If you are among those who have received the Emerging Models Parish Survey and are wondering if you can still return it, the answer is a resounding, "YES!" The response deadline has been extended. A random sampling of U.S. Catholic parishes received the survey, and all dioceses are represented. Your response matters -- the higher the response rate, the more credible the results we will generate. This is the most significant survey of its kind since Notre Dame conducted its surveys of parish life in the 1980s, and your participation is wanted and valued.
We are still accepting input both in hard copy and online at cara.georgetown.edu. If you'd like to respond electronically, go to cara.georgetown.edu, select "Online Data" and scroll to the link for the Emerging Models project. Enter the ID and password found at the top of your paper survey to begin.
If you are uncertain whether or not you were a recipient, please contact Trish Vanni at , and she will check with CARA. The survey responses are anonymous.
Your response is extremely important; a strong participation rate will produce an excellent and accurate picture of Catholic parish life. Heartfelt thanks to all those who have already contributed to this important effort!
Two New Titles in the Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Series!
Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership
Changes in the Catholic Church are happening everywhere, not least in the area of pastoral planning. Based on the experiences of more than 500 of today's pastoral leaders in the Catholic Church, The Changing Face of Church documents the best practices for approaching the massive, rapidly evolving challenge of pastoral planning.
A hopeful view of the Church's future and its leadership comes through clearly from those who were interviewed for this book, and the you-can-do-it-too message is sure to bolster readers in their own pastoral planning efforts.
The Next Generation of Pastoral Leaders:
What the Church Needs to Know
Based on a survey conducted by the renowned late sociologist Dr. Dean R. Hoge, The Next Generation of Pastoral Leaders provides a unique glimpse into the thinking and attitudes of young Catholic adults as it relates to pastoral ministry. The findings contained in The Next Generation of Pastoral Leaders are essential for anyone in Catholic ministry to understand if the Church is to successfully develop both lay and ordained pastoral leaders for the future, and, more immediately, if the Church is to involve young people in parish life and campus ministry today. Looking closely at what hundreds of young Catholics think about the faith, what they like and don t like about the Church, and other key issues on their minds today, this book should prove instrumental in guiding pastors and pastoral planners, vocation directors and ministry program directors, to a new way of visioning and developing strong future leaders in the Catholic Church.
The book was authored by Dr. Dean R. Hoge, PhD and Marti Jewell, DMin. Hoge was a sociology professor at Catholic University who, over his storied career, helped write many influential studies of religion in America. Jewell, now on the faculty of the School of Ministry at the University of Dallas, was the director of the Emerging Models Project from 2003 to 2009.
Other titles in the Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Series:♦ Shaping Catholic Parishes: Pastoral Leaders in the 21st Century
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