Linking Parishes: 6 Strategies for the Future
Creative Ways to Meet Today's Challenges
by Marti Jewell, D.Min.April 7, 2009
With the diminishing number of clergy available to pastor parishes and the movement of Catholics from the Northeast to the South and West, the need to reorganize parishes is becoming increasingly acute. Providing leadership for parishes is one of the greatest challenges facing dioceses, today.
Download this ArticleWhen asked by Today's Parish Minister to write an article on strategies for linking parishes for their April/May 2009 isssue, the first thing that came to mind was not the well-tested processes that are available to diocesan and parish planners, but the basics! Sometimes it is easy to forget the basics and in today's world they matter. Please enjoy the article and remember to take time for the basics!
