Catholic Leadership Institute Update

The Disciple Maker Index (DMI) survey returns!

In Lent 2023, all parishes in the Diocese of Youngstown had the opportunity to learn what matters to their parishioners through the Disciple Maker Index survey. Some parishes continued to reflect on those results to develop and implement pastoral plans for their communities. Parishes whose pastors participated in the Intensive Track with CLI will retake the DMI survey to determine if there has been any changes over the past three years. Parishes that participated in the Virtual Track will also be invited to participate and reflect on the progress of their planning and community.

The DMI survey will be administered from mid-September to mid-October in 2026, with results available by the end of the year.

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The Diocese of Youngstown is benefiting from a grant to the Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI) to support priestly formation opportunities and parish missionary discipleship. Their Next Generation Parish program is propviding clergy coaching, pastoral planning and implementation, and parish and clergy surveys to identify strengths and areas of potential growth. Please contact CLI directly for more details.

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The following parishes will be participating in the Intensive Track with Catholic Leadership Institute:

• Trumbull North Parishes:  Saint Thomas the Apostle, Vienna; Saint Robert Bellarmine, Cortland; and Saint William, Champion
• Portage North Parishes:  Saint Joan of Arc, Streetsboro; Saint Joseph, Mantua; Saint Ambrose, Garrettsville; and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Aurora
• Stark County:  Saint Francis of Assisi, Canton and Holy Family, Navarre
• Columbiana County:  Saint Paul, Salem and Saint Patrick, Leetonia
• Stark County:  Divine Mercy, Massillon
• Mahoning County:  Saint Columba Cathedral, Saint Edward and Holy Apostles, Youngstown

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The following parishes will participated in the Virtual Track with Catholic Leadership Institute:

• Saint Patrick and University Newman Center, Kent
• Little Flower and Christ Our Servant, Canton
• Blessed Sacrament, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and Saint Mary/Saint Joseph, Warren
• Saint Joseph Calasanctius, Jefferson; and Our Lady of Hope, Andover
• Saint Louis and Sacred Heart of Mary, Louisville; and Saint James, Waynesburg
• Saint Christine, Saint Brendan and Our Lady of Sorrow, Youngstown
• Saint Jude, Columbiana; and Our Lady of Lourdes, East Palestine
• Saint Patrick and Saint Angela Merici, Youngstown; and Christ the Good Shepherd, Campbell
• Saint Mary, Orwell; and Sacred Heart, Rock Creek
• Our Lady of the Lakes, North Jackson; and Saint Mary/Saint Joseph, Newton Falls
• The Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Peter, Canton
• Holy Trinity, East Liverpool

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