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Preface to the 2002 Edition | |
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Introduction | |
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The Present Reality | |
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The New Ministers | |
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Introduction | |
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What They Do and Who They Are | |
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Roles in Ministry | |
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Functions and Responsibilities | |
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Demographic Data | |
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Preparation, Education, and Formation | |
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Paths to Ministry | |
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Education | |
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Support, Supervision, and Evaluation | |
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Support | |
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Supervision and Performance Evaluation | |
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Conclusion | |
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Theological Self-Understanding: Practical and Conceptual | |
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Work Practices and Relationships | |
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Theological Self-Understanding | |
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Conclusion | |
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Responses by the Church to the New Ministers | |
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Introduction | |
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Canonists | |
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Early Work: The Permanent Seminar | |
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Reflections on the New Code | |
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Focus on Lay Ministry | |
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Women and the Permanent Diaconate | |
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Conclusion | |
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Professional Organizations of Ministers | |
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Introduction | |
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Organizations of Parish Ministers | |
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Associations of Ministers in Other Settings | |
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The Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry | |
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The National Association for Lay Ministry | |
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The National Association of Church Personnel Administrators | |
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Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities | |
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Conclusion | |
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Liturgists | |
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Introduction | |
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Toward a Variety of Ministers | |
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Ministries: Established and Unestablished | |
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Leadership and Ministry | |
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Ministry and the Community | |
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The Diaconate | |
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An Ordering of Ministries | |
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Conclusion | |
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Theologians | |
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Introduction | |
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The Context | |
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Charism and Order: Protestant Perspectives | |
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Charism and Order: Catholic Perspectives | |
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Ministry to Word and Sacraments | |
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Ministry and Leadership | |
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Ministry as a Theology of Grace | |
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Theological Dialogue | |
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Introduction | |
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Theological Colloquium: The Planning Process | |
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Theological Colloquium: The Preparatory Papers | |
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Theological Colloquium: Points of Consensus | |
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Ministry Seminar: The Process | |
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Ministry Seminar: The Preparatory Papers | |
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Ministry Seminar: Points of Convergence | |
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Conclusion | |
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Perspectives from the Tradition | |
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Scripture | |
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Introduction | |
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Many Ministers | |
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Prophets | |
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Teachers | |
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Paul's Churches | |
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Conclusion | |
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Many Ministries | |
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The Twelve | |
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Apostles | |
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The Seven | |
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Conclusion | |
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Central Characteristics: Diakonia and Collegiality | |
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Ministry: The Choice of Language | |
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Collegiality in Ministry | |
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Conclusion | |
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Charism and Order | |
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The Terminology | |
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Theological Perspectives | |
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New Testament Patterns | |
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Beyond Charism and Order | |
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Conclusion | |
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Recent Church Teaching | |
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Introduction | |
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Vatican Council II | |
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Introduction | |
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Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy | |
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Constitution on the Church | |
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Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity | |
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Other Documents of Vatican II | |
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Conclusion | |
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Since the Council | |
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Ministeria Quaedam | |
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Evangelii Nuntiandi | |
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The Revised Code of Canon Law | |
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The Synod on the Laity | |
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Christifideles Laici | |
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The Roman Instruction | |
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The United States Bishops | |
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The Subcommittee on Lay Ministry | |
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Individual United States Bishops | |
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Conclusion | |
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An Agenda for the Future | |
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Introduction | |
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The Intersection of Present Experience and the Tradition | |
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Introduction | |
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Diverse Ministries and Ministers | |
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Ministry as Diakonia | |
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Ministry as Collegial | |
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Charism and Order | |
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Next Steps | |
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Introduction | |
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Live with the Ambiguities | |
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Define the New Ministers | |
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Establish a Relationship with the Bishop | |
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Ritually Celebrate | |
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Continue Work Begun | |
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Develop Support Systems | |
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Continue to Serve | |
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Conclusion | |
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Index | |