Ministry for Healthy Parishes
The Ministry for Healthy Parishes strives to support parishes to achieve missionary vitality. This ministry grew out of Pillar 1 of the Diocesan Strategic Plan (Health of Clergy and Health of Parishes), and includes Diocesan Intentional Planning, Evangelization, Parish Strategic Planning, and In-Person Lay Ministry Formation.
What We Do
Accompany Parishes from the Status Quo to Full Vitality
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We help parishes along the path to full vitality with coaching, high impact tools, and curating and recommending resources. Learn more below.
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We explore collaborative models with parishes to create opportunities for parishes to share resources and to respond to changing demographics. Learn more below.
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We come alongside parishes when they are in decline before they reach a critical situation and guide them through a discernment process to one of three outcomes: a concerted effort for renewal (the roadmap), a new collaboration (intentional planning), or closure.
Offerings
Vision of a Healthy Parish
Clarity for Mission
Parish Leadership Retreats
Restoration of Heart for Ministry COMING SOON
The Eucharist: Antidote for Tyranny COMING SOON
Roadmap to Parish Health
Evangelization
Accompaniment for Mission
Intentional Planning
Lay Ministry Formation
Struggling Parish Intervention
Struggling Parish Identifier Metric
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Meet the Team
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Bret Huntebrinker
SENIOR DIRECTOR: Discipleship & Family Life bhuntebrinker@toledodiocese.org
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Andrew Reinhart
PARISH LIFE COORDINATOR: Team Lead for Diocesan Intentional Planning & In-Person Lay Ministry Formation areinhart@toledodiocese.org
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Nathan Maurer
PARISH LIFE COORDINATOR: Team Lead for Parish Strategic Planning & Evangelization nmaurer@toledodiocese.org
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Angie Leach
MINISTRY SPECIALIST: Events & Admin Support aleach@toledodiocese.org
