Local church life is changing radically and clergy deployment with it. Multi-congregational groupings are increasingly the norm with fewer stipendiary clergy. As ministry increasingly becomes the responsibility of local congregations and priesthood...

Explores 'formation', an increasingly central idea in Christian discipleship. It addresses the issues faced in discipleship today, from widespread lack of knowledge of the Christian faith, to Christianity's conflict with many of society's...

(9)As the movement to ordain women in the Catholic Church gains ground, this important book asks how the Church needs to change in order for women to play a full part in its life. (9)Historically, the Catholic Church has been shaped and driven by an...