co-Responsible: Summer Seminars for Church Life Renewal.
He is also the author of many books, including his latest release, A God Who Questions.
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In this episode, Chris and John explore the importance of engaging in non-Catholic resources to help expand our leadership within a Catholic setting. We specifically talk about books, authors, experiences, and podcasts that have helped us become better Catholic ministry leaders.
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In this episode, Chris and John are joined by Rich Curran, Executive Director for the Parish Success Group, as we discuss the need to take care of ourselves and our colleagues as we continue our COVID-19 adventure.
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In this episode, John and Chris interview Joshua Miller, Executive Director for the Inscape Center for Personal Vocation. Josh shares with us why exploring our core motivations is essential to understanding and nurturing our personal vocation.
You can check out this resources shared on our podcast episode by clicking on the links below:
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Ministry leaders need to be intentional about setting goals for their ministry. In this episode, John and Chris share how that looks in parish ministry and how it is connected with growing your parish and planning the budget.
In this episode, we refer to these previous podcast episode:
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Nothing can affect the morale and culture of your parish staff than not effectively managing underperforming staff. In this episode, Chris and John break open how to address the underperformance of your staff and how-to guide and coach your team to meet and exceed expectations.
In this episode, we reference two previous podcasts which will be beneficial to implementing these strategies:
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Saying “no” is an essential part of being a leader in ministry. In this episode, Chris and John share their experience of saying “no” and how to effectively discern what we say “yes” to and what we say “no” to.
For more resources on this topic, check out the Monk Manual or visit the Marathon Youth Ministry Store and check out “Time Savers” and the “Annual Self Assessment.”
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At one point or another, we’ve all said that we don’t have enough resources to do ministry. That is likely to be true, and we need to be intentional about how we go about asking for resources, both from God and from our ministry leader.
In this episode, Chris and John explore this question and give practical guidance on how to move forward when we feel we don’t have enough resources in our ministry.
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The annual performance evaluation is an essential process for ministry leaders, yet too many people in ministry loathe them or find them ineffective. In this episode, Chris and John share strategies for implementing a performance evaluation process that is effective and fruitful to enhance your ministry.
In this episode, we refer to the following podcast episodes:
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