Best Practices of the Church Management
Catholic lay and religious leaders came together today to announce two constructive developments. The first is the creation of an important initiative, a new organization to help the Church in America strengthen the managerial structures and processes at the national, diocesan and parish levels. The second is the release of a sweeping report on best practices in Church management emanating from the Leadership Roundtable at the Wharton School last July.
The National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management (NLRCM), the new non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, will consist of influential laity and religious working together with Bishops to promote excellence and best practices in Church finances, management practices and human resources and working together to ensure that the Church more fully utilizes the talents of all American Catholics.
Geoffrey T. Boisi, a founding leader and Wharton Alumnus, said in making the announcement, "Our mission is to facilitate a collaboration among Catholic leaders to promote excellence in the Church's organizational and management capabilities and to help reestablish the relationship of trust between the hierarchy and its parishioners."
The comprehensive report of the Wharton Leadership Roundtable provides an example of the significant contributions the new organization will provide. The report maps out 48 short- and long-term recommendations for strengthening the organizational and managerial structures of the church at its three fundamental levels: national, diocesan and parish. The NLRCM will seek to identify best practices in the areas of management, finance and human resources at all levels, and then work to promote and adapt best practices throughout the church.
The Wharton report noted that if the resources of every diocese in the United States were combined, the aggregate would have one million employees, with an operating budget of almost $100 billion, comparable in scope and size to the nation's largest corporations. The business and organizational challenges of an institution this size demand that the Church tap into the resources of the laity to identify the best talent, creativity and professional know-how available to help strengthen the Church so that it can better fulfill its mission.
"The Wharton Roundtable Report is an important must-read document for any Catholic interested in helping deal with the serious issues facing the Church in the US," Mr. Boisi said. "If we want our children to pass the Catholic faith on to their own effectively, we must act now. The time has come for Catholic leaders, both lay and cleric, to get serious about working together using our collective capabilities and taking thoughtful accountable action to solve our man-made problems."
For more information on the NLRCM, please visit http://www.NLRCM.org
To download Best Practices of the Church Management Report, please visit http://www.nlrcm.org/pdf/Final%20Report.pdf
The National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management (NLRCM), the new non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, will consist of influential laity and religious working together with Bishops to promote excellence and best practices in Church finances, management practices and human resources and working together to ensure that the Church more fully utilizes the talents of all American Catholics.
Geoffrey T. Boisi, a founding leader and Wharton Alumnus, said in making the announcement, "Our mission is to facilitate a collaboration among Catholic leaders to promote excellence in the Church's organizational and management capabilities and to help reestablish the relationship of trust between the hierarchy and its parishioners."
The comprehensive report of the Wharton Leadership Roundtable provides an example of the significant contributions the new organization will provide. The report maps out 48 short- and long-term recommendations for strengthening the organizational and managerial structures of the church at its three fundamental levels: national, diocesan and parish. The NLRCM will seek to identify best practices in the areas of management, finance and human resources at all levels, and then work to promote and adapt best practices throughout the church.
The Wharton report noted that if the resources of every diocese in the United States were combined, the aggregate would have one million employees, with an operating budget of almost $100 billion, comparable in scope and size to the nation's largest corporations. The business and organizational challenges of an institution this size demand that the Church tap into the resources of the laity to identify the best talent, creativity and professional know-how available to help strengthen the Church so that it can better fulfill its mission.
"The Wharton Roundtable Report is an important must-read document for any Catholic interested in helping deal with the serious issues facing the Church in the US," Mr. Boisi said. "If we want our children to pass the Catholic faith on to their own effectively, we must act now. The time has come for Catholic leaders, both lay and cleric, to get serious about working together using our collective capabilities and taking thoughtful accountable action to solve our man-made problems."
For more information on the NLRCM, please visit http://www.NLRCM.org
To download Best Practices of the Church Management Report, please visit http://www.nlrcm.org/pdf/Final%20Report.pdf
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