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LIMEX Curriculum

Required Readings:

Brennan, Patrick. Re-Imagining Evangelization: Toward the Reign of God and the Communal Parish. New York: Crossroad, 1994. ISBN# 0-8245-1433-5. (Purchase from publisher by calling 1-800-707-0670).

Dues, Greg, and Barbara Walkley. Called to Parish Ministry: Identity, Challenges, and Spirituality of Lay Ministers. Lima, OH: Academic Renewal, 2003. ISBN# 0-7880-9947-7. (Copies are available through major booksellers and through the publisher by calling 1-800-537-1030 or 419-227-1818 or by ordering online at www.arpress.com).

Roman Catholic Documents and Resources:

Paul VI. Evangelii Nuntiandi: On Evangelization in the Modern World.
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/cultr/documents/rc_pc_pc-cultr_doc_03061999_pastoral_en.html.

U.S. Catholic Bishops. Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States. 10th anniversary ed. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 2002.
http://www.usccb.org/evangelization/goandmake/whatisevangelization.shtml.

–––. Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry. Washington, DC: United States Catholic Conference, 1997. Publication # 5-004. Order by calling 800-235-USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202-722-8716; or by visiting the web site http://www.usccb.org/publishing/youth.shtml. Available online at
http://www.usccb.org/laity/youth/rtvcontents.htm.

Additional Sources:

Bausch, William. The Parish of the Next Millennium. Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third, 1997. ISBN# 0-89622-719-7.

Berglas, Steven. Reclaiming the Fire: How Successful People Overcome Burnout New York: Random House, 2001. ISBN# 0-8129-9255-5.

Foster, Michael S. Annulment: The Wedding that Was. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1999. ISBN# 0-8091-3844-1.

Jung, Shannon, et al. Rural Ministry: The Shape of the Renewal to Come. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1998. ISBN# 0-687-01606-1.

Morris, Thomas H. The RCIA Transforming the Church: A Resource for Pastoral Implementation. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1989 and (updated) 1997. ISBN# 0-8091-3758-5.

Rausch, Thomas P., ed. Evangelizing America. New York: Paulist, 2004. ISBN# 0-8091-4240-6.

Ulrich, Tom. Parish Social Ministry: Strategies for Success. Notre Dame, IN:   Ave Maria, 2001. ISBN# 0-87793-747-8.

Whitehead, Evelyn Eaton, and James D. Whitehead. Community of Faith: Crafting Christian Communities Today . Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2001. ISBN# 0 -595-19808-2. Copies are available from the publisher at www.iuniverse.com or 877-288-4737.

Wicks, Robert, ed. Handbook of Spirituality for Ministers. Vols. 1 and 2. New York: Paulist, 1995. ISBN # 0-8091-3971-5.

Examples of Books on Specific Groups:

Beaudoin, Tom. Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Quest of Generation X. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000. ISBN# 078-7955-272.

Celebrate Youth: Becoming a Youth Friendly Churc. Naughtetuck, CT: Center for Youth Ministry, 1998. (203-723-1622). Order online at www.cmdnet.org.

Coles, Robert, David Elkind, Charles Shelton, Veronica Mendez, and Nsenga Warfield-Coppock. The Ongoing Journey: Awakening Spiritual Life in At-Risk Youth. Boys Town, NB: Boys Town, 1997. ISBN# 0-9385-1048-7.

Cusick, John C., and Katherine F. Devries. The Basic Guide to Young Adult Ministry. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2001. ISBN# 1-57075-392-X.

D’Antonio, William, ed. American Catholics: Gender, Generation, and Commitment. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira, 2001. ISBN# 0-7591-0041-1.

Dean, Kenda Creasy, Ron Foster, and Rita Collett. The Godbearing Life: The Art of Soul Tending for Youth Ministry. Nashville, TN: Upper Room, 1998. ISBN# 083-580-8580.

Dychtwald, Ken. Age Power: How the 21st Century Will Be Ruled by the New Old.   J.P. Tarcher, 2000. ISBN# 0-58542-043-3.

Elkind, David. All Grown Up and No Place to Go: Teenagers in Crisis. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1997. ISBN# 020-148-3858.

Gonzales, Juan L., Jr. Racial and Ethnic Groups in America. Dubuque, IA:   Kendall/Hunt, 2000. ISBN# 0-7872-7060-1.

Hoge, Dean, ed. Young Adult Catholics: Religion in the Culture of Choice .   Notre Dame, IN: Notre Dame UP, 2001.   ISBN# 0-268-04475-9.

Hutchison, Joyce, and Joyce Rupp. May I Walk You Home?: Courage and Comfort for Caregivers of the Very Ill. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria, 1999. ISBN# 087-793-6706.

Nelson, Jan C. and David A. Aaker. Bereavement Ministry Program: A Comprehensive Guide for Churches. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria, 1998. ISBN# 087-793-6455.

Roof, Wade Clark. Spiritual Marketplace: Baby Boomers and the Remaking of American Religion. Reprint ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 2000. ISBN# 069-1089965.

Tapscott, Don. Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999. ISBN# 0-07134-7984.

Thau Richard D., and Jay S. Heflin. Generations Apart: Xers Vs. Boomers Vs. the Elderly. Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 1997. ISBN# 157-392-1742.

Wuthnow, Robert. After Heaven: Spirituality in America Since the 1950s. Berkeley, CA: U of California P, 2000. ISBN# 050-2222-88.

Web Sites of Interest

American Catholic Home Page. http://www.americancatholic.org.  

Episocpal Life Home Page. http://www.episcopalchurch.org/episcopal-life/CLGenXLd.html.

Good News Ministries, Catholic Adult Faith Formation. http://gnm.org.

The National Black Catholic Evangenlization Forum. http://www.bcn.net/~wsavage.

The National Council for Catholic Evangelization. http://www.catholicevangelization.org.

National Study on Youth and Religion. http://www.youthandreligion.org.

Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Network. http://www.pncea.org.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Evangelization. http://www.usccb.org/evangelization.

Page Updated March 19, 2005.

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