Provides a model for contemporary ministry focusing on partnership instead of hierarchy

The Promise of Partnership: Leadership and Ministry in an Adult Church

Religion & Spirituality

Whitehead, Evelyn Eaton

Whitehead, James D.

Christian Books & Bibles

Harpercollins

In a comprehensive and practical model for ministry in today's parish, the authors draw on their experience and scholarship to provide tools that will enable clergy and their congregations to build productive working relationships in their parishes. Winner of the Catholic Press Association Book Award.

The Promise of Partnership: A Model for Collaborative Ministry

Harper-San Francisco

Increasingly, small faith communities have become vital sources of spiritual development and ministry across a wide range of Christian churches. Community of Faith: Crafting Christian Communities Today offers a practical analysis of what makes community groups work, along with a theological look at key elements in a spirituality of Christian community. Drawing on theological, sociological, and strategy perspectives, the book provides a comprehensive blueprint for an effective ministry of community formation.

Community of Faith: Crafting Christian Communities Today

iUniverse

The future of the church At a time when overall church attendance is dropping, many Catholics are becoming not less involved but more. This is due in large part to the phenomenal growth of small Christian communities. A wide-scale sociological study headed by the authors examined who these community members are, what they did in their groups, why they joined, and what difference the groups make. The findings are summarized in this book, as well as considerations of what the findings mean. Small-group members, the study concludes, are apt to be more aligned with the parish, more social, more vocal, and more active than other Catholics, making their impact on the church of undeniable importance. The book-- --gives an overview of the phenomenon's recent history --shows how small Christian communities connect Word to world --includes a theological reflection on this U.S. experience --offers practical pastoral recommendations for working with small Christian communities --investigates groups on college and university campuses as well This is important reading for-- o pastors o diocesan offices o sociologists o small group leaders

The Catholic Experience of Small Christian Communities

Politics & Social Sciences

D'Antonio, William V.

Rodríguez, Jeanette

Elizondo, Virgilio P.

Lee, Bernard J.

Killen, Patricia O'Connell

Sociology

Paulist Pr

Collection of essays to help those studying for the priesthood, those already ordained, those interested in the ordained ministry in the Roman Catholic tradition with understanding theological, pastoral and institutional issues involved

Being a Priest Today

Michael Glazier

Retells in today's language Biblical episodes of Jesus's life, ranging from the Annunciation to the Resurrection.

Method in ministry: Theological reflection and Christian ministry

Seabury Press

Community of Faith: Models and Strategies for Developing Christian Communities

Examines group life from the perspective of the social sciences and offers guidance for Christian associations in the formation of a feeling for religious community

Seabury Pr

This book takes a look at the challenges and rewards of Christian life as an adult, examining everything from identity struggles as a young adult to growing old among fellow Christians.

Christian Life Patterns: The Psychological Challenges and Religious Invitations of Adult Life

Eaton Whitehead, Evelyn

Crossroad

Shadows of the Heart explores the positive potential hidden in anger, guilt, shame, and depression. The book's key conviction: our bad feelings can be good news, alerting us to endangered values, alarming us to hopes under siege, and arming us for the tough tasks of change. Filled with lively examples, the book demonstrates how negative emotions can lead to personal growth, spiritual development, and social transformation. Family wounds, cultural temptations, and religious malpractice make it difficult for us to plumb the meaning of our passions; breaking through these obstacles is part of spirituality's healing task. In pursuit of such a spirituality, the authors draw on rich images of the Jewish-Christian heritage complemented by nuances from Chinese religious tradition. In so doing, they speak directly to the contemporary yearning for meaning, the hunger to make sense of our personal and shared lives. The result is a book that comforts, encourages and challenges.

Shadows Of The Heart: A Spirituality of the Negative Emotions

Examining the negative emotions—anger, shame, guilt, and depression—this book teaches how one can recognize them, deal with them, and transform them into a positive and healthy life.

Shadows of the Heart: A Spirituality of the Painful Emotions

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

The Crossroad Publishing Company

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