You’ve just been given your first parish assignment. Whatever life experience you have been blessed to receive is about to be thoroughly tested and reconstituted.
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High Net-Worth Individuals also Need Pastoral Care
It’s all too easy to judge the very well to do or to assume that they have little interest in God or the Church. Here’s insight into an aspect of their spiritual life.
Five Essential Elements of a Successful Parish Leadership Development Program
Build leaders. Then let the leaders build additional leaders. And so the parish grows and fulfills its mission.
The Ten Tasks of Effective Parish Leadership
Compare one’s own list of important tasks or roles as a church leader with these ten suggested ones.
Storytelling Part II: “What’s in it for Me” Stories
The venerable and biblical practice of conveying truth through storytelling has permeated the human community since there was a fire to gather around.
Parish Council Meeting Challenges and How to Address Them
Parish council meetings have the actual potential of being the highlight of a priest’s monthly tasks. That’s the good news. The more difficult news is that to achieve this will take time and energy.
Storytelling Part I: “Who I Am” Stories
With Part 1 Patricia Bouteneff begins her series of short articles on storytelling as a key function of effective Orthodox parish leadership.
Storytelling in Church Leadership – Introduction
A series of articles by Patricia Fann Bouteneff on storytelling will explain how it is a powerful tool for effectively leading the parish.
Guiding Principles of Orthodox Christian Evangelization
Orthodox are shy evangelists. Lead a discussion with this document and see if the fear and misunderstanding doesn’t abate.
The Orthodox Clergy Survey 2015 (Full Report)
346 Orthodox clergy participated in answering 12 simple but possibly revelatory questions in the Orthodox Clergy Survey helping to identify the challenges and joys of contemporary parish ministry.
Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
If you want vision and strategy to succeed, it will be necessary to analyze, understand and engage the culture of the parish and be prepared for push-back.
Important Tasks the Senior Priest dare not Delegate
The massive responsibilities that a priest bears makes it difficult to read any article that begins “important tasks”. Yet if these are attended to, the smooth running office lightens other burdens.
Indiscretion: What not to Share with Parishioners
Discretion is a principal tool that the priest must cultivate and rigorously incorporate in his relationship with parishioners.
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