For those of us who experienced pastoral planning at parish or diocesan levels over time, we have seen changes that make the practices of the past seem unrecognizable. Key to those changes is a re-examination of the underlying purpose of … [Read more...]
About Jim Lundholm-Eades
Jim Lundholm-Eades is director of programs and services for the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management. Jim spent eight years on the clergy assignment board of an archdiocese in which he was a senior chancery staff member for 17 years. He holds graduate degrees in multiple fields, including pastoral counseling, educational administration, counseling, and business administration. Jim can be reached at 612-599-0627 or at jim@leadershiproundtable.org.
Pastoral Planning 101
A Stronger Communion for the Sake of the Mission: A Better Church
August 23, 2024 by Jim Lundholm-Eades
Twelve Lessons about the Financial Future of Catholic Schools
September 29, 2015 by Jim Lundholm-Eades
I have spoken with several bishops recently about the Catholic schools in their dioceses. The conversations brought home to me that what I recently heard from these bishops are the same questions, and the same challenges, that I have been … [Read more...]
Best Practices for Clergy Assignment Boards
April 27, 2015 by Jim Lundholm-Eades
This is an assembly of some best practices for clergy assignment boards, gleaned from examples in dioceses across the U.S., encountered while doing numerous assessments of chanceries relative to best practices at the request of their … [Read more...]
What Every Chancery Needs to Consider
Six Reasons Why Some Chanceries Work Better than Others
October 29, 2014 by Jim Lundholm-Eades
While every chancery is unique, some clearly function better than others. There are, in fact, six common, key differentiators (listed below) which separate the highest functioning chanceries from those that are simply well functioning. I … [Read more...]
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