Program of Church Management

The Program of Church Management teaches how to manage the temporal assets of the Church honestly and wisely, in conformity with the principles of Catholic Social Teaching and in accordance to canon law.

The Program of Church Management has been temporarily suspended.

The University is studying possibilities for the future development of the Program.

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The Program of Church Management (PCM) is a course organized to give clerics, seminarians, religious and lay persons economic, financial, and administrative skills in order to be exemplary in the stewardship of the ecclesiastic temporal patrimony.

It has become increasingly apparent that there is a need for a managerial-administrative formation for those who will be responsible for the Church’s material goods.

In raising awareness of this great need, not only have future priests and the economists of individual dioceses responded, but also members of the Church hierarchy, who are ready to contribute to a solution.

The Church needs to be exemplary in the stewardship of her material assets in order to give testimony to the Gospel. The pastoral use of her material goods is a constitutive element of the Church, and the correct dealing with money is an important element of the spirituality of any person entrusted with leadership roles.

Unlike secular business schools where students learn to create wealth and build businesses, this program focuses on how to serve the poor effectively and use the material assets of the Church honestly.

Participants learn the best managerial practices in conformity with the principles of Catholic Social Teaching and in accordance to canon law.


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Highlights

On September 9, 2020 we hosted the webinar: Organizing the Church: Pyramid or Team?, in partnership with the Global Institute of Church Management.

The hierarchy vs. team dichotomy is a classic debate in organization studies. Proponents of participatory management have criticized hierarchy as an obstacle to efficient communication, motivation, and learning, while those who have defended hierarchy view it as indispensable for large organizations.

On December 5 prof. Leonardo Becchetti will talk about Financial Ethics. How Financial Insitutions can Serve the Church from 2:45 to 6:30pm.

The class is part of the Program of Church Management (PCM), a year-long part-time course on how to use the material assets of the Church honestly, using best managerial practices in conformity with the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.

PCM’s second cohort starts on February 2019. It is compatible with existing studies at any Pontifical University in Rome. If you are working for ecclesiastical organizations throughout the world you can also apply for one or more of the Intensive Weeks.

pcm [at] pusc.it (Please register here)

On November 24 dott.ssa Claudia Ciocca will talk about Real Estate Management as Stewardship from 8:45am to 12:30pm.

The class is part of the Program of Church Management (PCM), a year-long part-time course on how to use the material assets of the Church honestly, using best managerial practices in conformity with the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.

PCM’s second cohort starts on February 2019. It is compatible with existing studies at any Pontifical University in Rome. If you are working for ecclesiastical organizations throughout the world you can also apply for one or more of the Intensive Weeks.

pcm [at] pusc.it (Please register here)

On February 5, 2018, a course of formation "Program of Church Management" for priests, lay persons and members of religious orders who work for the Church in economic and administrative capacities, begins, organized by the Markets, Culture & Ethics Research Center. 

Program of Church Management

The Program of Church Management consists in two terms, with 4 full time weeks and a total of 296 teaching and training hours.

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