Next Generation Parish Program
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What is Next Generation Parish?
St. Anthony and four other parishes in our area are partnering with the Catholic Leadership Institute in the Next Generation Parish (NGP) program.
Desiring to create a network of support around the pastor, his team, and his parishioners, this experience (through the collection and analysis of data) will help St. Anthony envision the future and overcome obstacles that might hinder that vision from becoming a reality.
The process takes nearly 3 years to complete, and in the end we hope to be a stronger, more vibrant community because of our work with the Catholic Leadership Institute.
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The NGP Process
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The parish was invited to take the Disciple Maker Index Survey in Fall 2019, and the results were analyzed by the Catholic Leadership Institute and shared with the pastor and Envisioning Team.
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In 2019, Fr. Bob selected parishioners to serve on an Envisioning Team. The team meets to go over the survey data, identifies three top priorities for parish life, and helps the pastor formulate a plan to address the three priorities. During this time, the pastor also undergoes training from NGP and receives support from the program in forming a vision for the future of the parish. Fr. Ben transitioned in during this step and finished step 2 of the NGP process with the Envisioning Team. He continues to receive coaching from our NGP Leadership Consultant, Lori Tedjeske.
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During this step, the Implementation Team meets with our NGP Leadership Consultant, Lori Tedjeske, on a monthly basis to plan how to integrate the three priorities into parish life with help from parishioners, school families, and ministry leaders. St. Anthony's Implementation Team members are: Fr. Ben, Karla Donlon (who served on the Envisioning Team) and Lesley Kirzeder (Director of Ministries).
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The Disciple Maker Index Survey is administered again to find where we have improved and any weakness in overall parish health. Successes are celebrated and nurtured and areas of improvement are addressed.
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NGP Updates
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April 16A few weeks ago we introduced you to our Next Generation Parish Team, who has been working on all of the data collected from the Fall 2019 survey we took about life at St. Anthony Parish. We'll run this short column every few weeks to update you on the priorities the Envisioning Team identified for the parish after carefully analyzing and discussing the survey data over the last 18 months.Read More
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March 21We've got lots to share with you in this special edition of People of Padua! Since September 2019, St. Anthony has partnered with the Catholic Leadership Institute to pilot the Next Generation Parish Program (NGP). Many of you helped launch the NGP Program by participating in a 2019 survey called The Disciple Maker Index.Read More
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