FREE RESOURCES FOR PARISHES

At Magnified Ministries, we believe knowledge and best practices should be shared freely to build up the Body of Christ. That’s why we offer a rich library of free resources for parishes and ministry leaders. On our resources page, you’ll find an ever-growing collection of tools and materials – all available at no cost – to help you put ideas into action and foster renewal in your community. These resources are designed to complement our podcast discussions and training sessions, giving you concrete takeaways to use in your parish. Some highlights include:

Research Summaries & Infographics: We distill key findings from important studies (Pew Research, Barna Group, Gallup, etc.) about faith trends, young adult attitudes, and church health. Use them to start conversations among your parish staff or volunteers about why change is needed – for instance, share a chart on declining church membership alongside the hopeful statistic that many teens want to learn about Jesus.

Episode Guides and Discussion Questions: For many of our podcast episodes, we provide downloadable discussion guides, worksheets, or key point summaries. If you’re listening to an episode on, say, creating welcoming spaces for Gen Z, you can grab the accompanying guide that outlines the main ideas and includes questions to discuss with your parish council or ministry team. These guides make it easy to turn learning into action – you might use them for a staff training session or a volunteer workshop, ensuring everyone is on the same page and ready to implement new strategies.

Practical Toolkits and Templates: We share a variety of “plug-and-play” resources to help you jump-start initiatives in your parish.

Recommended Reading & Pastoral Documents: Our team curates lists of influential books, Church documents, and articles that inform our approach. In our first episode, we mentioned resources like Evangelii Gaudium (Pope Francis’s exhortation on evangelization) and Autopsy of a Deceased Church by Thom Rainer– and that’s just the start. On the resources page you’ll find links to such key readings and a short note on why each is valuable.

All our resources are free to download and share – we encourage you to pass them along to fellow parish leaders, ministry volunteers, or anyone who could benefit. Magnified Ministries exists as a hub of collaboration, so we love seeing communities learn from one another. Be sure to check back often, as we regularly upload new content (often in tandem with new podcast episodes or emerging needs in the Church). Our goal is that no parish leader ever feels unequipped or alone in the mission; with these resources in hand, you’ll have support for every step of the journey.