Resources

BOOKS

Appreciative Inquiry in the Catholic Church by Susan Star Paddock

Collaboration – Uniting Our Gifts in Ministry by Loughlan Sofield, ST. and Carroll Juliano, SHCJ

Collaborative Ministry – Communion, Contention, Commitment by Norman P. Cooper

Collaborative Ministry – Skills and Guidelines by Loughlan Sofield, ST. and Carroll Juliano, SHCJ

Developing a Vibrant Parish Pastoral Council by Arthur X. Deegan

Four Ways to Build More Effective Parish Councils by Mark F. Fischer

I Like Being in Parish Ministry by Mark F. Fischer

Parish Planning - A Practical Guide to Shared Responsibility by Robert G. Howes

Pastoral Councils in Today’s Catholic Parish by Mark F. Fisher

Revisioning the Parish Pastoral Council Workbook by Mary Ann Gubish and Susan Jenny, S.C. with Arlene McGannon

Transforming Parish Life : A Spirituality of Parish Leadership for the Twenty-first Century by Carol Gura

VIDEO

A Call to Collaborative Ministry – NALM
       A Call to Collaborative Ministry - Facilitators Manual and Workbook - NALM

WEB

Parish Pastoral Councils Website

This website, maintained by Mark Fischer, Director of Admissions and professor of theology at St. John’s Seminary ( Los Angeles), contains a wealth of documentation and resources for pastors and pastoral councilors.