Before we talk — your parish's vision

1What is your pastor's vision for the parish?

A sentence or two is plenty. If your parish has a written pastoral plan, a mission statement, or a letter from your pastor, we'd love to hear about it.

I'm not sure yet — I need to ask

It's really helpful to know that. Print this page. Take these questions to your pastor and come to our conversation with his thoughts rather than a guess, so we can spend our time together in the most helpful way possible.

2What is the most important thing your parish is trying to accomplish this year?

3Based on that, who would you most want to form first?

• Our staff and ministry leaders
• Lay adults across the parish
• Our teens and young people
• Our catechists and teachers

4Is this tied to something already happening?

• A pastoral plan, synod, or diocesan initiative
• A new pastor, or a parish merger or restructure
• Our stewardship renewal or commitment weekend
• The start of a new program year
• Nothing in particular — this is just something we want to do

5Who else has to say yes to this?

• I can decide to move forward on this myself
• My pastor will need to approve it
• My pastor and the finance council
• The diocese is involved

6Has your parish tried anything like this before?

What happened, and where did it fall short? There is no wrong answer here — knowing what has already been tried helps us make helpful and relevant suggestions.

7A year from now, what would you like to be different?

Describe it concretely. What would you see on a Sunday, or hear in a meeting, that you do not see or hear now?