The Changing Face of Lay Ecclesial Ministry in the United States

A presentation on the evolving role of the professional lay ecclesial minister in the United States.

This presentation will explore the following:

• Changing identity of the lay ecclesial minister
• Changing expectations of the lay ecclesial minister in response to emerging developments in parish life.
• Changing definitions of lay ecclesial ministry: professionalization; certification, authorization, and commissioning.

Paul Kircher, Tri-School Career Development Director, will draw on material from national conferences and symposia on lay ecclesial ministry that he has attended, as well as research on assessment of readiness for ministry among lay ecclesial ministry candidates.

Tuesday evening, April 22 at 7 p.m.
Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley