Best Practices for Shared Parishes: So That They May All Be One
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Best Practices for Shared Parishes: So That They All May Be One is a guide to assist pastors of culturally diverse parishes in the challenging task of building unity in diversity. Developed from responses of a recent study among a group of pastors who achieved a high level of integration and inclusion in the parishes where they serve, these recommendations help pastors and their teams respond to challenging ministerial situations and growing demographic changes. The guide identifies pastoral responses and proven best practices in relation to intercultural competencies in attitudes, knowledge, and skills. It helps parishes discern pastoral planning strategies and opportunities that will lead to a higher level of stewardship.
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- Provides a nine-step developmental process to help parishes move toward ecclesial integration
- Serves as a practical guide for pastors and parish leaders who are navigating the challenges and opportunities of culturally diverse, or “shared,” parishes.
- Identifies and explains a set of intercultural competencies—including attitudes, knowledge, and skills—that are essential for ministers in a diverse parish setting.
- Best Practices for Shared Parishes: So That They May All Be One
- Part I: Shared Parishes and Intercultural Sensitivity
- Part II: The Catholic Understanding of the Parish Life and Mission
- Part III: The Developmental Process of Ecclesial Integration/Inclusion and Stewardship in Shared Parishes
- Title: Best Practices for Shared Parishes: So That They May All Be One
- Author: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Publisher: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Print Publication Date: 2014
- Pages: 60
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781601373892, 1601373899
- Resource ID: LLS:BSTPRCTCSSHRDBN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-08-06T22:13:13Z