Collaborative Parish Leadership - Contexts, Models, Theology

During times of unprecedented change, parishes require skilled collaborative efforts from parishioners, pastoral teams, diocesan leaders, educators, and researchers. This book examines innovative pastoral leadership projects and presents case studies in diverse circumstances through the lenses of theological, social, and organizational disciplines.

List of contents

Foreword by Dr. Brian Schmisek, Director of the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago
Foreword by Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Damberg, Professor of Medieval and Modern Church History, Faculty of Catholic Theology, Ruhr University Bochum
Introduction-Collaborative Leadership for Local Church Communities
Chapter 1-Talk about Parish: Toward Conversations of Consequence
Chapter 2-INSPIRE Learning about Parish Consulting
Chapter 3-Build Collaboration, Build Church?
Chapter 4-Toward a Culture of Dynamic Community: Parish Consolidation and Collaborative Leadership
Chapter 5-No Favoritism: Effective Collaborative Leadership Practices in Multicultural Parishes
Chapter 6-Reimagining the Urban Parish: Leadership Strategies in Mexico City and Chicago
Chapter 7-A Crisis of Trust, a Crisis of Credibility, a Crisis of Leadership: The Catholic Church in Germany in Quest of New Models
Chapter 8-The Local Communities of Poitiers: Reflections on Their Reflection
Chapter 9-From Practice to Tradition and Back Again
Chapter 10-Collaboration in a Pastoral Key
Afterword-Further Notes on a Theology of "Collaborative Leadership"

About the author

Rev. William A. Clark, SJ, is associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross.

Daniel Gast retired from Loyola University Chicago after serving for nine years as Director of Project INSPIRE.

Summary

During times of unprecedented change, parishes require skilled collaborative efforts from parishioners, pastoral teams, diocesan leaders, educators, and researchers. This book examines innovative pastoral leadership projects and presents case studies in diverse circumstances through the lenses of theological, social, and organizational disciplines.

Product details

• Authors: William A. Gast Clark
• Assisted by: William A Clark (Editor), William A. Clark (Editor), Daniel Gast (Editor), Gast Daniel (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781498533706
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3370-6
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Religion / Christian Church / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Christian life & practice, Christian leaders & leadership, Religious and spiritual figures, Christian life and practice, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, RELIGION / Christian Living / General, Religious institutions and organizations, RELIGION / Christian Living / Leadership & Mentoring, Religious institutions & organizations