ABOUT TIM

Biography

Tim Glemkowski is a leading voice in the global Catholic Church on evangelization, leadership, and missionary renewal. From 2022–2024, he served as the founding CEO of the National Eucharistic Congress, directing the first-ever National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and the 10th National Eucharistic Congress—the United States’ first in 83 years. He is currently the Executive Director of Amazing Parish, which equips pastors to build vibrant, mission-driven parish cultures.

Previously, Tim founded and led L’Alto Catholic Institute and Revive Parishes, and he guided renewal strategy for the Archdiocese of Denver. He is the author of Made for Mission: Renewing Your Parish Culture and coauthor, with Bishop Andrew Cozzens, of For the Life of the World: An Invitation to Eucharistic Mission.

In 2024, Pope Francis awarded him the Benemerenti Medal for distinguished service to the Church. Tim and his wife, Maggie, live in Littleton, Colorado, with their four children.

Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty ideal but the fruit of an encounter with a Person, who gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction.

— Pope Benedict XVI