In order to identify and promote emerging pastoral leadership models which nurture and sustain vibrant and empowered Catholic parish communities in the United States, the Emerging Models Project is providing research into pastoral leadership models in today's parishes and creating a national conversation about the role of "pastoral imagination" in developing spiritually alive parishes. more...
Emerging Models Project Renewed!
Thanks to a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the work of the Emerging Models Project will continue.
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Shaping Catholic Parishes:
Pastoral Leaders in the 21st Century
Parish Life Coordinators:
An Emerging Ministry
Pastoring Multiple Parishes
June 20, 2009
"There's an art and a science to the human resources function. The art component is critical. The church should represent the best practice for all corporations in America, but we're just not there yet."
June 20, 2009
After attending the National Ministry Summit, and listening to the stories of Catholics as they describe the nature of the life and changes in their parishes, Tom Roberts, editor at large for the National Catholic Reporter, began a road trip to meet and further exploring the emerging reality.
May 26, 2009
Benedict XVI, in addressing diocesan delegates at a conference in Rome, called for recognition that the laity are not just collaborators of the clergy but truly share "responsibility for the mission and existence of the church."
Emerging Models: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going
by
Marti Jewell, D.Min.
April 30, 2009
As the research and conversations of the first phase of the Emerging Models Project are being analyzed, the face of the future is coming into focus. A PowerPoint presentation.
Short Summary of Major Findings of Phase I
by
Marti Jewell, D.Min.
April 25, 2009
After five years of study and conversation with lay and ordained pastoral leaders across the country, the extensive findings, an in-depth study, can be summarized as representing a paradigmatic shift in how parish life is structured and served.
April 14, 2009
Interested in furthering the work of the Emerging Models Project? This is your chance to work with this nationally known project!
April 9, 2009
The Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Project director, Dr. Marti Jewell, has accepted a full-time faculty position at the University of Dallas, School of Ministry.
Linking Parishes: 6 Strategies for the Future
by
Marti Jewell, D.Min.
April 7, 2009
With the diminishing number of clergy available to pastor parishes and the movement of Catholics from the Northeast to the South and West, the need to reorganize parishes is becoming increasingly acute. Providing leadership for parishes is one of the greatest challenges facing dioceses, today.
April 2, 2009
The Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Project has received a $1 million renewal grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to begin a new set of research initiatives focused on parish leadership.
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