Comments on: Are you delighting your best parishioners? http://blog.todaysparish.com/2010/05/are-you-delighting-your-best-parishioners/ Ideas and Inspiration for Pastors, Parish Ministers, and Leaders Tue, 03 May 2011 12:43:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nick Wagner http://blog.todaysparish.com/2010/05/are-you-delighting-your-best-parishioners/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Nick Wagner Thu, 20 May 2010 17:15:58 +0000 http://blog.todaysparish.com/?p=709#comment-170 Hi Leisa. Thanks for letting us know about the Gallup research. I <em>love </em>the idea of not spending much time with the complainers. I was once in a parish where the pastor completely redesigned the parish bulletin because of <em>one </em>complaint after Mass one Sunday. Hi Leisa. Thanks for letting us know about the Gallup research. I love the idea of not spending much time with the complainers. I was once in a parish where the pastor completely redesigned the parish bulletin because of one complaint after Mass one Sunday.

]]> By: Leisa Anslinger http://blog.todaysparish.com/2010/05/are-you-delighting-your-best-parishioners/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Leisa Anslinger Thu, 20 May 2010 17:10:59 +0000 http://blog.todaysparish.com/?p=709#comment-169 This is very similar to what parishes are learning from the Gallup research on engagement. The research, and Catholic parish leaders who are acting on the studies, teach us to stop worrying quite so much about those who are rarely with us (or not at all), or those who are with us much of the time but who are always complaining. Instead, the studies suggest, strengthen those who are engaged (who have a deep sense of belonging within the parish). They'll invite the not-engaged (those who come many Sundays but who have never made that strong connection), and draw them more deeply to Christ by bringing them more deeply into the parish. Thank you for bringing our attention to Godin's observations and to your wonderful use of this information for we who are pastoral leaders. Leisa Anslinger This is very similar to what parishes are learning from the Gallup research on engagement. The research, and Catholic parish leaders who are acting on the studies, teach us to stop worrying quite so much about those who are rarely with us (or not at all), or those who are with us much of the time but who are always complaining. Instead, the studies suggest, strengthen those who are engaged (who have a deep sense of belonging within the parish). They’ll invite the not-engaged (those who come many Sundays but who have never made that strong connection), and draw them more deeply to Christ by bringing them more deeply into the parish.

Thank you for bringing our attention to Godin’s observations and to your wonderful use of this information for we who are pastoral leaders.

Leisa Anslinger

]]> By: Nick Wagner http://blog.todaysparish.com/2010/05/are-you-delighting-your-best-parishioners/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Nick Wagner Thu, 20 May 2010 14:42:30 +0000 http://blog.todaysparish.com/?p=709#comment-166 Thanks for your comments Jared. I'd love to know if any parishes out there are really attempting something like this. Thanks for your comments Jared. I’d love to know if any parishes out there are really attempting something like this.

]]> By: Jared Dees http://blog.todaysparish.com/2010/05/are-you-delighting-your-best-parishioners/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Jared Dees Thu, 20 May 2010 02:22:12 +0000 http://blog.todaysparish.com/?p=709#comment-163 What an interesting application of a tried and true method of marketing. Well done and great visuals. It is especially important for parishes to focus on the "true fans" and "sneezers" who will then go out into the world and reach the "strangers." This is really an excellent way of looking at the role of laity in the Church. What an interesting application of a tried and true method of marketing. Well done and great visuals. It is especially important for parishes to focus on the “true fans” and “sneezers” who will then go out into the world and reach the “strangers.” This is really an excellent way of looking at the role of laity in the Church.

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