web01.fireside.fm Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:04:14 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) EquipCast - Episodes Tagged with “Enhancing Parish Engagement” https://archomahaequip.fireside.fm/tags/enhancing%20parish%20engagement Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Sharing your Catholic faith with family and friends can sometimes feel daunting. Where do I start? How do I make an impact? Welcome to EquipCast, a weekly podcast from the Archdiocese of Omaha. We want to support your faith journey and equip you with the tools to express your faith authentically in your everyday life. Each week, we’ll discuss practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world. Each episode is filled with encouragement and inspiration so you can make an impact and make disciples in your own faith community. For more information and to stay connected with us, head to equip.archomaha.org/podcast/. en-us episodic Encouragement and inspiration for sharing your catholic faith Archdiocese of Omaha Sharing your Catholic faith with family and friends can sometimes feel daunting. Where do I start? How do I make an impact? Welcome to EquipCast, a weekly podcast from the Archdiocese of Omaha. We want to support your faith journey and equip you with the tools to express your faith authentically in your everyday life. Each week, we’ll discuss practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world. Each episode is filled with encouragement and inspiration so you can make an impact and make disciples in your own faith community. For more information and to stay connected with us, head to equip.archomaha.org/podcast/. no Archdiocese, Catholic Church, evangelization, evangelism, disciple Archdiocese of Omaha wabradley@archomaha.org Phase 5: Alignment - How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship https://archomahaequip.fireside.fm/146 87e8ade7-1243-4b4c-ada2-bd04dd6dc477 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Archdiocese of Omaha 146 Phase 5: Alignment - How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship full Archdiocese of Omaha What do you do with ministries that existed before the clear path? By the time you see the fruit of changed lives in your parish, it’s likely that you will ask how you can help your non-clear path ministries serve the community’s mission and goal to make disciples. In this fifth episode of the series How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship, Nicole Cook and Kristi Preisman from St. Columbkille describe the process of alignment. They began by talking with their ministry leaders to understand roles, strengths, and areas in need of improvement. They determined how each ministry aligned with the overall mission of the parish and identified areas where ministries needed to adjust. Their goal was to ensure that each ministry at St. Columbkille plays a meaningful role in helping people connect with God and take their next steps in their faith journey. 43:49 no What do you do with ministries that existed before the clear path? By the time you see the fruit of changed lives in your parish, it’s likely that you will ask how you can help your non-clear path ministries serve the community’s mission and goal to make disciples. In this fifth episode of the series How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship (https://equip.archomaha.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CP-Definitions-and-Phases-8.pdf), Nicole Cook and Kristi Preisman from St. Columbkille describe the process of alignment. They began by talking with their ministry leaders to understand roles, strengths, and areas in need of improvement. They determined how each ministry aligned with the overall mission of the parish and identified areas where ministries needed to adjust. Their goal was to ensure that each ministry at St. Columbkille plays a meaningful role in helping people connect with God and take their next steps in their faith journey. Here’s what to expect from this episode: [14:49] Challenges and Innovations in Aligning Parish Ministries [20:49] Exploring the Parish Pathway and Mission Alignment Tool [21:07] The Role of Volunteers in Parish Ministry Evaluation [21:43] Understanding and Appreciating Ministry Contributions [24:47] The Importance of Data in Shaping Parish Decisions For more practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world, go to https://equip.archomaha.org/podcast/. A Production of the Archdiocese of Omaha Editor: Taylor Schroll (ForteCatholic.com) Church ministry alignment, parish strategic planning, parish pathway development, ministry assessment tools, parish engagement strategies, ministry optimization, faith community strengthening, parish mission alignment, ministry impact maximization What do you do with ministries that existed before the clear path? By the time you see the fruit of changed lives in your parish, it’s likely that you will ask how you can help your non-clear path ministries serve the community’s mission and goal to make disciples.

In this fifth episode of the series How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship, Nicole Cook and Kristi Preisman from St. Columbkille describe the process of alignment. They began by talking with their ministry leaders to understand roles, strengths, and areas in need of improvement. They determined how each ministry aligned with the overall mission of the parish and identified areas where ministries needed to adjust. Their goal was to ensure that each ministry at St. Columbkille plays a meaningful role in helping people connect with God and take their next steps in their faith journey.

Here’s what to expect from this episode:

[14:49] Challenges and Innovations in Aligning Parish Ministries
[20:49] Exploring the Parish Pathway and Mission Alignment Tool
[21:07] The Role of Volunteers in Parish Ministry Evaluation
[21:43] Understanding and Appreciating Ministry Contributions
[24:47] The Importance of Data in Shaping Parish Decisions

For more practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world, go to https://equip.archomaha.org/podcast/.

A Production of the Archdiocese of Omaha
Editor: Taylor Schroll (ForteCatholic.com)

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In this fifth episode of the series How to Build a Clear Path of Discipleship, Nicole Cook and Kristi Preisman from St. Columbkille describe the process of alignment. They began by talking with their ministry leaders to understand roles, strengths, and areas in need of improvement. They determined how each ministry aligned with the overall mission of the parish and identified areas where ministries needed to adjust. Their goal was to ensure that each ministry at St. Columbkille plays a meaningful role in helping people connect with God and take their next steps in their faith journey.

Here’s what to expect from this episode:

[14:49] Challenges and Innovations in Aligning Parish Ministries
[20:49] Exploring the Parish Pathway and Mission Alignment Tool
[21:07] The Role of Volunteers in Parish Ministry Evaluation
[21:43] Understanding and Appreciating Ministry Contributions
[24:47] The Importance of Data in Shaping Parish Decisions

For more practical advice and experiences from real people sharing their mission with the world, go to https://equip.archomaha.org/podcast/.

A Production of the Archdiocese of Omaha
Editor: Taylor Schroll (ForteCatholic.com)

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