Stewardship Success: A Practical Guide for Catholic Parishes by Eric and Lisa McArdle (2019)
This brief read is designed to inspire pastors and parish leaders to take a leap of faith and begin their own stewardship journey. The book offers practical steps and best practices you can implement in your parish now and help stewardship begin to take root in the lives of your parishioners, transforming them into committed disciples of Christ.
Grateful Disciples: Your Guide to Parish Stewardship by Leisa Anslinger (2016)
“Stewardship is an expression of discipleship, with the power to change how we understand and live out our lives.” This simple yet compelling statement from Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response captures the importance of forming people to grow as good and faithful stewards. Grateful Disciples is a unique and comprehensive guide for stewardship leaders. The Grateful Disciples guide is only part of the story. The Grateful Disciples website equips leaders with all they need to establish and sustain stewardship in the parish.
Churchmoney: Rebuilding the Way We Fund Our Mission (2019)
“What happens when we connect giving to discipleship? This must-read book will equip parish leaders to shift their focus from raising funds to raising givers. It offers practical tools to implement that shift within your parish and develop a culture of generous disciples.”
Great Catholic Parishes: A Living Mosaic — How Four Essential Practices Make Them Thrive by William E. Simon Jr. and Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan (2016)
Drawing wisdom from exceptional parishes across the country, this book offers inspiration and practical strategies for building a vibrant parish by excelling in: shared leadership, fostering spiritual maturity by creating a plan for discipleship, excelling on Sundays, and intentional evangelization.
Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Followning Jesus by Sherry A. Weddell (2012)
This has been a game-changing book for many parishes in recent years. It helps leaders transform their parishes into vibrant communities who form disciples and send them out in mission to use their gifts as good stewards in their communities
and beyond.
Divine Renovation: Bringing Your Parish from Maintenance to Mission by Fr. James Mallon (2014)
This is an engaging guide for parishes seeking to cultivate communities of discipleship and vibrant, dynamic faith. It will help parish leaders rethink their models of parish life, from membership-based communities to assemblies of disciples of Jesus who proclaim and share the good news with all peoples—from maintence to mission!
Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, Making Church Matter (2013)
This book presents the compelling and inspiring story to how the authors brought their parish back to life by focussing on how they could make Church matter to Catholics. Their innovated strategies not only tripled their weekend mass attendance, but also yielded increased giving, flourishing ministries, and a vibrant, solidly Catholic spiritual revival. They invite all Catholic leaders to share the vision, borrow their strategies, and rebuild their own parishes.
The Pastoral Letter on Stewardship: A Disciples Response, US Catholic Conference of Bishops (2002)
This pastoral letter on stewardship by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops lays the foundation for understanding stewardship as the fruit of evangelization and discipleship.