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Author : Thomas A. Baima,Lawrence Hennessey
Publisher : LiturgyTrainingPublications
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781595250339
Author : William E. Simon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Church work
ISBN : 1594714177
What is really happening in the Catholic Church in North America? Are parishes thriving or dying? Is dissatisfaction among Catholics growing or are they becoming more engaged in the evangelizing mission of the Church? Businessman, professor, and philanthropist, William E. Simon Jr. has been highly influenced by the dynamic and inspiring Catholic parishes he has attended for more than 25 years. In 2012, he founded Parish Catalyst, an organization devoted to researching and supporting the health and development of Catholic parishes. Great Catholic Parishes looks at Simon's insights and the success stories of 244 vibrant parishes to show what makes them great. In 2012 and 2013, Simon and his team studied 244 Catholic parishes to determine what made them exceptional. The study found that all of the parishes shared four foundational practices that led to a profound sense of belonging within their parish communities and a deepening commitment to discipleship: Share leadership by using clergy and lay staff with the best talents and skills to direct the community Foster spiritual maturity and plan for discipleship by offering a variety of formation programs and ministry opportunities to reach parishioners at differing points in their lives Excel on Sundays by dedicating significant time, energy, and money to liturgical celebrations that parishioners and visitors find welcoming Intentionally evangelize by challenging insiders to look outward and providing service programs, social events, global mission opportunities, and pastoral care at key sacramental moments that focus on inviting outsiders to deeper relationship with Christ and the Church. In Great Catholic Parishes, Simon shares personal stories such as finding a welcoming parish home and what he learned about evangelizing from a mission trip to Kenya. Pastors from exceptional parishes offer helpful ideas, strategic advice, and practical strategies, as well as anecdotes about lay ministry development initiatives and reworking religious education so that it is family focused and web-based. You will also learn creative solutions to familiar challenges such as spiritual stagnation among parishioners, reconciling diverse needs in the parish, allowing the pastor to focus on pastoring and preaching, and reaching youth and young adults who leave the Church in disproportionate numbers. Each chapter closes with either crucial takeaways or a summary of practical challenges that will help pastors and leaders focus on growth and excellence. Great Catholic Parishes received an Honorable Mention in the 2017 Catholic Press Association Book Awards: Pastoral Ministry.
Author : U.S. Catholic Church
Publisher : Image
Page : 849 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307953704
Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - the first new Catechism of the Catholic Church in more than 400 years, a complete summary of what Catholics around the world commonly believe. The Catechism draws on the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, Church tradition and teaching, and the lives of saints. It comes with a complete index, footnotes and cross-references for a fuller understanding of every subject. The word catechism means "instruction" - this book will serve as the standard for all future catechisms. Using the tradition of explaining what the Church believes (the Creed), what she celebrates (the Sacraments), what she lives (the Commandments), and what she prays (the Lord's Prayer), the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers challenges for believers and answers for all those interested in learning about the mystery of the Catholic faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a positive, coherent and contemporary map for our spiritual journey toward transformation.
Author : John T. McGreevy
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0226558746
Steeples topped by crosses still dominate neighborhood skylines in many American cities, silent markers of local worlds rarely examined by historians. In Parish Boundaries, John McGreevy chronicles the history of these Catholic parishes and connects their unique place in the urban landscape to the course of American race relations in the twentieth century.
Author : Tricia Colleen Bruce
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190270315
"Parish and Place tells the story of how America's largest religion is responding at the local level to unprecedented cultural, racial, linguistic, ideological, and political diversification. Specifically, it explores bishops' use of personal parishes - parishes formally established not on the basis of territory, but purpose. Today's personal parishes serve an array of Catholics drawn together by shared identities and preferences, rather than shared neighborhoods. They allow Catholic leaders to act upon the perceived need for named, specialist organizations alongside the more common territorial parish that serves all in its midst.
