Shaping Catholic Parishes
by Carole Ganim, Ph.D., EditorJune 2, 2008
Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Series
Shaping Catholic Parishes:
Pastoral Leaders in the 21st Century
Shaping Catholic Parishes gathers first person accounts of today's pastoral leaders. Men and women, lay and ordained, from parishes across the country have provided a snapshot of the experience of leadership in Catholic parishes today. Collectively, their stories tell of the transition in parish life and the evolving roles of parish leaders.
Included in the collection are a preface by Bishop Blase Cupich and commentaries by a theologian, a psychologist, and a sociologist of religion. These stories will inspire you! Plan to share this book with friends, colleagues, formation classes, parish staffs and pastoral councils!
Catholic parish life in the United States is changing. As a result, organizational models are emerging: clustered parishes, large "mega-churches," one pastor overseeing multiple parishes, lay leadership. Pastoral leaders, ordained and lay, need to learn new skills and new leadership styles to function effectively in this changing pastoral environment.
Shaping Catholic Parishes looks at these changes from the pastoral leader's point of view. Twenty-two priests, deacons, religious, and lay people share first-person accounts of their experiences serving as pastoral leaders in these new situations and new roles. Their inspiring and instructive stories deepen the reader's understanding of the unique challenges of twenty-first century parishes today.
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