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Research, Education, and Consultation to Build Collaboration

In the Parish Community

Blessed Sacrament Parish First Communion

Researching Pastoral Excellence

INSPIRE Director Daniel Gast presents the preliminary findings of nine years of INSPIRE research

Sustaining Pastoral Excellence

John R. Wimmer, Program Director of Religion at the Lilly Endowment, Inc.

CrossingOver 2010

Pastoral ministers from six German dioceses visit Chicago for six weeks as part of the CrossingOver exchange program.

Convocation 7

INSPIRE Research Faculty, Rev. Brett Hoover, CSP and Rev. Bill Clark, S

Dr. Mary Elsbernd, OSF Blessing

Honoring service to University and Archdiocese through prayer and symbol.

Pre-Advent Event 2010

Dr. Pauline Viviano, Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago

Summer Event 2010

Dr. Michelle Buck, Northwestern University Chicago

Convocation 6

Pastoral Leadership Team members from St. George parish, Tinley Park

Latest News

Two of INSPIRE’s Leaders Speak at Parish Leadership Day 2013

INSPIRE Director Mark Bersano and IPS Visiting Professor Rev. Willam Clark, SJ will talk about INSPIRE topics at Parish Leadership Day next Saturday, February 23. Parish Leadership Day is an Archdiocese of Chicago event for parish lay leaders to become renewed in their ministry and learn knowledge and skills to transform their parish. Mark Bersano [...]

INSPIRE Leadership Changes

Following the retirement of Daniel Gast on December 31, 2012, former Assistant Director Mark Bersano assumed the mantle of Director. Additionally, INSPIRE lost two of its Lead Team members during 2012. Carol Fowler retired on June 30, 2012, as Director of the Department of Personnel Services for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Robert Ludwig served as [...]

Summer Day Event 2012

INSPIRE held its annual Summer Day Away event entitled Faithful Futures. The day focused on thoughtfully understanding and inviting parishioner participation in the mission and work of a parish in today’s Church.

SPE Concluding Conference Held in Indianapolis

The Lilly Endowment, Inc. held its concluding event for the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence program that it initiated in 2002.