Dr. Scott Elmer invites parish leaders to slow down, pray together, and let God set the agenda for evangelization. Rather than making great plans and asking God to bless them, he lays out a practical, prayerful framework for group discernment—learning to listen, naming what God is already doing, and discovering a parish’s unique mission through its patron saint, community charisms, pastor’s gifts, and the people who are still missing. The heart of the talk: if the Lord builds the house, the work bears real fruit.

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0:00 Discerning God's Plan for Your Parish
2:22 Unless the Lord Builds the House, Those Who Build It Labor in Vain
4:04 Ask and It Will Be Given To You
5:50 We're Not That Great at Praying
10:02 How Do You Go After That Plan?
14:56 The Role of the Pastor
19:09 Who Are the People In Your Territory that Need the Gospel?
21:41 Pray Together with the Same Question
24:33 Where Do You Start?
25:19 Be Humble with What You Share
27:40 Let Conversation Flow
29:56 Closing Prayer