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Lay Ecclesial Ministry Summit 2015 Program
Lay Ecclesial Ministry Summit 2015 Program, June 7-8, 2015
In 2005, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released their statement on lay ecclesial ministry, Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord. Since then, the USCCB has remained engaged with the latest developments in this field through its relationship with the National Association for Lay Ministry (NALM), involvement with the Emerging Models of Pastoral Leadership Project (from 2003-2013), and participation in two national symposia on lay ecclesial ministry convened by the School of Theology-Seminary at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota in 2007 and 2011.
In the course of conversations with St. John’s and other leaders about next steps toward a possible third symposium, the USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church, and the Subcommittee on Certification for Ecclesial Ministry and Service, with the support of the Committee on Doctrine, decided to host a special Lay Ecclesial Ministry Summit for bishops in anticipation of the tenth anniversary of Co-Workers.