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Perspectives from Parish Leaders: Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership's Parish Leader Survey Results
Mark Gray
Mark Gray, senior research associate at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University, and Neil Parent, project director for Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership, for a presentation on the results of a nationally representative survey of parish leaders. This presentation is designed to provide a current view of the state of US parishes from those providing ministry and service in them. It also provides insight on where parish leaders are coming from with an eye toward the next generation. Special topics of focus include comparison of the views of parish leaders and parishioners in traditional parishes ...
Mark Gray, senior research associate at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University, and Neil Parent, project director for Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership, for a presentation on the results of a nationally representative survey of parish leaders. This presentation is designed to provide a current view of the state of US parishes from those providing ministry and service in them. It also provides insight on where parish leaders are coming from with an eye toward the next generation. Special topics of focus include comparison of the views of parish leaders and parishioners in traditional parishes to those in parishes that are using multiple parish ministry, those with their pastoral care entrusted to a deacon or lay person under Canon 517.2, and those that have been involved mergers and closures. They also discuss multiculturalism in the parish.
View from the Pews: Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership’s Parishioner Survey Results
Melissa Cidade
Join Melissa Cidade, director of CARA's Pastoral Assistance Surveys and Services (PASS), and Neil Parent, project director for Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership for a presentation on the results of in-pew surveys of parishioners that participated in the Emerging Models project. These results provide an understanding of how parishioners view their parishes and how satisfied they are with them. Special topics of focus will include multiculturalism. They will also discuss comparison of the views of parish leaders and parishioners in traditional parishes to those in parishes that are using multiple parish ministry, those with their pa...
Join Melissa Cidade, director of CARA's Pastoral Assistance Surveys and Services (PASS), and Neil Parent, project director for Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership for a presentation on the results of in-pew surveys of parishioners that participated in the Emerging Models project. These results provide an understanding of how parishioners view their parishes and how satisfied they are with them. Special topics of focus will include multiculturalism. They will also discuss comparison of the views of parish leaders and parishioners in traditional parishes to those in parishes that are using multiple parish ministry, those with their pastoral care entrusted to a deacon or lay person under Canon 517.2, and those that have been involved in mergers and closures.This webinar was moderated by Dianna Leinen, parish resources marketing specialist at Ave Maria Press. The Professional Development Webinar series is presented exclusively by Ave Maria Press in partnership with the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership and the National Association for Lay Ministry.
¿Por qué decimos que le Biblia es palabra de Dios? / Why do we say that the Bible is the Word of God?
Fr. Rafael M. Ramirez
Practical Faith: Giving Young People a Catholic Worldview
Mallory Smyth, content manager at Walking with PurposeMallory Smyth, content manager at Walking with Purpose, will discuss historical trends that have led many Catholics to either misunderstand their faith or understand it apart from their everyday life. Smyth will dive into the practical ways that parents, teachers, and those working in ministry can pass along the Catholic faith in a way that captures the hearts of young people and gives them a worldview that can withstand the competing messages of their culture. Related Books
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Practices of Prayer, Pathways to God
Carolyn Pirtle, Program Director, Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, McGrath Institute for Church Life
Engaging & Relational Evangelization
Katie PrejeanWhat does it take to do evangelization in the Church today? We are evangelizing when we help people—whether they be students, coworkers, neighbors, friends, or complete strangers—move from “disengaged” to “engaged.” To do this requires personal, joyful, and prayerful invitations to others to encounter Jesus Christ, the subject and catalyst of our evangelization in the first place.Using stories from her life and work with teens in Catholic high schools and parish youth ministry, Katie Prejean McGrady will offer practical ways anyone can become better at evangelization using engaging and relational methods.
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What It Means to Wait for the Lord: The Obedience of St. Joseph
Leonard J. DeLorenzo
Advent is the season to wait for the Lord. It's a time where we can practice the kind of waiting that should shape our lives. But waiting is difficult, especially in an age of smart phones and instant gratification. St. Joseph is a model for showing what it means to wait for the Lord. Through an illuminating and careful reading of scripture—specifically the opening chapter of Matthew’s Gospel—we will rediscover St. Joseph, who never utters a word but whose witness speaks volumes. This webinar by University of Notre Dame professor Leonard J. DeLorenzo promises to be personally enriching and pastorally relevant as he demonstrates a way o...
Advent is the season to wait for the Lord. It's a time where we can practice the kind of waiting that should shape our lives. But waiting is difficult, especially in an age of smart phones and instant gratification. St. Joseph is a model for showing what it means to wait for the Lord. Through an illuminating and careful reading of scripture—specifically the opening chapter of Matthew’s Gospel—we will rediscover St. Joseph, who never utters a word but whose witness speaks volumes. This webinar by University of Notre Dame professor Leonard J. DeLorenzo promises to be personally enriching and pastorally relevant as he demonstrates a way of reading scripture that can be employed in parish programs, schools, and at home.
