Notes on Developing Stewardship Archives - Catholic Stewardship Consultants

National Catholic Register Article on Tithing Features Stewardship Insights from CSC President and CEO Eric McArdle

A recent feature in the National Catholic Register, titled “Should Catholics Tithe 10%?”, examines how Catholics understand generosity and financial giving within the life of the Church. The article includes insights from the CEO of Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Eric McArdle, that closely reflect the stewardship principles we emphasize in our work with pastors and parish and diocesan leaders every day. The National Catholic Register and NCRegister.com have become one of America’s most complete Catholic news sources, and the article moves the discussion beyond percentages to a broader understanding of stewardship as part of discipleship and a grateful response to God. … Read more

Eric McArdle: Announcing the Launch of Our Redesigned Website

Every pastor and parish leader wants to see parishioners grow in gratitude, involvement, and discipleship. But the reality is, parish life is busy, and it can be difficult to find the right resources and support to make that vision a reality. That’s why Catholic Stewardship Consultants exists. For more than 25 years, we’ve walked with pastors, parish leaders and dioceses to help them build thriving stewardship parishes — communities of grateful disciples who recognize that everything we have is a gift from God and respond in love and service. To serve you even better, we are excited to announce the … Read more

International Catholic Stewardship Council Annual Conference in September: There is Still Time to Register and Attend!

The International Catholic Stewardship Conference annual Conference is just around the corner. The conference will be held Sept. 15-18, 2024, in New Orleans. We recently learned spots are still available, and it’s not too late to register. Catholic Stewardship Consultants has been a supporter of the ICSC and an exhibitor at the conference for the past 28 years. We are excited to be there again this year. The theme of this year’s conference is “Called to be Saints,” which reminds all of us to be good stewards of our lives of faith in Christ. If you are already signed up … Read more

CSC Featured in International Catholic Magazine

Catholic Stewardship Consultants and one of our organization’s co-founders — Vice President of Client Services Lisa McArdle — was recently featured in Omnes, a Catholic news magazine based in Spain and published in more than 30 countries across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The article showcases how CSC helps parishes develop stewardship and also focuses on stewardship in the family, which was the subject of Lisa’s 2022 book, Stewardship Starts at Home. Check out the article here: https://omnesmag.com/en/focus/family-getting-together-lisa-mcardle/

Our New Book by CSC Co-Founder Lisa McArdle: “Stewardship Starts at Home”

As a wife, mother, grandmother, and one of the co-founders of Catholic Stewardship Consultants — an organization committed to developing disciples of Christ through the practice of stewardship at parishes across the United States — Lisa McArdle has been helping parishes, priests, and parishioners all over the country to develop stewardship as a way of life for close to 25 years. In her new book — Stewardship Starts at Home: Using God’s Gifts to Grow as Disciples in Our Domestic Church — Lisa shares her insights on how the practice of stewardship and discipleship in our homes can help improve … Read more

Congratulations Fr. Jim Golka: Appointed Bishop-elect of Diocese of Colorado Springs

Catholic Stewardship Consultants congratulates our friend and colleague Fr. James “Jim” Golka of the Diocese of Grand Island, Neb., who was appointed by Pope Francis as the third bishop of Colorado Springs. Bishop-elect Golka is a longtime member of the Catholic Stewardship Consultants team and currently serves as rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Grand Island. He will be installed as bishop in late June.Our relationship with Fr. Jim began in 2006 when he was the pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in North Platte, Neb. The parish was looking to develop stewardship as a way of life… and the rest is … Read more

Eric McArdle, President of Catholic Stewardship Consultants

Eric McArdle: Stewardship the Key to Parishes Continuing to Thrive During Pandemic

We are now more than one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and over the past year, the Catholic Church as a whole and the parishes we work with at Catholic Stewardship Consultants (CSC) have faced challenges and hardships, unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetime. From the suspension of public Masses to the cancellation of ministry activities and parish events, the impact of the pandemic has been felt by every one of the approximately 17,000 Catholic parishes in the United States. And even though we are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, with the promise of … Read more

Join Us at the Msgr. McGread Stewardship Conference: March 3-4

The next Msgr. McGread Stewardship Conference, is set for March 3-4 at the Diocese of Wichita’s Spiritual Life Center, and we hope you will join us for this one-of-a-kind event. Now in its 18th year, the McGread Conference has inspired and educated thousands of priests, religious, and lay Catholics, by sharing the remarkable stories of how developing the spirituality of stewardship has transformed parishes and impacted the lives of individual parishioners across the country. The conference is named for the late Msgr. Thomas McGread, who passed away in 2013. Msgr. McGread has been called the “Father of Stewardship,” and he was instrumental in the … Read more

Proven Results: Stewardship Makes Parish Transformation Possible

What can stewardship do for your parish? Fr. Godfrey Mullen, the rector of St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville, Ind., recently shared his thoughts on how collaborating with Catholic Stewardship Consultants has transformed his parish by helping parishioners grow in discipleship through the practice of stewardship. (Click video above to watch) For more than 20 years, Catholic Stewardship Consultants has used our holistic, intentional, and professional process to successfully develop Stewardship as a Way of Life in parishes across the country — large parishes, small parishes, wealthy ones, those on a shoestring budget, and pretty much everything in between. As our nation and … Read more

Eric McArdle: Announcing Our New Book — “Stewardship Success: A Practical Guide for Catholic Parishes”

Along with my wife, Lisa, I am proud to announce the launch of our new book — Stewardship Success: A Practical Guide for Catholic Parishes, published by Catholic Stewardship Consultants. After 23 years helping hundreds of Catholic parishes and dioceses across the country develop Stewardship as a Way of Life, we decided to share the story of our work at CSC with the hopes of inspiring even more Catholic pastors and parish leaders to take a leap of faith and begin their own stewardship journey. With Stewardship Success, we share with you the very best of what we have learned over the last 23 years in our work … Read more

Notes on Developing Stewardship

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