Engagement

The focus area of Engagement encompasses hospitality, ministry placement, communications, evangelization efforts, and more to help the faithful in the “attract” and “encounter” stages of the Encounter Grow Witness paradigm to the “grow” and “witness” stages. Use these tools to discover how you can maximize your outreach and engagement among both your parishioners and the unchurched in your territory.

Living Devotions
Jun 28, 2023
Meet Brenda Hascall, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator
Jun 23, 2023
Embracing the Summer Return: Engaging College Students in Parish Life
Jun 22, 2023
The Joy of Intercultural Competence
May 2, 2023
3 Ways your Parish can Engage in Ecumenism this Year
Apr 13, 2023
Sacramental opportunities to engage with parish visitors
Feb 22, 2023
Consider Ways to Engage the Community This Lent
Dec 21, 2022
Wisdom of Shared Parishes: Helps for Families of Parishes
Dec 20, 2022
What Parish Leaders Need to Know about the new Confraternity for Holy Souls
Oct 29, 2022
Celebrating Black Catholic History Month Part II: Detroit’s Black Catholic History
Oct 19, 2022
Celebrating Black Catholic History Month – Part I
Oct 14, 2022
Gauging Hospitality Quality
Sep 21, 2022
The Merciful Love of Jesus Family of Parishes Engages the Community through a Spirit of Innovation
Aug 29, 2022
What the Church Can Learn from the CrossFit Culture
Jul 14, 2022
Cooperation and Innovation Spread across Families of Parishes
Jul 7, 2022
How to Evangelize Through Church Merch
Jun 16, 2022
Welcoming and Engaging the Missing Generation
May 18, 2022
Summer Fun: 30 Ideas to Engage Parishioners and the Local Community
Apr 26, 2022
Email as an Engagement Tool [Webinar]
Mar 24, 2022
Ecumenism in Families of Parishes
Mar 22, 2022
6 Ways for Your Parish to Make a Good First (Digital) Impression
Mar 16, 2022
The Power of Story in Parish Communications (Webinar Recording)
Feb 21, 2022
Spiritual Multiplication: The Key to a Successful Evangelization Strategy
Feb 16, 2022
Engagement-Driven Social Media Strategy for Your FOP (Webinar Recording)
Jan 14, 2022
How Blue Water Vicariate Family I Brought Their FOP Together to Start the New Year
Jan 6, 2022
8 Ways to Invite Your Community to Mass this Christmas
Dec 2, 2021
St. Isidore's "Make This Year Different" Campaign for Advent 2021
Nov 28, 2021
Building Blocks of Communications in Families of Parishes (Webinar Recording)
Nov 18, 2021
Engaging the Unchurched and Unaffiliated
Oct 28, 2021
How Any Parish Can Celebrate and Promote Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep 29, 2021
What Does a Welcoming Parish Look Like?
Sep 15, 2021
EGW Website and SPARK Walkthrough [WEBINAR]
Aug 23, 2021
Creative Ways for Young People to Spread the Gospel
Aug 3, 2021
How Hospitality Serves as a Gateway to Parish Life
Jun 16, 2021
Why Small Groups are a Durable Form of Youth Ministry
May 26, 2021
The Best Families of Parishes Content To Share With Your Parishioners Right Now — And the Best Ways to Share It
Mar 24, 2021
Families of Parishes Staff Update [WEBINAR]
Mar 24, 2021
How This Family of Parishes is Embracing their New Community this Lent
Feb 25, 2021
'Come Home to Hope' Welcome Back Playbook
Feb 10, 2021
Come Home to Hope Letter to Send Parishioners
Feb 10, 2021
Come Home to Hope Parishioner Outreach Script
Feb 10, 2021
How to Help Small Groups Thrive During Lent
Feb 3, 2021
8 Things Your Parish Can Do Right Now to Prepare for Families of Parishes
Dec 28, 2020
How Your Parish Can Share Hope in the Christmas Season
Dec 10, 2020
How St. Isidore Parish is Helping Their Community Get in the Spirit of Christmas
Dec 3, 2020
Who Is Coming This Advent: Preparing for Christ and Those Coming to Your Parish to Celebrate
Nov 18, 2020
Script for Checking In With Parishioners during Advent and Christmas
Nov 13, 2020
How to Invite the Faithful to Mass During the Dispensation
Aug 20, 2020
Parish Offertory Support Webinar (Recording)
Jul 30, 2020
How Families of Parishes Relate to the New Vatican Document on Community Evangelization
Jul 29, 2020
How to Optimize Your Parish’s Social Media Bios
Jul 16, 2020
6 Tips to Get More People to Open Your Parish Newsletter
Jul 3, 2020
How to Create and Manage a Google Business Profile for Your Parish
Jun 18, 2020
What Social Media Platforms Should Your Parish Be Managing?
Jun 5, 2020
How and Why to Add Closed Captions to Your Livestream
Jun 4, 2020
How to Keep Person-to-Person Engagement Mission-Oriented During Uncertainty
May 27, 2020
5 Things Parish Events Organizers Should Keep in Mind Post-Pandemic
May 21, 2020
eCatholic Demo and Q&A (Webinar Recording)
May 17, 2020
How to Build Your Parish Email Subscriber Base
May 15, 2020
Upcoming Event: eCatholic Demo and Q&A
May 11, 2020
Best Practices for Monitoring and Engaging with Comments on Your Social Media Accounts
May 8, 2020
Parish Livestreaming Playbook
May 7, 2020
Effective Parishioner Engagement During Social Distancing | Webinar
May 6, 2020
Digital Engagement During the Pandemic Playbook
May 6, 2020
FAQs: Archdiocesan Supported Online Giving
May 5, 2020
7 Creative Ways to Maintain Engagement During the Pandemic
May 5, 2020
'Encounter Grow Witness' Virtual Community is Open!
May 5, 2020
Script for Outreach Calls to Parishioners
May 5, 2020
How Parishes Can Maintain Engagement (And Giving) During the Coronavirus Pandemic
May 5, 2020
How and Why Your Parish Should Be Going Live with Content Besides Mass
May 5, 2020
Guide to Livestreaming Mass from your Phone
May 5, 2020
Announcing Partnership with eCatholic
May 5, 2020
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