Lay Ecclesial Ministry (eBook)

Zeni Fox is professor of pastoral theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall University. She is the author of New Ecclesial Ministry: Lay Professionals Serving the Church and co-editor of Called and Chosen: Toward a Spirituality for Lay Leaders. She served as an advisor to the Bishops' Subcommittee which developed the document Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord.

ForewordPrefacePart I: Response to Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the LordChapter 1: Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord: A Pastoral Perspective on Its ReceptionH. Richard McCord, Jr.Chapter 2: The Theological Reception of Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the LordRichard R.GaillardetzPart II: Mining Our Theological TraditionChapter 3: Ministry in the New TestamentEmil A. WcelaChapter 4: Being a Ministering Church: Insights from HistoryThomas F. O'Meara, O.P.Chapter 5: Theology of Lay Ecclesial Ministry: Future TrajectoriesEdward P. HahnenbergChapter 6: Lay Ecclesial Ministry and RitualCatherine Vincie, RHSHMChapter 7: Lay Ecclesial Ministry and Parish Leadership Options: Canonical Reflections in Light of Co-Workers in the VineyardSharon A. Euart, RSMPart III: Mining Our Spiritual TraditionChapter 8: Spirit Guides and Table Companions: Saints as Models for Lay Ecclesial MinistersRegina Bechtle, S.C.Chapter 9: Formation for Lay Ministry: Learnings from Religious LifeJuliana Casey, IHMPart IV: Implications for Pastoral PracticeChapter 10: The Call of Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord for Cultural Diversity in Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation ProgramsWilliam H. JohnsonChapter 11: Adopting Effective Human Resource Development Strategies for the Catholic Church in the United StatesMichael J. O'Louhglin with Michael J. BroughChapter 12: Strengthening Ministerial Leadership: Perspectives from Systems TheoryZeni FoxIndexAbout the Contributors