I bring you a joyful announcement on this fine Feast of St. Patrick: The IRB for our stewardship study has been approved! This study will be an update of Chuck Zech’s 2006 study of parish stewardship; with e-giving, digital communications, COVID, declines in membership and more, it is time to discover what sorts of practices best correlate with higher rates of volunteering and financial giving in today’s parishes.

Soda bread tastes even better when you can celebrate these official beginnings! 🙂 ☘️