1. BEST PRACTICES IN CHURCH HUMAN RESOURCES
Archdiocese of Louisville
November , 2018

2. CAROL FOWLER
Retired Director of Personnel Services for the Archdiocese of Chicago
5455 N Sheridan Road #2602
Chicago, IL 60640

3. Workshop Goals
Rationale for implementation of sound Human Resources practices in parishes and organizations with a faith-based foundation
Presentation of infrastructure of human resources
Informational
Legal
Procedural
Provision of information about HR “body of knowledge”

4. Managing Parish Talent
What does it take:
To think strategically about Human Resources?
To manage healthy organizations?
To get the best out of people?
To develop talent?
To plan for succession?
To use effective HR strategies for the sake of mission?

5. Business Practices and Church
Goal:
To advance the effectiveness of our parishes and Church organizations in achieving our mission.
Implementation of sound human resources policies in ways that respect and value our faith-based identity.

6. Good Management requires:
Financial skills
Legal accounting practices
Excellent planning processes
Stewardship including fund development
Transparency
Marketing
Communication

7. Human Resources HR business practices have been adopted later
Separation of Church and State
Small organizations with many volunteers
Roles of clergy and vowed religious
Are good HR practices compatible with Church identity?

8. Effective Human Resources practices
Support and enable people who “do the mission.”
Enable us to achieve full realization of mission
Support the full realization of human potential of ministers, employees and volunteers
Enable us to serve the People of God and promote the Gospel

9. Small group discussion
What are reasonable expectations that staff members have of the Church related employer?

10. TODAY’S DISCUSSION cont
What are reasonable expectations that the parish or Church employer may have of staff?