Partnering for Excellence
Partners
National Association for Lay Ministry (NALM)
The National Association for Lay Ministry is a professional organization which supports, educates and advocates for lay ministers and promotes the development of lay ministry in the Catholic Church.
The Conference for Pastoral Planning and Council Development (CPPCD)
The Conference for Pastoral Planning and Council Development (CPPCD) promotes and advocates consultative processes that foster effective planning for the pastoral life of the Church.
National Association of Church Personnel Administrators (NACPA)
The National Association of Church Personnel Administrators (NACPA) is a membership organization dedicated to the development and promotion of just personnel practices rooted in gospel values.
National Association of Diaconate Directors (NADD)
The National Association of Diaconate Directors is a nationwide association whose mission is to support diaconate directors, associate directors, and their staffs with their mission to enable deacons, candidates, aspirants and their wives to utilize their gifts in the service of the Church.
National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association (NCYAMA)
The National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association (NCYAMA) is an organization supporting those who minister to and with single and married people in their late teens, twenties, and thirties.
National Federation of Priest Councils (NFPC)
The NFPC represents approximately 26,000 priests through 125 priest councils, priest associations and religious communities in the United States.
Associates
CARA
CARA is a national, non-profit, Georgetown University affiliated research center that conducts social scientific studies about the Catholic Church.







