Overview

Stewardship is an increasingly widespread program for enhancing both finances and ministry involvement in Catholic parishes. Called to Be Stewards describes actual detailed examples of adopting a stewardship approach to funding and to ministry. This book explains the roles of the pastor, parish councils, and stewardship committees in establishing and managing a stewardship program, examines how to integrate a stewardship approach into everyday parish life, and tells how to generate broader parishioner support. Through the use of case studies, this book describes how eight Catholic parishes adopt a stewardship methodology and highlights the challenges of implementing stewardship in fundraising. Each chapter offers both pastor and parishioner accounts of stewardship implementation and growth, from parishes just beginning a stewardship program to those with a well established and flourishing program.

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With the publication of Called to Be Stewards Patrick McNamara has secured his legacy as the preeminent authority on parish-level stewardship of his generation. McNamara has written a book that, while supported by first-rate scholarship, is easily readable and practical. Every Catholic parish, even those with established stewardship programs, will find ideas in this book that will enhance their stewardship efforts and enrich their parish, both financially and spiritually. Charles Zech Villanova University

Author Information

The late Patrick McNamara, Ph.D., was professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and a frequent speaker at conferences on stewardship and church financing.

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