Catholic Growth Agency ✦ Mission Growth Blueprint
Parish Health Quiz
32 questions across 6 growth areas. Answer honestly based on where your parish stands today — not where you hope to be.
How to take this quiz: Answer each question based on your parish's current reality — not your parish's aspirations. Answer Yes only if the system, process, or strategy is actively in place today. See the health of your parish on the results page.
Section 01Ministry Snapshot
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Does your parish know its exact number of registered parishioners or members, updated within the last 12 months?
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Does your parish actively track and review average weekly Mass attendance on a monthly basis?
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Can you state your total annual giving and offertory numbers from the most recent completed fiscal year?
Section 02Growth Pipeline
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Does your parish have an intentional awareness strategy to actively reach new people outside your existing parish community?
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Does your parish have an intentional engagement strategy actively reaching new people outside your existing parish community? (i.e. text/email automations, personal follow ups, ad-strategy, social media strategy, etc.)
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Does your parish have a formal, repeatable conversion process that turns first-time visitors into registered, committed parishioners?
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Does your parish have clear retention systems and a clear discipleship pathway — personalized outreach, small groups, retreats, ministries — keeping people connected year-round?
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Does your parish have a cultivated generosity culture with multiple, active giving pathways beyond a Sunday collection?
Section 03Outreach Audit
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Has your parish website been updated within the past 5 years with a modern design and current information?
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Is your parish website mobile-friendly and easy for a first-time visitor to navigate — with Mass times, location, and contact info visible on the first page and near the top?
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Is your parish website being regularly updated and maintained on a weekly/monthly basis?
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Is your parish website optimized for local search so that someone Googling “Catholic church near me” in your city would find your parish?
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Does your parish have an active, complete Instagram account with consistent branding and regular posts?
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Does your parish have an active, complete Facebook page with consistent branding and regular posts?
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Does your parish post consistent, mission-driven content on social media at least five times per week on each platform, with a mixture of videos and pictures?
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Does your parish send a regular email newsletter — at least twice a month — with a known, tracked open rate above 25%?
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Is your Google Business Profile fully optimized, actively managed, and generating fresh reviews from parishioners?
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Does your parish currently run paid digital ads — on Meta (Facebook/Instagram) — to attract new visitors and increase attendance at parish events?
Section 04Donor Acquisition
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Does your parish offer a user-friendly online giving platform that parishioners can use in under 60 seconds from any device?
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Does your parish have an active recurring/automated giving program with a dedicated campaign encouraging parishioners to join the mission and give?
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Has your parish identified its top 20 major donor prospects, and do they receive direct, personal outreach from parish leadership?
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Does your parish have a system in place to show appreciation and stewardship to all active donors throughout the year?
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Does your parish have a lapsed donor win-back strategy — a defined email or outreach sequence — actively running right now?
Section 05Retention Pipeline
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Does your parish have a formal New Parishioner Welcome Process — with defined touchpoints — that every new family moves through?
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Does your parish have an intentional process to personally encounter every new person who walks through the door on Sundays and at special events?
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Does your parish actively follow up with people who have stopped attending Mass through a defined re-engagement outreach?
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Does your parish send personalized communications to specific parishioner segments — such as young families, young adults, seniors, Spanish-speaking members, or ministry volunteers — beyond mass emails sent to everyone at once?
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Does your parish offer clearly defined ministry pathways that connect every type of parishioner — from new families to seniors — to community and deeper faith?
Section 06Attendance Growth
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Does your parish have a specific 12-month attendance growth target written down, with a concrete marketing and outreach plan to reach it?
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Does your parish have a signature event(s) planned in the next 12 months with a clearly defined attendance goal?
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Does your parish have a dedicated marketing budget specifically allocated for promoting your signature event(s)?
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Does your parish have a multi-channel promotional plan — including email, social media, paid ads, and community outreach — to drive attendance to your signature event(s)?
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Your Parish Growth Score
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✦ Scoring Rubric — Which tier are you in?
115–128
Mission Ready
Your systems are built. Optimize, scale, and maximize your impact.
90–114
Building Momentum
Strong foundation. A few strategic gaps are limiting your full growth potential.
64–89
Needs Strategy
Significant gaps exist. A prioritized plan will unlock immediate growth.
0–63
Mission Critical
Core infrastructure is missing. Every week without a plan costs souls and stewardship.
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