A practical, accessible guide to help church leaders through the steps needed to ensure an effective, accountable, and transparent financial process in a parish

Every Catholic parish has a pastoral council and a finance council, but how many fulfill the mission they were set up to serve? These councils are among the mos

Most Catholic parishes struggle with issues like budgeting, internal financial controls, and financial planning. Canon law places the responsibility for parish

Designed to help parishes of all sizes establish good financial management processes and policies. Experience shows that open and transparent churches engender

Making Parish Councils Pastoral traces the historical development of the ôpastoralö style of council and shows how councils can more effectively embrace the c