VLOG Enabling the Changing Catholic Church Part 1 Want More Information On How You Can Use Data To Grow Your Parish? Community Intelligence Consulting from… Read More »Using Data to Strengthen Parish Ministry – Intelligence
Increasingly we live alone. For many reasons there is an increase in single-person households in the US, reaching 31% of households in 2021. This reality… Read More »What about Single-Person Households?
God blesses churches with many resources – people, time, and money. And He expects us to be good stewards of what He provides. Members tithe… Read More »How to Prepare an End-of-Year Church Financial Report
Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 7:21). None of us reading this can say… Read More »Where are All the American Christians?
Every church has a mix of more-active and less-active members. There are many ways we try to describe this. We might talk about the “faithful”… Read More »Millions of Christians are Inactive in Their Faith: A Challenge and an Opportunity
by Dirk Rinker and Michael Jaffarian Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” He was pleased with Peter’s answer: “You are… Read More »The Disconnect Between Believing in Jesus and Participating in His Church is Expanding Rapidly
The American people are unhappy with the moral condition of our country. Maybe that’s not news, but consider a few specifics: These findings are from… Read More »Americans Want to See Strong Families, but Disagree on What That Is
If a disciple is a follower, he needs something to follow. For Christians, that means Christ. The job of the disciple-maker, then, is to point… Read More »How To Successfully Launch Small Groups This Fall
COVID-19, Social Tensions, and Finances Rank as Biggest Concerns Americans feel concerned about a lot of things. They feel stressed or irritated about what’s happening… Read More »Concern among Americans Has Grown since 2017 for Most of What They Face in Life and in Society
Many who saw themselves as Christian in 2011 now claim no faith or another faith In 2021, 64.2% of Americans described themselves as Christian. The American… Read More »15 Million Americans Have Left Christianity In the Past Ten Years
Conduct a quick search and you’ll find all kinds of Church Management System software on the market. Most will help you manage your church contacts… Read More »A Normal Technology Partner Won’t Work
With the celebration of Corpus Christi on June 19 we begin our Eucharistic revival and renewal. The USCCB leaders have wisely assigned staff to plan… Read More »American Beliefs Study: fewer than 40% of Catholics believe Jesus rules now and always
