2007 Lay Ministry Symposium Documents

Executive Summary

Resumen Ejecutivo

Pre-Symposium:

Maureen O'Brien:

• Disciplined Conversations, Faithful Practices: Practical Theology and the Education of Lay Ecclesial Ministers

• Conversaciones disciplinadas, prácticas fieles: Teología práctica y la educación de ministros eclesiales laicos

Susan K. Wood, SCL:

• A Theology of Authorization for Lay Ecclesial Ministry

• Una Teología de Autorización para el Ministerio Eclesial Laico

Fr. Paul Golden, CM, JCD:

• Authorization for Lay Ecclesial Ministers: A Canonical Reflection

• Autorización para Ministros Eclesiales Laicos: Una Reflexión Canónica

Michael Brough:

• Raising Expectations in the Ministerial Workplace  (preparation)
• Elevando las Expectativas en el Lugar de Trabajo Ministerial   (preparación)

Charlotte McCorquodale & Sean Reynolds:

• Current Practices & Models of Lay Ecclesial Ministry Authorization: Reflections, Issues & Questions

• Prácticas y modelos actuales de autorización de ministro eclesial laico: reflexiones, asuntos y Preguntas

Keynote Texts:

Jeffrey Kaster:

• The History, Context, and Vision for the Symposium: Reflection on Change

• La historia, contexto y visión para el simposio: Una reflexión sobre los cambios

Bishop David Zubik:

• The Tale of Three Trees and We

• El Cuento de Tres Árboles y Nosotros

Edward Hahnenberg:

• The Holy Spirit’s Call: The Vocation to Lay Ecclesial Ministry
• La llamada del Espíritu Santo: La vocación al ministerio eclesial laico

Michael Brough:

• Raising Expectations in the Ministerial Workplace

• Suscitar expectativas en el lugar de trabajo ministerial

Bishop Gregory Aymond:

• The Movement of the Holy Spirit: Challenges and Reasons for Hope
• El movimiento del Espíritu: desafíos y razones para la esperanza

Sr. Ana María Pineda, RSM:

• The Movement of the Holy Spirit: Challenges and Reasons for Hope
• El movimiento del Espíritu: desafíos y razones para la esperanza

 

Recommendations:

In each area listed below, there are three distinct ways of looking at the Symposium recommendations.  An Executive Summary provides a summary of both the dialogues and the recommendations; the Recommendation Synthesis combines similar recommendations made at the Symposium; and the Table Recommendations provides the raw data from the symposium of all the recommendations.  The Executive Summary and Recommendation Synthesis documents were written by the planning committee after thoughtful consideration of the recommendations.  We believe these documents provide a clearer interpretation of the symposium recommendations than the table recommendations alone.

• Pathways to Ministry

• Formation for Lay Ecclesial Ministry

• Authorization for Lay Ecclesial Ministry

• Workplace Issues

 

Organizational Commitments:

• Organizational Commitments

• Compromisos de las organizaciones

• Organizational Commitment Updates, February 25, 2008