“Emmaus Partners guided the Diocese of Madison through a comprehensive strategic planning process, helping us to realign our resources for the sake of mission. Their faith, knowledge, and experience were invaluable in helping us to plan for a brighter future, one in which more and more people might come to know the life-changing good news of Jesus Christ. We are grateful to have walked alongside Emmaus Partners on our particular journey, and I am certain that you will be as well!”

“Emmaus Partners was instrumental in guiding the Archdiocese of Cincinnati through our strategic planning process, which has revitalized the life of our Families of Parishes and he lped to increase our Mass attendance by over 10% over the past few years.”

“… I am writing to express our immense gratitude for the work you completed on behalf of the Archdiocese of Seattle’s strategic pastoral planning effort – Partners in the Gospel. It is clear that this planning effort would not be where it is today without your guidance and expertise.

Your analytical work, past experience, and wise counsel made it possible for us to announce the parish family configurations this past weekend. Based on your initial data and mapping, we were able to embark on the year of consultation, which ultimately led us to a total of 60 parish families, comprised of our 136 parishes.

We are most grateful for your diligence in helping us tell our story in the current reality report, which enabled a deep understanding of the “why” behind this re-envisioning work.

… Thank you for your insights and efforts. We wish you the very best in your continued work to shepherd dioceses around the country through the necessary changes that will help us all bring our shared mission of sharing Jesus Christ and the joy of the Gospel to life.”

“I cannot speak highly enough for the experience that they bring, the expertise that they bring. We felt like what they delivered to us was exactly what we needed.

Their experience was reassuring to us and also guided us. I don’t know of another organization that would be more effective at that.”

“…Before working with Emmaus Partners we had identified some challenges facing our community: declining financials, a reduction in sacramentals, lower enrollment. However, pinpointing the root causes and developing a clear strategy felt daunting.

Through their Current Reality and Guiding Change process, Emmaus Partners helped us analyze our situation against demographic and cultural shifts both within and beyond our community. They guided us in establishing a clear vision and actionable plan, which we are in the process of implementing.

Emmaus Partners, much like their namesake, came alongside us during a time of uncertainty, helping us navigate our direction. They provided clear insights into the realities we faced and opened our eyes to a new path forward. We are immensely grateful for their ongoing support and wholeheartedly recommend their services. Their partnership has been instrumental in revitalizing our community!”

“It’s hard every year to find the money, to know how to allocate the money, to know what to do when there’s not enough money.

So that partnership is a financial wisdom piece but it’s also a really great moral support.

I felt capable when before I just felt worried and overwhelmed.

There was just complete willingness to help… to push up the sleeves and get to work to understand and to make it better.

I think Every Catholic school is in such a tight spot, that this is such a gift to have someone who is willing to walk with us in this.”

“… I was fortunate to be introduced to (Emmaus Partners), which has been very supportive in providing the expertise and knowledge of managing a parish anytime I needed assistance. I have come to know that (Emmaus Partners) is reliable and very professional with the many services they provide, especially with the school forecast reports and … year-end reporting.

In this past fiscal year there was a special need that came up for St. Alphonsus, and I immediately reached out to (Emmaus Partners) for help. My office accounting manager, Melina Garcia was diagnosed with ovarian cancer …Jim Weiland was our contact and the help and support he provided Melina and St. Al's was amazing. St. Alphonsus supported Melina every step of the way through her difficult journey and (Emmaus Partners) did the same for our Parish Business office.

Melina lost her battle to Cancer …(Emmaus Partners) did not bill St. Alphonsus for the time they helped us through this difficult period and for this we are grateful and feel truly blessed. This is a testament of the ministry you represent which you will never find in the secular corporate environment. May God always bless (Emmaus Partners) and all who are involved in its continued success.”

“I have worked with Emmaus Partners since I began serving as the volunteer Business Administrator for St Katharine Drexel Parish in Ramsey. I have worked with various staff members from Emmaus Partners over the years and always found the staff to be most helpful. (Mot recently Emmaus Partners) helped prepare financial projections, worked with us on strategic planning and assisted us in numerous other ways.

Emmaus Partners is where we have our loan for our parish house. We also worked with them on our recent building project. They worked with us every step of the way on securing the various approvals that were needed in securing the proxy to take Corporate Board action to proceed with our building. After the 20 years of our parish history operating out of rented warehouse space, we will be moving into our own building in December 2024.They helped us line up a bridge loan with them to cover the outstanding pledges we have to pay off our building contract.

The staff of Emmaus Partners has been proactive in their assistance to us. They don’t wait until we contact them for help, they call us an offer, “What can we do to help you?” It has been great working with an organization that we can trust and know that they are tan organization that cares about us and is here to assist us.”