A new year is a time for reflecting on where you’ve been and setting goals for where you want to go. Increasing attendance in your… Read More »Nights at the Round Table: Utilizing New Members to Increase Church Growth
Why Set Up Daily Advent Emails for Your Parish? Advent is a season of preparation, reflection, and anticipation as we journey toward the celebration of… Read More »Three Reasons to Send Daily Advent Reflection Emails to Your Parishioners
Church of the Nativity in Timonium, MD, is widely recognized for its connection to Rebuilt, an apostolate that emerged as an external ministry of the… Read More »Mission-Driven, Data-Informed: Church of the Nativity Applies MinistryPlatform for Ministry Outcomes
While loneliness and related mental health challenges seem overwhelming to us, there are many basic actions our Catholic church can take. Some dioceses, such as… Read More »How the Church Can Respond to the Issue of Loneliness
July 16, 2024, was a historic, seven-day gathering of more than 60,000 Catholics for the National Eucharistic Congress. I attended as a representative of ACS… Read More »Embracing the Eucharistic Congress’ Call to Leadership Renewal
Parish Renewal The Office of Parish Renewal in the Archdiocese of Baltimore is one of four offices that comprise the Institute for Evangelization. “Our office… Read More »Equipping parishes to evangelize. Julie St. Croix discusses how the holistic ministry makes use of technology in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
The ACST American Beliefs research of nearly 15,000 respondents provided provocative data regarding the state of religious beliefs and practices in the United States. I… Read More »What do Catholics Seek in a Parish? Follow up ACST Research
The Diocese of Lafayette-In-Indiana’s mission statement is “We are the people of God uniting in the heart of Jesus Christ. We join the whole Church… Read More »How MinistryPlatform Makes Data Cleanup a Breeze for the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana
The parishes we talk to often share their biggest blessings–and biggest challenges–as they look to us for ways to celebrate God’s goodness and overcome obstacles… Read More »Real Discipleship Insights: 4 Solutions for Parishes
Social media isn’t just for young people anymore. With everyone and their dogs on digital platforms today, organizations are leveraging new strategies to keep up… Read More »Leveraging Social Media for Church Growth: 10 Best Practices
The importance of robust security options cannot be overstated in the digital era, where information is quickly exchanged online. As your trusted partner in ministry,… Read More »Secure Your Ministry: Elevating Data Protection with Optional Two-Step Verification in Realm
Alleluia, alleluia.Stay awake and be ready!For you do not know on what day your Lord will come.– MT 24:42A, 44 You likely have heard of… Read More »Understanding the Eucharistic Revival: A Conversation with Scott Richert
