New Parish Leader Track Announced for the Petrus Virtual Conference
You asked and we have responded.
As the Petrus Virtual Conference rapidly approaches on June 8-10, we have heard from more and more parish pastors, deacons and ministry leaders about how they are struggling to address parish financing, tithing and budgeting during (and following) covid-19. In order to help address those concerns and open up more fruitful conversations, we have added four new sessions specifically for parish pastors and leaders plus an open discussion hour to the PVC agenda.
These sessions will be led by Tara Troy Doyon and Fr. Patrick Hyde, O.P. For the past five years, Tara has served as a Petrus consultant in addition to working with Fr. Patrick at the St. Paul Catholic Center at Indiana University. During her ten+ years as Director of Stewardship and Development at St. Paul's, Tara has built a strong development program from scratch, has led the ministry in completing a capital campaign (significantly exceeding the initial goal) and has supported parish stewardship efforts.
Tara and Fr. Patrick are aware that priests and ministry leaders may have received theological training, pastoral guidance, and basic business administration direction, but are rarely given the tools to be able to intentionally raise funds for programming and operations outside of the Sunday collection.
Pastoral stewardship of finances is a topic many clergy feel under-prepared to navigate within parishes or smaller ministries. By understanding some basic principles within the Spirituality of Fundraising and how to apply them in crafting the story of your ministry, church leaders can feel better equipped to meet benefactors and invite them to join in the mission.
What will this four part series cover?
- Better understanding of the presentation and messaging of spiritual giving (tithing)
- Basic development principles and examples of a multi-year strategy and plan
- Knowledge for identifying who can make significant financial gifts and guidance on how to execute and ask for a financial gift
What is the time commitment?
The Conference will run for 55 hours beginning at 10:00am CST on June 8 and finishing at 5:00pm CST on June 10. The agenda has over 40 speakers speaking on topics on all things fundraising, leadership, and ministry. Attendees will have access to all of the sessions for one year after the conference ends.
The newly introduced Parish Leader Track has four Live presentations plus a Live open discussion period.
- The Spirituality of Fundraising
- Four Pillars of Development
- The Development Plan
- Making the Ask
- Group Discussion
What does the Virtual Conference cost?
You can now access the recordings from the Petrus Virtual Conference by purchasing the All Access Pass for $99, HERE
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