A Church on the Move: 52 Ways to Get Mission and Mercy in Motion
“IF FORMER CATHOLICS WERE CONSIDERED A DENOMINATION, IT WOULD BE THE SECOND-LARGEST DENOMINATION IN THE U.S.”—from A Church on the Move Many statistics on the Catholic Church today are sobering, and the future of the Church can seem bleak indeed. The average parish often feels helpless to do anything that might help turn the tide and revitalize the Church. 
 
But best-selling author Joe Paprocki insists that there is good news: with the right plans in place, the Catholic Church—and the local parish specifically—will not only survive, but thrive. A Church on the Move offers 52 practical strategies for moving parishes forward, principally by focusing on the one thing the Church can offer that the world-at-large cannot: Jesus Christ. 
 
Each chapter begins with a quote from Pope Francis, and each helpful strategy falls within one of five key categories: how a Church on the move thinks, functions, worships, forms disciples, and engages the world. Every chapter takes an honest look at a particular problem in the Church before moving to a creative, redemptive, and achievable solution. 
 
A Church on the Move brings to the parish level the great themes of Pope Francis’ papacy— mission, mercy, and evangelization—and replaces despair with a profound hope for the future of the Catholic Church.
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A Church on the Move: 52 Ways to Get Mission and Mercy in Motion
“IF FORMER CATHOLICS WERE CONSIDERED A DENOMINATION, IT WOULD BE THE SECOND-LARGEST DENOMINATION IN THE U.S.”—from A Church on the Move Many statistics on the Catholic Church today are sobering, and the future of the Church can seem bleak indeed. The average parish often feels helpless to do anything that might help turn the tide and revitalize the Church. 
 
But best-selling author Joe Paprocki insists that there is good news: with the right plans in place, the Catholic Church—and the local parish specifically—will not only survive, but thrive. A Church on the Move offers 52 practical strategies for moving parishes forward, principally by focusing on the one thing the Church can offer that the world-at-large cannot: Jesus Christ. 
 
Each chapter begins with a quote from Pope Francis, and each helpful strategy falls within one of five key categories: how a Church on the move thinks, functions, worships, forms disciples, and engages the world. Every chapter takes an honest look at a particular problem in the Church before moving to a creative, redemptive, and achievable solution. 
 
A Church on the Move brings to the parish level the great themes of Pope Francis’ papacy— mission, mercy, and evangelization—and replaces despair with a profound hope for the future of the Catholic Church.
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A Church on the Move: 52 Ways to Get Mission and Mercy in Motion

A Church on the Move: 52 Ways to Get Mission and Mercy in Motion

by Joe Paprocki DMin
A Church on the Move: 52 Ways to Get Mission and Mercy in Motion

A Church on the Move: 52 Ways to Get Mission and Mercy in Motion

by Joe Paprocki DMin

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“IF FORMER CATHOLICS WERE CONSIDERED A DENOMINATION, IT WOULD BE THE SECOND-LARGEST DENOMINATION IN THE U.S.”—from A Church on the Move Many statistics on the Catholic Church today are sobering, and the future of the Church can seem bleak indeed. The average parish often feels helpless to do anything that might help turn the tide and revitalize the Church. 
 
But best-selling author Joe Paprocki insists that there is good news: with the right plans in place, the Catholic Church—and the local parish specifically—will not only survive, but thrive. A Church on the Move offers 52 practical strategies for moving parishes forward, principally by focusing on the one thing the Church can offer that the world-at-large cannot: Jesus Christ. 
 
Each chapter begins with a quote from Pope Francis, and each helpful strategy falls within one of five key categories: how a Church on the move thinks, functions, worships, forms disciples, and engages the world. Every chapter takes an honest look at a particular problem in the Church before moving to a creative, redemptive, and achievable solution. 
 
A Church on the Move brings to the parish level the great themes of Pope Francis’ papacy— mission, mercy, and evangelization—and replaces despair with a profound hope for the future of the Catholic Church.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780829444063
Publisher: Loyola Press
Publication date: 01/28/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 176
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Joe Paprocki, DMin, is national consultant for faith formation at Loyola Press. He has more than 35 years of experience in ministry and has presented in over 100 dioceses in North America. He is the author of numerous books, including the best seller The Catechist's Toolbox. Joe is a catechist and blogs about his experience at www.catechistsjourney.com.

JOE PAPROCKI, D.Min., has been a catechetical leader and religious educator in the Chicago area for more than thirty years. His books include Living the Mass, The Bible Blueprint, The Catechist’s Toolbox (Loyola Press).  He is the National Consultant for Faith Formation at Loyola Press in Chicago.  Joe blogs about his work as a catechist at Catechist’s Journey (www.catechistsjourney.com).

Table of Contents

Contents
I Believe This Is Going to Be Our Finest Hour … xi
A Note about St. Ignatius … xv
 
Part One: How a Church on the Move Thinks … 11 From Self-Sufficiency to Amazing Grace
2 From Complacency to Urgency
3 From Cynicism to Hope
4 From Fog to Vision
5 From Superficial Happiness to Authentic Joy
6 From Calendar, Fiscal, or Academic Year to Liturgical Year
7 From a Learned Faith to a Lived Faith
8 From Religion to Spirituality
9 From Aiming to Please to Remaining True to Our Identity 
Part Two: How a Church on the Move Functions … 4710 From (We Hope!) Benevolent Dictatorship and Fiat to Collaboration and Consensus
11 From Intolerance to Common Ground
12 From Business Meetings to Worshipful Work Sessions
13 From Paternalism to Empowerment
14 From Parishioners to Partners in Mission
15 From Presumptuous to Unassuming
16 From “Turning the Page” to Meaningful Healing
17 From the Stone Age to the Digital Age
18 From “Please Help Us” to “Let’s Build Something Together”
19 From Clinging to the Past to Making Way for the Future
20 From Slow-Moving and Rigid to Spontaneous and Flexible
 Part Three: How a Church on the Move Worships … 10321 From Perfunctory to Robust
22 From Starting Up Cold to Warming Up
23 From a Wall of Sound to the Sounds of Silence
24 From Lullabies to Hymns of Triumph
25 From Passivity to Processions
26 From Pulpit Ramblings to Good-News Homilies
27 From a Collection to an Offering
28 From Prohibition to Drinking from the Cup
29 From Announcements to Altar Calls
30 From Perfunctory Prayer to Worship Experiences 
Part Four: How a Church on the Move Forms Disciples in Faith … 15331 From Indoctrinating to Instigating
32 From Child-Focused to Adult-Focused
33 From Complex to Simple
34 From Parents as Chauffeurs to Parents as Catechists
35 From One-Size-Fits-All to Variety
36 From Passive Pupils to Empowered Faith Sharers
37 From Creating Quasi Clerics to Training Leaders and Facilitators
38 From Hoping the “Nones” Come Back to Strategizing Their Retention
39 From Impersonal Parish to Small Faith-Sharing Communities
40 From Saying Prayers to Praying Always
41 From Hearing with Our Ears to Listening with Our Hearts
42 From Strangely Schizophrenic to Well-Balanced 
Part Five: How a Church on the Move Engages the World … 21343 From Country Club to Advocate for the Poor
44 From Single-Issue to Consistent Ethic
45 From Going My Way to Going Green
46 From Fulfilling Obligations to Living Heroically
47 From Talking at the World to Interacting with the World
48 From Debating to Storytelling
49 From Waiting for the Doorbell to Ring, to Ringing Doorbells
50 From Maintenance to Mission and Mercy
51 From Regal to Humble
52 From Stationary Fortresses of Guarded Grace to Mobile Units of Graced Encounters
A New Kind of Army and a Different Kind of War … 259

52 Ways to Get Mission and Mercy in Motion—At a Glance … 261
 
Bibliography … 263
Acknowledgments … 269
About the Author … 270
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