Collaboration: Uniting Our Gifts in Ministry

by Loughlan Sofield, Howard J. Hubbard, Carroll Juliano

Overview

Despite the focus on collaborative ministry in several church documents and pastoralletters in recent years, two frequently asked questions still persist: "What is it?" and "How do we make it work?"

In Collaboration: Uniting Our Gifts in Ministry, authors Loughlan Sofield , ST and Carroll Juliano, SHCJ, provide answers to these questions based on their work of over twenty years with thousands of Christians who are actively working to give birth to a ministry that calls on all Christians to share their baptismal gifts.

Collaboration offers a comprehensive model and a wealth of practical strategies to help ministers navigate their way through the sometimes messy, sometimes painful issues they confront. Chronicling the many developments in the church's life and practice since the issue of collaborative ministry first came into focus, they identify some of the myths and obstacles that hinder effective collaborative ministry and offer concrete examples of why and how collaboration is working. Their careful use of a full range of contemporary ecclesial documents helps readers concretize a sometimes nebulous understanding of collaborative ministry.

lectures and gives workshops across the United States as well as internationally. His two most recent books (both from Ave Maria Press) were awarded first place by the Catholic Press Assn: Building Community: Christian, Caring, Vital and Collaborative Leader. He is senior editor of Human Development magazine and a member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity.

Sr. Carroll Juliano, SHCJ, a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, is currently serving on the congregation's formation team of the American Province. Carroll has authored numerous articles and books. She is co-author of Building Community: Christian, Caring, Vital, and Design for Wholeness: Dealing with Anger, Learning to Forgive and Building Self-Esteem.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780877936831
Publisher:	Ave Maria Press
Publication date:	09/28/2000
Pages:	194
Sales rank:	423,859
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	9
	Introduction	11
1.	A Model for Collaborative Ministry	17
2.	Myths of Collaborative Ministry	31
3.	Evolution of Collaborative Ministry	39
4.	Obstacles to Collaborative Ministry	51
5.	Readiness for Collaborative Ministry	73
6.	Spirituality for Collaborative Ministry	85
7.	Group Leadership	103
8.	Conflict	123
9.	Confrontation	139
10.	Structure and Process for Collaborative Ministry	147
11.	Collaborative Ministry in Practice	163
	Epilogue: Collaborative Leadership: A Challenge to All	177
	Bibliography	183
	Sources	186

What People are Saying About This

Howard J. Hubbard

There is no one in church leadership today who has given more commitment, passion, and scholorship to a vision of collaborative ministry than Br. Loughlan Sofield and Sr. Carroll Juliano. It is my prayer and hope that I will continue to be formed and shaped by the prophetic vision of this book and that the church will continue to be renewed through the giftedness of each and every person called by baptism to buils the reign of god. (Howard J. Hubbard, Bishop of Albany)