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Congratulations, you have logged on successfully to Our Sunday Visitor s How to Get Parishioners Involved in Parish Life live Webinar Presented by: Lorene Duquin Audio Announcement: All lines are muted. Please select your audio now. To dial the conference, select Use Telephone in your audio pane and enter your unique audio pin. Select Use Mic & Speakers to listen over your computer. Moderated by: Diane Brumbaugh Our Sunday Visitor serves millions of Catholics worldwide through its publishing, offertory and communication services. Established in 1912 by a local parish priest, Our Sunday Visitor has grown into the nations largest supplier of offering envelopes, parish and diocesan mailings, books, periodicals, address management and stewardship services. Our Sunday Visitor is a not-for-profit organization, returning a portion of net earnings back to the Catholic community through the OSV Institute. 1

How to Get Parishioners involved in Parish Life 2

What is the biggest problem you face in getting people involved in parish life? 3

What s the problem? List of reliable helpers is getting low Hard to get young people involved Difficulty with people making a commitment People don t follow through on commitment No one wants to do what you want them to do 4

Why people don t get involved They don t like the way they were asked. They don t think they can do it. They don t see themselves fitting in. They don t have enough time. They don t like what they see. 5

Other things that stifle involvement in a parish Negative attitudes & gossip Cliques Control Refusal to change Lack of training & support A long history of non-involvement 6

Do you really want people to get involved? 7

Everyone is born with a bundle! Inside the bundle are God-given gifts. How we use those gifts gives meaning and purpose to our lives. 8

We can use what s in our bundle To make the world a better place. To exploit others and make the world a crueler place. Or we can take our gifts for granted and drift along without any awareness of the spiritual meaning or purpose in our lives. 9

We will be held accountable for how we use our own gifts and how we help others recognize and use their gifts. 10

Think about your parish What is the vision of your parish? Who makes the decisions? Is the parish spiritually vertical, horizontal or both? Are you sure you have agreement about getting more people involved? 11

Why We Do What We Do Internal versus External motivation Compliance leads to defiance Creating conditions where people will motivate themselves Encouraging experimentation, new ideas, and self-initiation. 12

One size does not fit all When you re trying to get people involved you have to remember that people have different gifts, different skills, and different styles of doing things. 13

Gifts are in-born traits and talents that are unique to you. Gifts cannot be acquired. They are things that you do instinctively. When you use your God-given gifts you feel a sense of purpose and meaning in life. 14

Skills are abilities that can be acquired through study, practice & hard work. You can learn a skill but you won t excel at it unless it enhances a God-given talent. When you develop skills based on your God-given talents, you feel a sense of accomplishment. 15

Styles are how you prefer to use your gifts and talents. When you operate within your style you are in your comfort zone. When you re outside your style, you may feel tension or frustration. 16

Four Distinct Styles 1. How does this relate to me? 2. What are the facts? 3. How can I do this? 4. What if we took this to the next level? 17

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Define what needs to be done Make sure people understand exactly what they are expected to do. Be clear about how much time it will take. Be clear about how long the person will be involved. Provide the help they need to be successful. 20

Recruiting People Look for people who have want to identify their gifts and use them to find meaning and purpose in their lives. 21

Helping People identify gifts, skills, and styles Personal Invitation Parishioner Registration Stewardship Sunday Pledge Parish Census Companion Ministries Listening Sessions Gift Discernment 22

Training Volunteers Listening skills Technical information Making referrals Praying with people 23

Support and Affirm Continue to offer spiritual guidance and training. Let people know that they are appreciated. Make participating in parish events fun. Allow the Holy Spirit to lead you in new directions. 24

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, I used everything you gave me. -- Erma Bombeck 25

CONTACT INFORMATION Lorene Duquin E-mail address: lduquin@roadrunner.com 26

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