Archdiocese of Cincinnati
The Disciple Maker Index (DMI) is a tool offered by Catholic Leadership Institute that provides a rich assessment of where parishioners are in their faith lives and their experience of parish life, all to help parish leaders in the planning process.
Below are just some of the archdiocese level findings from the 2023-2024 DMI surveys taken by over 72% of our Families of Parishes. We have both some strengths to continue building upon and some opportunities to review and address. The Center for Parish Vitality encourages the leaders of those Families who participated to review their data and find out what their strengths and opportunities are.Â
over the age of 35
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have been members of the parish for more than 10 years
with school age children send their kids to Catholic schools
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Efforts to build small-groups and discipleship focus will help with the change process and the data shows they effectively increase a participant’s choice to strongly recommend their parish by
82%
Incorporate data into planning for programming and resources.
Use data to explore or challenge narratives among parish and diocesan leaders.
Assess attention needed to align resources to certain parishes or ministries.
We plan to offer an opportunity for Families to do a second round of the DMI survey in 2026.