Best Practices in Parish Stewardship
For more than 16 years, Charles E. Zech, Ph.D., has been studying Catholic stewardship on both diocesan and parish levels. A professor of economics at Villanova University since 1974, Dr. Zech serves as the Director of the Center for the Study of Church Management at Villanova. He is the author of seven books, including Money Matters: Personal Giving in American Churches, Plain Talk About Churches and Money, Why Catholics Don t Give...And What Can Be Done About It, The Parish Management Handbook, Lay Ministers and Their Spiritual Practices, and Listening to the People of God: Lay People's Suggestions for Rebuilding the Parish. Dr. Zech is frequently asked to speak on stewardship at the Annual Conference of the International Catholic Stewardship Council as well as diocesan and parish stewardship events throughout the United States.