Father Cathie Caimano, Author at Free Range Priest

The road to church change goes by the parish administrator’s desk

The role of the parish administrator is changing – but maybe not in the ways we think, and maybe not towards technology.

Church stats to smile about

A small – and growing! – percentage of clergy are now officially ‘free range priests’. New ways of being church are happening.

Being Christian

Being Christian in a world that is a raging dumpster fire mess

Your word is truth

I was prepared to lead an institution that felt much more solid than it was. This brings both sadness and strength.

Why church won’t change

Those left in our church pews are the least likely to change.
Maybe we shouldn’t ask them to.

Exercise your Spirit

How church can be more like the gym – and engage members in new ways.

Bring Church to People

People are no longer coming to church like they used to. The future of church is about bringing it to them.

Go and Baptize

It’s time to take the energy we’re using to argue and use it to share the joy of the Gospel.

‘Tentmaker’, ‘Non-Stipendiary’, and ‘Bi-vocational’

Whatever word we use for it, not being paid for our ministry is not ok.
And it never was.

Does your church have a ‘tech stack?’

A ‘tech stack’ is ‘the collection of tools, platforms, apps, and pieces of software a company uses to build its products, carry out its business operations, and monitor its performance metrics,’ according to Hubspot. It’s the intentional use and integration of technology into the work a business does, in order to make it easier, more…