Winning Parish Metrics for Mission

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In parish life, we often rely on "Mass counts and money" as our only indicators of health. But a full parking lot doesn't always mean a vibrant mission. How do you know if your evangelization efforts are working? How do you measure if parishioners are actually growing in their relationship with Christ?

This course teaches you how to identify the "Winning Metrics" that truly matter. We provide a framework for data-driven discernment—allowing you to see where your parish is thriving, where it’s stalling, and exactly where to invest your limited time and resources for the greatest spiritual return.

This course is an online, self-paced course including the following modules:
  • Module 0 – Course Introduction and Orientation
  • Module 1 – The “Story” of Metrics
  • Module 2 – Defining Winning Metrics
  • Module 3 – Designing Winning Metrics for the Church: Parish, Diocese & School
  • Module 4 – Ethical, Theological & Pastoral Considerations of Winning Metric Data
  • Module 5 – Winning Metric Data Analysis & Decision-Making with Dashboards & Scorecards

What you will be able to do:

  • Identify "Fruitful" Data: Move beyond "attendance" to track "engagement"—identifying the real signs of missionary discipleship in your community.

  • Master the Parish Dashboard: Learn how to visualize your parish data so you can spot trends and "early warning signs" before they become problems.

  • Make Discerned Decisions: Use hard data to back up your pastoral intuition, making it easier to explain "why" you are changing or cutting programs to your councils.

  • Measure What Matters: Create custom metrics for specific ministries, from Youth Group retention to conversion rates.

"Knowing what works and what doesn't--by the numbers--gives priests more confidence in making pastoral decisions for the good of the flock entrusted to their care." 

Fr. Anthony Stoeppel - Vicar General, Pastor, School President & Seminary Vice-Rector

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Associate Professor of Church Management
The Busch School of Business
The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC)


Tim Connors funds world-class computer scientists who want to disrupt important markets. He has been a venture capitalist for the last 25 years, founding PivotNorth after apprenticing for twelve years with legendary venture capitalist. He is blessed to have been a part of six startups that have achieved unicorn status with $40B+ in market cap created so far.

Completion of this course grants a $149 voucher toward our Graduate Certificate or MCA (Masters of Church Administration). Enroll for $149, and if you choose to pursue a Graduate Certificate or MCA later, your $149 will be applied as a tuition credit.

Most dioceses offer reimbursement for clergy ongoing formation of this kind. Contact your Vicar for Clergy to confirm this course applies to your diocesan policy. 

Total Time: 4 Hours

Completion Time: One Afternoon

Time Saved: Hours Every Week By Doing What Works And Stopping What Doesn't

Solve a Problem: Take a self-paced non-credit course ($109).
Stack Your Skills: Earn your Certificate of Completion and a $109 credit.
Lead the Church: Apply your credits toward a Master of Science in Church Management.

Solve a Problem: Take a self-paced non-credit course.
Stack Your Skills: Earn your Digital Badge and a tuition credit.
Lead the Church: Apply your tuition credits toward a MCA degree.

Knowing your numbers is the first step in effective management. In our Master’s in Church Administration, we show you how to use these metrics to lead multi-parish clusters and drive large-scale evangelization strategies.

Pathway to Mastery


Is your parish facing financial hardship? We believe no priest should be denied formation due to budget. Click here to apply for a Parish Excellence Grant to your enrollment, or send an email to busch-cmp@cua.edu.

Most dioceses offer reimbursement for clergy ongoing formation of this kind. Contact your Vicar for Clergy to confirm this course applies to your diocesan policy. 

Online, asynchronous through Brightspace at The Catholic University of America.

No in-person or specific course days/times required.

Start and end when you want. 

This course is taught in English. Other languages are available upon request. Please email busch-cmp@cua.edufor more details.

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