Session 2 - Fr. James Mallon

Session 2 - The Mission of the Parish with Fr. James Mallon, Divine Renovation Ministry
March 1, 2022 - 3:00pm-4:30pm

This session will provide an outline of the fundamental mission of the Church and how the parish can become an increasingly fruitful hub of that mission in the local community. We all know that leading a parish (let alone a cluster of parishes) means wearing many different hats and overseeing a great many different tasks, from the most profound to the more mundane. Drawing on his work with Divine Renovation Ministry and his experience of parish renewal as a pastor, Fr. Mallon will walk us through what it means to move a parish from maintenance to mission:
 

• What is the parish's mission?
• How do we distinguish between mission and maintenance? And between healthy and unhealthy maintenance?
• What are the first steps and guiding principles of leading our parishes into a life of mission?

• Deepen our understanding of the Church's fundamental mission
• Equip ourselves with principles for parish renewal
• Grow in confidence in our direction for growth as parish leaders

Father James Mallon is pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and founder of Divine Renovation Ministry. Father James is also the author of the best-selling book Divine Renovation: Bringing Your Parish from Maintenance To Mission, an engaging guide for parishes seeking to cultivate vibrant and dynamic faith communities centered on missionary discipliship. The message of Divine Renovation has resonated in the hearts of tens of thousands of pastors and the laity throughout the world. It has inspired and motivated them to act and seek help in transforming their own faith community. To answer their needs, Divine Renovation Ministry was created. Father James serves the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth with half of his time and serves in the Divine Renovation Ministry with the other half of his time. Born in Scotland, Father James and his family moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1982. After studying at Christ the King Seminary in British Columbia and St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto, Father James was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1997.