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How to Get Parishioners involved in Parish Life

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

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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

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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.

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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

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Do you really want people to get involved?

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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.

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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.

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

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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?

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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.

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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.

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• 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
• f purpose and meaning in life.

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 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.

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• 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.

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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?

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How to Get Parishioners involved in Parish Life

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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.

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Recruiting People

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

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Helping People identify gifts, skills, and styles

Personal Invitation Parishioner Registration Stewardship Sunday Pledge Parish Census Companion Ministries Listening Sessions Gift Discernment

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Training Volunteers

Listening skills Technical information Making referrals Praying with people

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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.

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“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

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