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Together in God's Service: Toward a Theology of Ecclesial Lay Ministry, Papers from a Colloguium
Together in God's Service Toward a Theology of Ecclesial Lay Ministry Papers from a Colloguium Author:James Heft, Zeni Fox, Zoila Diaz, Thomas O'Meara, Dianne Bergant, John Beal, Cardinal George Francis, James Hoffman, Howard Hubbard The U.S. bishops have chosen the term lay ecclesial minister to describe lay people who have professionally prepared for ministry within the Church. Together in God's Service is a beginning effort to explore the theological basis for that growing phenomenon. Looks at the sociological and demographic reality of such ministers and the... more »n probes sacramental theology, church history, Scripture, canon law, and magisterial teaching to help understand its place in the life of the Church.
Chapters include:
Ecclesial Lay Ministers: An Overview by Zeni Fox
Toward a Theology of Ecclesial Lay Ministry by James Heft
Baptism and the Baptized in Church Leadership by Zoila Diaz
Ministry in the Catholic Church Today: The Gift of Some Historical Trajectories by Thomas O'Meara
Biblical Foundations for Christian Ministry by Dianne Bergant
Lay People and Church Governance: Oxymoron and Opportunity by John Beal
Magisterial Teaching by Francis Cardinal George
Ecclesial Lay Ministry in a Local Church by James R. Hoffman
Reflections on the Experience of Ecclesial Lay Ministry by Howard J. Hubbard« less