The Holy Spirit's Call : The Vocation of Lay Ecclesial Ministry
by Edward P. Hahnenberg, Ph.D.September 17, 2007
"The emergence of lay ecclesial ministry over the past forty years stands out as one of the top three or four most important ministerial shifts of the past two-thousand years. It is on a historical par with-and in fact may even eclipse-the changes to the church brought about by the rise of communal forms of monasticism in the 5th century, the birth of mendicant orders in the 13th century, or the explosion of women's religious communities in the 19th century."
In a keynote address to the St. John's School of Theology Symposium on Lay Ecclesial Ministry, Dr. Edward Hahnenberg addressed lay ecclesial ministry. Quoting Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord, Dr. Hahnenberg pointed out that the U.S. bishops have recognized lay ecclesial nministry as the work of the Holy Spirit. In a carefully outlined text, he traces the cxurrent reality of this newest ministerial movement in the Church.
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Additional documents from the Symposium are also available.
