Classroom photos courtesy of Pontificia Università della Santa Croce
The Global Institute of Church Management is dedicated to building the Church that the faithful and Our Lord deserve through programs, research, and partnerships that equip Church leaders to better serve the Gospel.
We support and promote the Program of Church Management (PCM) at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) in Rome.
We partner with institutions in countries around the globe to advance best business practices in Church institutions so that they may reflect the Church’s Social Teaching.
We provide online course delivery designed to contribute to the ongoing support of education and research in Church Management.
We develop programs and resources to support efficient and transparent Church Management, contributing to the theology of the Church outlined by Vatican II and articulated by the magisterium of St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis.
Many of us have heard the criticism that the Church is “too rich”. As the world’s oldest and largest non-profit entity, the Church certainly has a wealth of at its disposal. But the truth of those assets — what they are and how they contribute to building the Body of Christ — is much stranger and more nuanced than many know.
In this series, developed in collaboration with the Fitzgerald Institute For Real Estate (University of Notre Dame), we spoke with experts from around the Church—and around the world—about the diverse assets we manage and the critical role that stewardship plays in nurturing these gifts for the good of souls. From managing personnel and pensions funds to real estate, schools, media and technology — even livestock — we had a series of provocative and Church-building discussions you won’t find anywhere else.
Expanding on this theme, we held the Real Estate & the New Evangelization conference in April of 2022 in Rome. You can now watch the speeches and case studies on our website.
By reusing empty spaces, the Church can use her patrimony to continue her salvific mission, offering shelter to the homeless, food to the hungry and care to the sick, treating all of God’s children with the dignity they deserve.
The Church is called to be a good steward of the earth. All of God’s gifts, including the very land itself, must be used to further the Church’s apostolic and evangelizing mission.
The Christian family, just like the Church, has a missionary role. Holy matrimony includes a responsibility to defend and spread the faith.
By understanding better the Church’s ancient and ever new love of sacred spaces, the possibilities of real estate and the new evangelization should become clearer – and that much more passionate!
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