Pastoral leadership course to equip parishes for synodal church
Liverpool Hope University has partnered with several dioceses to devise the two-year course.
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A course in Catholic pastoral leadership is being launched to equip parish leaders for the synodal church.
The Catholic Pastoral Leadership course will explore topics including applying Scripture to the real world, the synodal Church and the Church’s global mission.
Elizabeth Parsons, director of pastoral development in the Archdiocese of Liverpool, which had a key role in devising the two-year course, said: “We are in a new phase of Church life and dioceses are making changes. Some of these changes involve new ideas about synodality, accompaniment and parishes working together.”
The course aims to give lay Catholics and deacons fresh perspectives on Scripture and the Church’s teaching. “There is potential here for sharing ideas and offering support to networks” said Parsons.
She told The Tablet the online course was designed to provide Catholics with “the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their ministries whether they are chaplains, readers or catechists.”
She added: “People are crying out for formation and want to build community and make change in a good way not for the sake of change.”
Liverpool Hope University has partnered with several dioceses including Liverpool, Hexham and Newcastle, Hallam and Leeds to devise the two-year course.
It is split into four, 10-week modules including assessments and may be completed as a post-graduate course equivalent to 60 university credits for a cost of £2,400. The non-accredited course will incur a charge of £1,400. Tuition will be provided by Hope university, with additional input from the Northern Diaconal Formation Partnership.
On 4 July, the Archbishop of Liverpool Malcolm McMahon and the city’s Lord Mayor Richard Kemp attended the annual Catholic Social Action Network Conference in Liverpool.
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