Author : Patrick Lencioni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 069258160X
Author : Thabiti M. Anyabwile
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433522031
Biblically and practically instructs church members in ways they can labor for the health of their church. What Is a Healthy Church Member? takes its cue from Mark Dever's book What Is a Healthy Church?, which offered one definition of what a healthy church looks like biblically and historically. In this new work, pastor Thabiti Anyabwile attempts to answer the natural next question: "What does a healthy church member look like in the light of Scripture?" God intends for us to play an active and vital part in the body of Christ, the local church. He wants us to experience the local church as a home more profoundly wonderful and meaningful than any other place on earth. He intends for his churches to be healthy places and for the members of those churches to be healthy as well. This book explains how membership in the local church can produce spiritual growth in its members and how each member can contribute to the growth and health of the whole.
Author : Mandy Groce,Bill Bell
Publisher : Colour Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1845507037
The church is a believing family, a community of missionaries and worshipers. This book is a call to children and families to be God's people and to live as God has made them to be.
Author : William J. Rademacher,John S. Weber,David McNeill,David McNeill, Jr.
Publisher : Twenty-Third Publications
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1585956309
People in lay ministry know its joys and challenges well--and Faith Graham here offers guidance and inspiration for developing a spirituality based on these joys and challenges. He focuses on Jesus as a model and the church's liturgy and traditions as guides that sustain and invigorate those who serve as lay ministers today. Recommended for all parish ministers, DREs, and parish leadership teams.
Author : Mary Ann Gubish,Susan Jenny,Arlene McGannon
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 080913957X
A practical guidebook for all persons involved in developing pastoral councils on a parish level.
Author : Us Conference of Catholic Bishops
Publisher : USCCB Publishing
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07-03
Category : Church and social problems
ISBN : 9781574557640
Bishops' statement for pastors and parish leaders seeking to strengthen parish social ministry. Presents seven elements of the social mission of parishes as a framework for planning and assessing that ministry.
Author : Schroeder, Roger P.
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608337392
Author : Michael P. Hornsby-Smith
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0415017955
Author : Julianne Stanz
Publisher : Loyola Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780829448856
2019 Best Book Awards, Finalist: Religion—Christianity 2020 Catholic Press Association, 3rd Place: Future Church 2020 International Book Awards, Winner: Religion—Christianity Take a moment and ask yourself: does every activity in my parish point more deeply to Jesus? Julianne Stanz wants to help you and your parish community make sure the answer to this question is a resounding, "Yes!" Serving parishes in her diocese as the Director of New Evangelization, Stanz has recognized a practical and motivational way to restructure a parish's mission – start with Jesus. Start with Jesus is a book about people, process, and culture, rather than an emphasis on quick fixes or unsustainable efforts. She aims to help regular people be transformed from the inside out by growing in relationship with Jesus Christ through individual and group experiences, thus transforming our parish communities. Start with Jesus will be an essential resource for decision-makers and thought-leaders in parishes, but its true strength lies in its value for the countless Catholics longing for peace, healing, and hope in the context of our parish communities. It will be an inspiration to Catholics who come to Mass each week, parents trying to instill the faith in their children, leaders searching for an effective and sustainable approach to parish renewal, and to all who are curious about developing a relationship with Jesus.
Author : Malcolm Watts
Publisher : Reformation Heritage Books
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601781727
“A true church, Reformed according to God’s Word, is the dwelling place of God, maintaining and declaring the truth which He has been pleased to reveal,” writes author Malcolm Watts in What Is a Reformed Church? Watts then looks specifically at the basics of the Reformed faith and explains, both biblically and historically, the distinctives of a Reformed church, its doctrines, and its practices in worship, church government, church discipline, and evangelism. For both believers who are just discovering the Reformed faith and those who need to be reminded of its distinctives, this handbook offers readers solid answers to the question of what it means to be Reformed. Table of Contents: The Distinctives of a Reformed Church The Great Emphasis of Reformed Doctrine A Right View of Worship The Government of the Church Reformed Church Discipline Reformed Evangelism Maintaining the Reformed Faith
