Shaping Catholic Parishes

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Shaping Catholic Parishes is written by Carole Ganim and published by Loyola Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0829426469 (ISBN 10) and 9780829426465 (ISBN 13).

Catholic parish life in the United States is changing. As a result, new organizational models are emerging: clustered parishes, large megachurches, one pastor overseeing multiple parishes, lay leadership... Pastoral leaders, ordained and lay, need to learn new skills and adopt new leadership styles to function effectively in this changing pastoral environment. Shaping Catholic Parishes looks at these changes from the pastoral leader's point of view. Twenty-two priests, deacons, religious, and lay people share first-person accounts of their experiences serving as pastoral leaders in these new situations and roles.