Marcel LeJeune on How to Measure Success in a Parish

"When I was in college, I took several semesters of archery. I loved shooting arrows at targets, but what ultimately won me over was the nature of archery; you immediately know how you are doing, based on where you hit the target. Still, there was one time that I hit the bulls eye and yet I scored a zero, because I was aiming at the wrong target! In some ways ministry can be like archery, we need to not only aim for the bullseye - but we also need to hit the right target! Too many Catholic parishes and dioceses are aiming for the wrong thing and miss the target. Then when questions arise about why the results they expected aren't happening, they are puzzled."

In a recent Catholic Missionary Disciples commentary, writer Marcel LeJeune reflected on some of the ways parishes may measure success by using outward-focused goals.

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Catholic Missionary Disciples: How To Measure Success In A Parish