| FOREWORD BY ARCHBISHOP OSCAR LIPSCOMB |
xi |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
xiii |
| INTRODUCTION |
xv |
| CHAPTER |
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| I. A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY OF SERVICE |
1 |
| II. INITIATING THE PROCESS |
9 |
| III. DEVELOPING A MISSION STATEMENT |
17 |
| IV. IMPLEMENTING THE MISSION STATEMENT AND PASTORAL PLAN |
27 |
| V. PROVIDING SUPPORT |
41 |
| VI. EVALUATING THE PROCESS |
49 |
| VII. EPOLOGUE |
57 |
| APPENDICES |
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| A. APROCESS FOR DEVELOPING THE PARISH AS A COMMUNITY OF SERVICE |
60 |
| B. OUTLINE OF PROCEDURE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AND OBTAIN COMMITMENT FROM PARISH LEADERS |
62 |
| C. GUIDELINES FOR SMALL GROUP LEADERS |
64 |
| D. AGENDA FOR EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS |
66 |
| E. SAMPLE VISION STATEMENT |
71 |
| F. THE CORE GROUP |
72 |
| G. PLANNING SHEET ESTABLISHING A CORE GROUP |
73 |
| H. TASKS OF A CORE GROUP |
74 |
| I. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR CORE GROUP MEETINGS |
76 |
| J. A MODEL FOR A DUNCTIONING PARISH |
78 |
| K. SAMPLE REPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD DATA |
80 |
| L. GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING INTERVIEWERS |
82 |
| M. MINISTRY CHALLENGE TO CHRISTIANS |
83 |
| N. SAMPLE REPORT OF THE DATA ANYLYSIS COMMITTEE |
87 |
| O. PLANNING SHEET DEVELOPING A MISSION STATEMENT AND PASTORAL PLAN |
94 |
| P. SAMPLE MISSION STATEMENT AND PASTORAL PLAN |
95 |
| Q. MODEL FOR TOWN MEETING |
98 |
| R. PLANNING SHEET FOR PARISH RENEWAL |
101 |
| S. SAMPLE PARISH BULLETIN DIRECTORY PUBLICATION |
102 |
| T. SAMPLE MINISTRY INFORMATION FORM |
104 |
| U. SAMPLE MINISTRY COMMITMENT FORM |
106 |
| V. PLANNING SHEET IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MISSION STATEMENT |
107 |
| W. BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR MINI PARISH LEADERS |
108 |
| X. PARISH BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT |
109 |
| Y. GUIDELINES FOR FACILITATING THE FIRST MINISTRY SUPPORT GROUP GATHERING |
110 |
| Z. PLANNING SHEET FOR CORE GROUP FOLLOW UP AND SUPPORT |
111 |
| AA. PERSONAL EVALUATION OF PARISH |
112 |
| BB. STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT TOWARD A COMMUNITY OF SERVICE |
114 |
| CC. PLANNING SHEET FOR EVALUATION |
117 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
119 |