Faith meeting real life. A lifetime of conversion in Christ, leading to discipleship and stewardship. Welcome to The Generous Heart, a site devoted to supporting you and your parish as an engaged faith community. Here, we find inspiration in the witness of the early communities of believers: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. ... Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved." (Acts 2: 42, 46-47) This site will be a constantly renewing source of support for people of ministry: pastors, parishioner leaders, and pastoral staff members. Come here for new ideas and resources for pastoral planning, stewardship, lifelong fatih formation, parishioner engagement and collaboration in ministry. Visit The Generous Heart often to find the resources and information you need as you form generous hearts in the community you serve.

At The Generous Heart...

At The Generous Heart, we know that effective pastoral planning leads to faith communities that are both formative and transformative. We offer support for you through quality resources and interaction with pastoral leaders in a variety of areas of ministry. As you embrace the life of the disciple and steward, you will find here a place to turn to for new ideas, practical tools for ministry, and connections to experienced people of ministry throughout the United States.

Forming Generous Hearts

Conversion, disicpleship, stewardship. We believe that these giants of parish life are essential components of a vibrant parish. This new book offers: 

• Principles of Parish Life that lead to discipleship and stewardship
• The Vision found in Sacred Scripture and Church documents
• Effective Practices
• Shaping Parish Practice: a Tool for Pastoral Planning

To order, call 1-800-321-0411 or via the web at www.23rdpublications.com