Resources for parishes that want to work
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Courses
Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry [1]
Mendoza College of Business, Notre Dame, Master of Nonprofit Administration [2]
Seton Hall University’s summer programs [3]
Villanova University's Center for Church Management [4]
Organizations
Conference for Pastoral Planning and Council Development [5]
National Association for Lay Ministry [7]
National Association of Church Personnel Administrators [8]
National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association [9]
National Federation of Priests Councils [10]
National Leadership Roundtable for Church Management
NLRCM homepage [11]
Publications, some free to download [12]
NLRCM links [13]
ChurchEpedia [15]
Books
Servant Leadership Models for Your Parish, by Dan Ebener
What Makes Us Catholic, by Thomas H. Groome
Keeping the Covenant: Taking the Parish to the Next Level, by Tom Sweetser, S.J.
The Mission Driven Parish by Patrick Brennan
Non-profit Governance, by John Tropman and Thomas Harvey
Best Practices in Parish Stewardship by Charles E. Zech
Best Practices in Catholic Pastoral and Finance Councils by Charles E. Zech
The Parish Management Handbook: A Practical Guide for Pastors, Administrators, and Other Parish Leaders by Charles E. Zech
Other Resources
Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Project [16]
Co-workers in the Vineyard of the Lord [17]
Parish Evaluation Project [18]
This article appeared in the July 2011 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 76, No. 7, pages 12-17).
Image: Erin Drewitz