Part Two: Creating a Discipleship Pathway Summary of Part One: Do we need a discipleship pathway? If you haven’t done so already, we recommend reading part one of this series, “Do we need a discipleship pathway?”. This post builds upon the concept of what a...
Part One: Do we need a discipleship pathway? 1% growth in engaged parishioners (i.e. disciples) at your church results in 10%+ growth in volunteer hours and increased offertory. Disciples spend more time in prayer and study, are more generous, and actively...
Jesus – Our Model for Ministry This season presents its challenges, and it would be easy to become overwhelmed. Yet we are radiant in hope because Jesus goes before us to show us the way! As we ponder how God wants to transform our community of faith, how can we...
Best Practices in the “New Normal” | Case Study COVID Discipleship Evangelization Parish While in-person religious attendance has begun to rebound, it still is far from pre-Covid numbers. We sat down with Kris Fisher who is the Director of Evangelization...
Relationships – The Heart of Ministry Relationships. Nebulous and contentious, beautiful and hope-filled. A word as bland as it is challenging. If anything was proven in the fire of 2020, it is that relationships – with their complexity, setbacks and pain – can...
Closed Parishes Have Prompted Imaginative Ways to Evangelize | Encounter Grow Inform People Profiles 2020 has been a tumultuous year. In March, COVID-19 hit the US and was projected to last only a few weeks, then the lockdown extended to a few months. It’s been over...
