A few weeks ago in response to a host of requests from followers of The Catholic Steward blog, we shared the first wave of results of the Annual Stewardship Renewals we conducted this past fall for some of our client parishes. Now, with the Christmas season behind us, we have wrapped up several more renewals, and Catholic Stewardship […]
Sharing the Good News: Actual Results of Our Parish Stewardship Renewals
Every fall at Catholic Stewardship Consultants, many of our parish clients conduct their Annual Stewardship Renewals. We get asked a lot about the results. So, we thought our followers would be interested in seeing some of these results as our parish clients experience them. Listed below are just a few examples of the results our […]
Eric McArdle: Stewardship and the Year of Faith
Today marks the beginning of our Year of Faith, and as our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI explains in his 2011 apostolic letter, Porta Fidei (the Door of Faith), it is a time for Catholics “to deepen faith and strengthen bonds with God.” The Year of Faith is also a time when we are called […]
Eric McArdle: Increases in Parish Ministries and Offertory
So often in my travels and discussions with parishes around the country, I hear questions from people who just don’t get what stewardship is all about. Many parishes are simply looking for a quick fix to boost the offertory, and are misguided in their belief that a “stewardship program” designed to increase parish revenue is […]
Eric McArdle: The Wichita Model of Success
I would like to share with you an article that ran earlier this week in the National Catholic Register about how the Diocese of Wichita’s emphasis on stewardship has enabled the diocese to completely fund their parish schools since 2002. It is truly a remarkable story of stewardship in action. As parishes throughout the diocese […]
Eric McArdle: The No. 1 Way to Parish Stewardship Success
I’m often asked by pastors, business managers, and other parish leaders what is the No. 1 thing that a parish can do to “increase” stewardship. Of course, there are many initiatives a parish can implement to help develop stewardship. But there is only one way to answer the question. The answer is to conduct an […]
Eric McArdle: Register Today — Stewardship Workshop for Pastors
Through my experience in working with parishes, I have found that pastors have unique needs when it comes to dealing with the day-to-day challenges of stewardship development. To address these needs, I am conducting a three-day Stewardship Workshop for Pastors on Hilton Head Island, S.C., May 23-24-25. I have tailored this workshop to address the […]
Dan Loughman: Formation is a Key Element in the Stewardship Journey
The four pillars of parish stewardship — Hospitality, Prayer, Formation and Service — have been heralded as key elements in the process of parish and personal conversion to the facilitation of living stewardship as a way of life. In establishing the order of importance of the “four pillars,” Bishop Eugene J. Gerber, Bishop Emeritus of […]
Eric McArdle: Save the Date — Stewardship Workshop for Pastors
If you are a pastor who is seriously looking for ways to more fully develop the spirituality of stewardship in your parish, I am hosting a stewardship workshop on beautiful Hilton Head Island May 22-23-24, 2012. Save the date: registration opens April 10. More details then. You can learn a lot about the spirituality of […]
Deacon Don McArdle: Good for the Giver
If you don’t give it away, you can’t keep it. But if you give it away, it will increase. How’s that for a riddle? The best answer, if you haven’t already guessed it, is love. But the beauty of this paradox is that there can be a number of different answers. Another one might be […]
