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Required Readings:

* Cowan, Michael, and Bernard Lee. Gathered and Sent: The Mission of Small Church Communities Today. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2001. ISBN# 0-8091-4132-9.

* Whitehead, Evelyn, and James Whitehead. Community of Faith: Crafting Christian Communities Today. 1992. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse.com, 2001. ISBN # 0-595-19808-2. (Order at <custservice@iUniverse.com>or by calling 1-877-823-9235, ext. 5; copies should also be available through major booksellers.)

*Note: These texts will be used in both courses in this focus area.

Roman Catholic Documents and Resources:

John Paul II. Ecclesia in America. Post-Synodal Exhortation, 22 January 1999. Text is available online at <http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/

apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_22011999_

ecclesia-in-america_en.html>.

–––. Ecclesia in Europa. Post-Synodal Exhortation, 28 June 2003. Text is available online at <http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/

apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_20030628_

ecclesia-in-europa_en.html>.

–––. Redemptoris Mission. Encyclical Letter, 7 December 1990.
<http://www.vatican.va/edocs/ENG0219/__P7.HTM>.

Lumen Gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church). Vatican Council II: The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents. Vols. 1 and 2. Ed. Austin Flannery, O.P. Northport, NY: Costello, 1998. ISBN # 0-9183-4439-5 and 0-9183-4416-6. Text is available online at <http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/
documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html>.

“Spirituality.” Catechism of the Catholic Church. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 2000. Publication #5-109 (hard cover); publication # 5-110 (paperback). Text is available online at <http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm>.

U.S. Catholic Bishops. Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1995. Text is available online at <http://usccb.org/laity/calleden.htm>.

–––. Hispanic Ministry: Three Major Documents. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1995.

Additional Sources:

Banks, Robert, and Julia Banks. The Church Comes Home: Building Community and Mission Through Home Churches. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1998. ISBN# 1-5656-3179-X.

–––. Paul’s Idea of Community: The Early House Churches in their Cultural Settings. Rev. ed. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994. ISBN# 1-56563-050-5.

Boff, Leonardo. Ecclesiogenesis: The Base Communities Reinvent the Church. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1986. ISBN# 0-8834-4214-0.

Fisher, Roger, and William Ury. 2nd ed. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. New York: Viking Penguin, 1991. ISBN# 0-1401-5735-2.

Fleischer, Barbara. Facilitating for Growth: A Guide for Scripture Study Groups and Small Christian Communities. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical, 1993. ISBN# 0-8146-2170-8.

Healey, Jospeh, and Donald Sybertz. Towards an African Narrative Theology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2002. ISBN# 1-5707-5121-8.

Harold, Ellie. Where Two are or More are Gathered: A New Church for the 21st Century. Norcross, VA: NCM, 2001. ISBN# 1-9312-6808-8. Available at <http://www.wheretwoormore.com>.

Kleissler, Thomas, et al. Small Christian Communities: A Vision of Hope for the 21st Century. Rev. ed. New York: Paulist, 2002. ISBN# 0-8091-4157-4.

Lamb, Betsy. The Big “How To . . .” Book for Small Church Communities. Order from: Parish Renewal Consulting Services, 5630 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21045, or call 443.367.0257. <http://www.buenavista.org/prcspage.html>.

— The Small Church Community in the Catholic Parish. Forthcoming. Order from: Parish Renewal Consulting Services, 5630 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21045, or call 443.367.0257. <http://www.buenavista.org/prcspage.html>.

Lee, Bernard. The Catholic Experience of Small Christian Communities. New York: Paulist, 2000. ISBN# 0-8091-3937-5.

Pelton, Robert S. Small Christian Communities: Imagining Future Church. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1997. ISBN# 0-2680-1761-1.

Vandenakker, John. Small Christian Communities and the Parish. Kansas City: Sheed and Ward/Rowman and Littlefield, 1995. ISBN# 1-5561-2709-X.

Van Gelder, Craig. The Essence of the Church: A Community Created by the Spirit. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 2000. ISBN# 0-8010-9096-2.

Wuthnow, Robert. Sharing the Journey: Support Groups and America's New Quest for Community. New York: Free/Simon and Schuster, 1996. ISBN# 0-6848-2623-2.

Web Sites of Interest:

Buena Vista Homepage. <http://www.buenavista.org>.

Dudas, Carolyn. Small Christian Communities. <http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/d/d/ddz/faith.htm>.

Good News Ministries Resources for Developing Small Christian Communities. <http://gnm.org/events/e-Classroom/SCCs>.

Loyola Institute for Ministry Publisher Resources for Small Christian Communities. <http://www.loyno.edu/lim/news/lilygrant-publishers.html>.

National Alliance for Parishes Restructuring into Communities. <http://www.naprc.faithweb.com/>.

National Pastoral Life Center Small Christian Communities Page. <http://www.nplc.org/smallcommunities.htm>.

North American Forum on Small Christian Communities. <http://www.nafscc.org/>.

ParishLife. <http://parishlife.com/>.

RENEW International. <http://www.renewintl.org/>.

RENEW International Small Christian Communities Page. <http://www.renewintl.org/SmallChristianComm/>.

Small Christian Communities. <http://www.smallchristiancommunities.org>.

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