In This Time of Mission

The Tidings – Archbishop José H. Gomez – May 17, 2013 On May 10, Archbishop Gomez received an honorary doctorate of Christian letters from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. The University cited the Archbishop “for his fidelity to the Catholic Church, for being the voice of Hispanic Catholics in the United States, and for bringing [...]

What is a Strategic Plan?

Tertium Quid – Vol. 1, Issue 8 – By Michael Shumway – December 20, 2010 (printable version) In this space you have been reading a great deal of outstanding information about Mission and Vision. You might be wondering why we are spending so much time on these topics in a series about Strategic Planning. Mission [...]

Mission and Vision – The Heart of Strategic Planning

Tertium Quid – Vol. 1, Issue 7 – By Bentley Foster – November 24, 2010 (printable version) Our first article on planning stated, “Planning begins by defining a clear mission – why we exist, and then articulating a vision – what we will do about it – that enables the organization to carry out its [...]

US Catholic Conference Will Highlight Need for ‘Constant Mission’ Across North America

Catholic News Agency – October 2, 2010 Washington D.C., Oct 2, 2010 / (CNA) – Announcing the agenda for its third ever United States Mission Congress, to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico from October 28 to 31, the United States Catholic Mission Association described a need “to put our Church in a constant state [...]

(podcast) Mission Advancement in a Challenging Economic Environment

This afternoon marked the first day of O’Meara Ferguson’s summer conference, Development, Financing and Catholic Education in a Turbulent Economy. As Catholic professionals experienced in the Church’s temporal affairs, O’Meara Ferguson is presenting this conference to provide bishops, religious superiors, and their leadership teams with the tools to become more effective stewards of the Church’s [...]

Staying Focused on Mission During Challenging Times

From Dan Conway’s The Good Steward, April 2009 “In his pastoral letter The Church Sharing!, Bishop David A. Zubik reflects on a story of Pittsburgh during the Great Depression: A long time ago – nearly 80 years ago, during the first years of the Great Depression – people in Pittsburgh were out of work, kids [...]