CPPCD Publications
New releases in the Emerging Model Book Series
The Changing Face of Church: Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership (Emerging Models Book Series)
Authors: David A. Ramey,
Marti R. Jewell
A hopeful view of the Church's future and its leadership comes through clearly from those who were interviewed for this book, and the you-can-do-it-too message is sure to bolster readers in their own pastoral planning efforts.
The Next Generation of Pastoral Leaders: What the Church Needs to Know (Emerging Models Book Series)
Authors: Dean R. Hoge, Marti R. Jewell
Get a glimpse into the attitudes and viewpoints of young Catholic adults as it relates to careers in pastoral ministry.
Other releases in the Emerging Models Book Series
Pastoring Multiple Parishes (Emerging Models Book Series)
Authors: Mark Mogilka, Kate Wiskus
A fascinating survey of the newly emerging reality of one pastor serving linked parishes. Both Mark and Kate have first hand experience working with those pastoring multiple parishes. This hopeful book is full of suggestions and practical ideas for those serving in this ministry.
Shaping Catholic Parishes: Pastoral Leaders in the 21st Century (Emerging Models Book Series)
The first book in the series offers first-person accounts of 22 parish leaders, lay and ordained, from parishes across the country. They represent the spectrum of inner-city, suburban, and rural communities. Taken together, their stories paint a comprehensive picture of the emerging parish and parish leadership.
Parish Life Coordinators: Profile of an Emerging Ministry (Emerging Models Book Series)
Author: Kathy Hendricks
Kathy Hendricks is an author and one-time parish life coordinator, this book discusses the findings of extensive research conducted for the Project by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) along with the results of listening sessions of bishops who are using Canon 517.2 in their dioceses. Also included are the results of consultations with parish life coordinators and sacramental ministers, and stories from people now serving in Canon 517. 2 parishes.
Other important books and publications
Listening to the People of God: Closing, Rebuilding, and Revitalizing Parishes
Authors: Charles E. Zech, Robert J. Miller
This book reports on the findings of a survey of pastoral council members in parishes that have undergone restructuring. Through their responses to the survey items, and in their thoughtful responses to open-ended questions, they provide insights as to those activities that they think are most important in easing the trauma of parish restructuring.
Lay Parish Ministers: A Study of Emerging Leadership
Author: David DeLambo
A study conducted for the committee on the Laity of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops with major support of the Lilly Endowment, Inc., and additional funding from the Emerging Models of Pastoral Excellence Project.
A Concise Guide to Pastoral Planning (Concise Guide)
Author: William L. Pickett
The Concise Guide Series tackles questions of central importance for contemporary Catholicism. Each book in the series carefully outlines the issues, references the necessary documents, and sketches answers to pressing pastoral questions.
Revisioning the Parish Pastoral Council: A Workbook
Authors: Mary Ann Gubish, Susan Jenny, S.C.
This work was created in 1997 by the Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to foster the creation of parish pastoral councils as outlined by church law. It is a step-by-step approach that includes guidelines for setting up a planning team, assessing the needs of the parish, creating a mission statement and a parish plan, bringing that plan to the community and encouraging grassroots leadership to put the plan into action.
2003 National Study of Parish Reorganization
Authors: Jeff Rexhausen, Michael Cieslak, Mary L. Gautier, Robert J. Miller
A National Study of Recent Diocesan Efforts at Parish Reorganization in the United States: Pathways for the Church of the 21st Century. Downoad the report [PDF]
