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9 DENVER CATHOLIC | MARCH 9-22, 2019 I f your Catholic ministry is working, the Our Sunday Visitor Institute wants to help you. After granting $75 million of service in over a hundred years to the Catholic Church in the country, the OSV Insti- tute has rethought its way of giving out grants and is now focusing on support- ing innovative ministries that touch on what OSVI designated as the three biggest needs of the Church in the U.S.: re-captivating millennials, Hispanic ministry and supporting parents. "The board wanted to relook at the institute. We wanted fi rst of all to con- tinue to give out grants but be much more strategic in doing so, really focusing on what we're calling an 'impact agenda': What are the top needs of the Church of today within the United States, and how do we address those needs?" said Jason Shanks, President of the OSV Institute. "We wanted to focus on much more measurable, outcome-driven informa- tion. We really think that the Catholic Church does a lot of things, but nobody knows if they actually work." The institute — already a big sponsor of FOCUS, Word on Fire and V Encuen- tro — does not only want to help cre- ative Catholic ministries and organi- zations fi nancially, it also has "Think Tank contributors," or national experts who would help these ministries "from a thought leadership standpoint." "The institute overall is becoming much more like an innovative play- ground, if you will, for the Catholic Church to really fi gure out what works and to be able to scale it on a national level to multiple dioceses, parishes and diž erent groups," Shanks said. What does it take to qualify for a grant? The organization must be a non- profi t o¨ cially recognized in the Cath- olic Church and be listed in the o¨ cial Catholic directory. This includes par- ishes, dioceses, and also approved apos- tolates or groups that are just growing, etc. The ministry must also be directed to at least one of the three "impact areas": re-captivating millennials, His- panic experience or supporting parents. "What we're looking for is innova- tion, creativity and people who can pilot and measure [the impact of their ministry]," Shanks explained. "Maybe there's something really great happen- ing in Denver that we can point to and say, 'We've got data, we've tracked this, it's working,'" Shanks pointed out. "We think a lot of the things that are being done and tried in the Church today are, in some regards, failing. "So, we're looking for organizations that want to have impact, to measure impact, and that can be creative and innovative enough to do things that are outside the box. That's really going to move the needle. We're looking for new ideas." Around the Archdiocese 130 programs | Online | 4 Campuses Regis.edu Serve Others Discern Truth Seek Justice Live with Purpose COLORADO'S CATHOLIC, JESUIT UNIVERSITY SINCE 1877 C O M M I T T E D TO T E AC H I N G O U R S T U D E N T S TO $3679 Roundtrip from PHX, MSP & DEN Waterford, Killarney, Knock, Sligo, Connemara, Ring of Kerry, Galway and Dublin RT from New York RT from New York More Info at: RT from New York RT from New York www.pilgrimages.com/frpeterson Fr. Steven Peterson 507-273-4916 sjp4646@gmail.com Kendra Wilt 660-287-3724 kwilt27@gmail.com Prices include round trip airfare, entrance fees and service charges, most meals, gov't taxes and airlines surcharges, professional licensed guides and bus drivers, first class sightseeing, accommoda ons at 4 star and select hotels. HEIDELBERG - RHINE VALLEY - INNSBRUCK - SALZBURG VIENNA - MUNICH - ROTHENBURG BY VLADIMIR MAURICIO-PEREZ vladimir.mauricio-perez@archden.org Your innovative ministry may qualify to receive big bucks OSV Institute is investing in evangelization that works APPLICATION DEADLINES: Supporting Parents: Due April 15 Re-captivating Millennials: Due Sep. 15 Hispanic Experience: Due Dec. 15 Visit osvinstitute.com for more info. i PHOTO FROM PIXABAY

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