LIM: Pastoral Life and Administration Focus Area: Websites

Offers a variety of reflections, information, and resources for ministry and Christian living.

Center for Parish Development “exists to be a dynamic resource for God's people on a journey of continuing conversion. The Center offers workshops on developing mission oriented parishes and has an online newsletter.

The CPPCD “promotes and advocates consultative processes that foster effective planning for the pastoral life of the Church.” It offers resources on parish council development and human resource issues. It also hosts an annual national conference and participates in the Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership research.

A global Catholic community web site that gives one example of online evangelization efforts. Online retreat participation is possible.

The Leadership Network is an ecumenical “advance scout for the emerging church” and fosters conversation among innovative church leaders.

The National Association for Lay Ministry is a professional organization that supports, educates and advocates for lay ministers and promotes the development of lay ministry in the Catholic Church.

The NLRCM is an organization of laity and clergy working together to promote excellence in church management. The web site lists a number of resource books published by the organization, projects, lists of best practices, and also has an excellent “churchEpedia” on a variety of topics.

Researchers at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, have been conducting numerous studies on youth and religion across the U.S. This site provides a list of their reports and other related findings.

The Parish Evaluation Project is a consulting group led by Fr. Tom Sweetser, S.J., that has over 25 years of experience in guiding parish evaluation and development. An online newsletter of “best practices” from a network of parishes is available.
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Builds up the body of Christ by equipping active Catholics for the work of evangelization and by proclaiming the gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ to inactive Catholics and the unchurched.

Offers information on relevant documents, programs, resource materials, and conferences on various facets of Catholic evangelization.

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General Instruction of the Roman Missal. 2011. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal/index.cfm.

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Sacrosanctum Concilium (The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy). 4 Dec. 1963. Vatican: The Holy See, www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19631204_sacrosanctum-concilium_en.html.

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Paul VI. Evangelii Nuntiandi (On Evangelization in the Modern World). 8 Dec. 1975. Vatican: The Holy See, w2.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_p-vi_exh_19751208_evangelii-nuntiandi.html.

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General Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops. Instrumentum Laboris (The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Catholic Faith). 19 June 2012. Vatican: The Holy See, www.vatican.va/roman_curia/synod/documents/rc_synod_doc_20120619_instrumentum-xiii_en.pdf.

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship. 2000. Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, www.ajdiocese.org/sites/default/files/Built%20of%20Living%20Stones.pdf.

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Communities of Salt and Light. 1994. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/communities-of-salt-and-light-reflections-on-the-social-mission-of-the-parish.cfm.

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord. 2005. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, www.usccb.org/upload/co-workers-vineyard-lay-ecclesial-ministry-2005.pdf.

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States. 10th anniversary ed., 2002. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/evangelization/go-and-make-disciples/go-and-make-disciples-a-national-plan-and-strategy-for-catholic-evangelization-in-the-united-states.cfm.

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry. 1997. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, www.usccb.org/about/laity-marriage-family-life-and-youth/young-adults/renewing-the-vision.cfm.

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Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. “Disciples Called to Witness: The New Evangelization.” 2012. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/disciples-called-to-witness/.