Great Ideas from Great Parishes

Great Ideas From Great Parishes: A Parish Handbook is a collection of more than 40 creative yet practical, grass-roots ideas for building better parishes. They were collected by RENEW International team members Mary Ann Jeselson and Carole Garibaldi Rogers from their visits to parishes across the country.

These timely and timeless ideas are organized under the following broad headings:

Evangelization
Faith Formation
Catechesis
Liturgy and Sacramental Life
Ministry
Social Justice
Spirituality
Stewardship

Each idea was evaluated for helping a parish and its members grow closer to Jesus Christ and for being workable and transferable to another parish. For each idea, the authors show how a parish implemented their innovative program and they offer suggestions for adapting the program to your parish.