Parish Management and Operations

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In part one of chapter ten, Michael Brinda talks about how PMO and the Parish Mission Statement have a co-dependent relationship.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapter nine, Michael Brinda explains critical distinctions between administration and leadership.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters six through eight, Michael Brinda talks about those we serve through PMO, the essence of PMO service to parishioners, and mediocrity in PMO service.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapters three through five, Michael Brinda talks about PMO as a Superior Results Paradigm, about applying Business Principles in a PMO Environment, and that the Church is not a Business but . . . .

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapter two, Michael Brinda explains the tyranny of the how over the why.

How often have we heard the sayings, “It’s harder than it looks” and “If it were easy everyone would be doing it”? These sayings were never more appropriate than when they are applied to the field of parish management and operations. Every how and why detail in parish management and operations . . . is in fact a lot harder than it looks. In chapter one, Michael Brinda introduces his book by talking about delegation.