Conversation with Chris Lowney

Conversation with Chris Lowney
March 10, 2022
11:00am - 12:30pm
St Elizabeth Seton Parish
520 Ridgebury Rd
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Get your friends together at your parish and start reading!

This year, The Leadership Institute will help parishes get great discounts on books, provide a study and reflection guide, and then invite all those who have participated to join us for lunch and a conversation with the author. Be sure to set your own schedule so that your group is finished in advance of the luncheon. If your parish does not form a group, feel free to read the book on your own and join us anyway.




Everyone Leads: How to Revitalize the Catholic Church
by Chris Lowney

Drawing on decades of leadership experience, bestselling author Chris Lowney examines the profound challenges facing the global Catholic Church, shares real-life stories of Catholics making a difference, and offers practical suggestions for change.

The Catholic Church is suffering its worst decline in five centuries—a precipitous slide that will turn catastrophic unless reversed by fundamental changes in strategy, culture, and leadership style. Even the inspiring leadership of Pope Francis will not reverse the slide without a strategy for action, from the grassroots through the hierarchy. Chris Lowney, a former Jesuit seminarian and business executive who now chairs one of the world’s largest Catholic ministries, not only outlines the challenges but also maps the path forward in Everyone Leads.

After a bracing review of the church’s global struggles—from clergy shortages to declining participation—Lowney draws on two decades of change-management experience to propose an “EASTeR” strategy of five transformational principles: be entrepreneurial, be accountable, serve, transform, and reach out. These five ideas can catalyze profound change in every parish, in how bishops think, and in the roles laypeople play in leading the church. Filled with real-life examples, Everyone Leads outlines strategies that anyone can employ—from the pews to the pulpit—to strengthen the church.

As a former business executive who lectures globally about leadership, Lowney speaks credibly about the institution’s challenges and potential. And, as chair of one of Catholicism’s largest hospital systems, he writes “from within” as a Catholic who loves his church and is committed to seeing it flourish.

Gather on your own in your parish and be ready for a conversation with Chris on March 10, 2022 at St Elizabeth Seton Parish in Ridgefield 11 am to 1230pm. A Light lunch will be served.

To place an order for books and the discussion guide, please email Carmela.Williams@diobpt.org




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Conversation with Chris Lowney
March 10, 2022
11:00am - 12:30pm
St Elizabeth Seton Parish
520 Ridgebury Rd
Ridgefield, CT 06877