The Generous Heart

Change the lives of individuals and revitalize parish life. Lead people to Christ or more deeply to Christ through the community of faith. You are sure to find new hope when you explore engagement and strengths development for your parish. The links below will help you begin a process of transformation for yourself and those you serve.

Engagement in Parish Life:

Gallup research tells us that fostering a deep sense of belonging within the parish changes the lives of individuals and of the faith community. Embracing engagement as a goal and vision for parish life, as a way to beocme a community of disciples, is life-giving and compelling; through such life we inspire one another to live deeply as members of the Body of Christ.

Click here for the introduction to "Guiding Your Parish to Deeper Engagement," including a step-by-step process to guide your exploration of engagement within your parish.

Living Your Strengths: As parishes throughout the United States are becoming familiar with Living Your Strengths, pastoral leaders everywhere are beginning to ask “what is the best way to bring this to our parishioners?” or “how do we learn from other parishes as we introduce Living Your Strengths?

Click here for the introduction to "Guiding Your Parish to Live its Strengths," including a sample timeline for bringing this rich process to your parish.

Click here for the link to purchase Guiding Your Parish to Deeper Engagement and Guiding Your Parish to Live its Strengths, both are available very inexpensively, in downloadable and reproducible form.

 Click here to watch Father Bill Hanson on this video on YouTube and learn how St. Gerard Majella Parish in Port Jefferson Station, NY has grown in engagement, changing the lives of individuals and of the parish.

Click here to go to St. Gerard Majella's website for an up-to-date look at how this parish communicates and lives as an engaged parish.

For more information or to explore the possibilities of an engagement or strengths presentation for your parish or diocese, email Leisa through this website (see the email tab in the righthand column).

Strengths and Engagement Community: As more and more parishes and dioceses are using the Gallup processes, a desire to share experiences and practices has led to the development of a special and growing network of pastoral leaders. Join in the sharing and learning with others who are building engagement and who are living their strengths at:

www.CatholicStrengths-Engagement.org