Catholic Ministry Professionals

If you work for the Catholic church and want to avoid burnout, overcome team dysfunctions, and put more souls in the pews, we’re here to help. 

Typically Every week you can expect practical advice to help you move Jesus’ mission forward in your parish. This week we’re doing something a little different. We’re taking some time to plan more awesome shows and helpful tips for all of you, so for the next 3 weeks or so, we’re inviting you to pray with us to invite God’s will to be borne in and through our work -- not just on the podcast -- but in all of your parishes and ministries as well. 

October is the month of the rosary, so we’re kicking things off with a decade of the rosary. 

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If you work for the Catholic church and want to avoid burnout, overcome team dysfunctions, and put more souls in the pews, we’re here to help. Today we’re answering the question:

How do I make change happen in my parish?

In this episode we discuss 5 essential steps to communicate change in your parish.

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SCRIPTURE USED IN THIS EPISODE

Matthew 5: 11-12

RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

Ask Fr. Josh Podcast

The Ethel Mug

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If you work for the Catholic church and want to avoid burnout, overcome team dysfunctions, and put more souls in the pews, we’re here to help. Today we’re answering the question:

How do I make change happen in my parish?

In this episode we discuss three assumptions and best practices for approaching change, the #1 question you need to ask yourself to leverage Jesus’ mission forward, and we’ll give you 7 examples of change that do exactly that. 

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SCRIPTURE REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE
Psalm 52
Matthew 28:18-20

RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

A Report on American Catholic Religious Parenting by the University of Notre Dame 

Coworkers in the Vineyard of the Lord by USCCB

If you work for the Catholic church and want to avoid burnout, overcome team dysfunctions, and put more souls in the pews, we’re here to help. Today we’re sharing an interview with a genuine Catholic Ministry Professional on the front lines of parish ministry. 

In this episode Mike shares some tools that he believes all parishes can benefit from, some of the places where he sees ministry being done well, and the one message that he wants to share with the whole world. 

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RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THE PODCAST

3 tools all parishes can benefit from:
     A database for the modern parish -- Push Pay Suite
     Cloud based system for emails -- Google or Microsoff
     Cloud based Phone system -- 3cx

Favorite Ministry Resources:
     National Association of Pastoral Musicians
     Amazing Parish
     Divine Renovation
     Rebuilt

If you work for the Catholic church and want to avoid burnout, overcome team dysfunctions, and put more souls in the pews, we’re here to help. Today we’re answering the question:

What are the 4 disciplines of execution?

Incorporating these four disciplines into your parish team can help you bring more people into relationship with the Living God. 

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RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THE PODCAST

4 Disciplines of Execution Book

If you work for the Catholic church and want to avoid burnout, overcome team dysfunctions, and put more souls in the pews, we’re here to help. Today we’re answering the question: How do I convert the Church?

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RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THE PODCAST

Blessed is She Article
PRAYER – A PERSONAL RESPONSE TO GOD’S PRESENCE -  Fr. Armand M. Nigro, S.J.

If you work for the Catholic church and want to avoid burnout, overcome team dysfunctions, and put more souls in the pews, we’re here to help. Every week on the Catholic Ministry Professionals Podcast you can expect practical advice to help you move Jesus’ mission forward in your parish.

Today we have an interview with a real, live priest: Fr. Travis Crotty, Vocation Director for the Sioux City Diocese. 

In this episode Fr. Crotty gives us his take on 5 of our most popular episode topics and answers perhaps the most important question of all: Why do we even need a vocation director?

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RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Evangelii Gaudium

WHERE DOES FR. CROTTY SEE GOOD MINISTRY BEING DONE?  

Newman Centers at state universities

St. Paul’s Outreach

St. Paul Seminary

Communion and Liberation

CONNECT WITH FR. CROTTY

Siouxcitypriest.org

Outcast Catholic Podcast

If you work for the Catholic church and want to avoid burnout, overcome team dysfunctions, and put more souls in the pews, we’re here to help. Today we’re answering the question:

How do I know what God wants me to do?

This episode will leave you with 5 questions that can help you to clarify God’s vision for your ministry.

What does your gut tell you?
What are the practical needs of your parish?
What are the practical needs of your community?
What are your God-given charisms
Who can you disciple?

Download the free 5-Minute Ministry Examen and end today differently than you started it — catholicministryprofessionals.com/examen

If you work for the Catholic church and want to avoid burnout, overcome team dysfunctions, and put more souls in the pews, we’re here to help. Today we’re answering the question: How do you ask your pastor for a raise?

Our three tips for having this conversation successfully are:

     1.) Don’t make it a binary conversation.

     2.)  Be confident by knowing your value and your number.

     3.) Follow up.

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RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THE PODCAST
Crucial Conversations by Joseph Grenny