Program Requirements
In most programs, the spiritual formation requirements are the same for all candidates.
Program Requirements
Percent responding "Yes"
| Are the spiritual formation requirements the same for all
candidates? |
83% |
| Can a candidate receive an academic degree or certificate
and not be qualified for lay ecclesial ministry? |
63% |
| Is there a process for lay ecclesial ministry certification
that is separate from the program's academic
requirements? |
37% |
In nearly two-thirds of lay ministry formation programs, it is possible for a candidate to
receive an academic degree or certificate and still not be qualified for lay ecclesial ministry.
Only a little more than a third of the program have a process for certifying lay ecclesial ministers
that is separate from the program's academic requirements.
The spiritual formation requirements are the same for all candidates in all of the
independent programs and for between 80 and 90 percent of diocesan, college or university, and
CPE programs. In 39 percent of seminary or school of theology programs, however, the
requirements are not the same for all candidates.
Program Requirements
Percent responding "Yes"
|
Diocesan |
College |
Seminary |
CPE |
Independent |
| Are spiritual formation requirements
the same for all candidates? |
89% |
81% |
61% |
80% |
100% |
| Can a candidate receive an academic
degree or certificate and not be
qualified for lay ecclesial ministry? |
47% |
74% |
77% |
80% |
46% |
| Is there a process for lay ecclesial
ministry certification that is separate
from the program's academic
requirements? |
28% |
47% |
26% |
60% |
50% |
- In about three-fourths of college/university (74 percent), seminary/school of
theology (77 percent), and CPE programs (80 percent), candidates can receive
academic degrees or certificates and not be qualified for lay ecclesial ministry.
- The ability to earn credentials without being qualified for lay ecclesial ministry is
less common in diocesan and independent programs: fewer than half of diocesan
(49 percent) and independent (46 percent) programs allow for this possibility.
- About one-fourth of the programs in dioceses and seminaries or schools of
theology and nearly one-half of the programs in colleges or universities have a
process for lay ecclesial ministry certification that is separate from the academic
requirements of the program.