Best Practices in Catholic Church Ministry Performance Management (eBook)

Charles Zech (Herausgeber)

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2010
130 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-4525-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The Church is not a business, but it does have a stewardship responsibility to ensure that all of its resources are used as effectively as possible to carry out God's work on earth. This unique collection brings together both scholars and practitioners who tackle the tricky questions related to the performance management of lay Church workers and clergy (priests and deacons). This is a valuable resource for programs in church ministry, pastoral administration, and in the emerging field of church management.

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The Church is not a business, but it does have a stewardship responsibility to ensure that all of its resources are used as effectively as possible to carry out God's work on earth. In the case of human resource assets, good stewardship involves assisting those engaged in ministry (whether clerical or lay) to achieve their greatest potential through the various components of performance management, including performance assessment. This unique collection brings together both scholars and practitioners who tackle the tricky questions related to the performance management of lay Church workers and clergy (priests and deacons). Performance management is multi-faceted, ranging from issues about hiring, job descriptions, performance criteria, performance appraisal, formation, and firing procedures. As a charitable organization, the Church is subject to the same civil law employment regulations as companies in the private sector. Contributors demonstrate that Canon Law and Church tradition supports the performance management of Church ministers (including clergy). This is a valuable resource for programs in church ministry, pastoral administration, and in the emerging field of church management.

Autor

Charles E. Zech is the director of the Center for the Study of Church Management and professor of economics at Villanova University.

Inhalt

1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 1. Framework of Accountability in the ChurchChapter 4 2. HR Guidelines for Developing A Performance Management SystemChapter 5 3. The Evolution of Employment Practices Regarding Lay Parish MinistryChapter 6 4. Using Standards in Lay Ecclesial Ministry Professional DevelopmentChapter 7 5. Performance Management in a Family Business?Part 8 II. Performance Evaluation of ClergyChapter 9 6. Performance Management Of Catholic Clergy: "Best Practice" Or New Iconoclasm?Chapter 10 7. Importance of Performance Evaluation of Seminarians and Priests for Effective Parish MinistryChapter 11 8. Clergy Performance Management: An Organizational Psychology PerspectiveChapter 12 9. Performance Management and Ongoing Formation of PriestsChapter 13 10. Neither Fish Nor Fowl: Performance Evaluation of DeaconsChapter 14 11. Summary and Conclusion

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.6.2010
• Co-Autor: James H. Alphen, Charles E. Zech, Christopher Anderson, John Beal, Lisa R. Berlinger, David DeLambo, Zeni Fox, Deacon Justin Green, Daniel Koys, Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
• Schlagworte: Catholic Studies • Religion
• ISBN-10: 0-7391-4525-8 / 0739145258
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-4525-8 / 9780739145258