Boston College Stm Online: Encore Podcast

Where Two or Three Are Gathered: Transforming the Parish through Communities of Practice SECOND ANNUAL STM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION LECTURE October 27, 2016Presenter: Jane E. Regan Ministers in today’s parishes face a variety of challenges as they strive to create a context within which the faith is proclaimed, preached, taught, celebrated, and lived.  Forming this kind of dynamic community requires that the adult believers embody maturity of faith and a spirit of evangelization.  Using the concept of “community of practice,” this presentation sets out a new way to think about the life of the parish and a model for effectively leveraging and enhancing present parish dynamics and structures. Sponsored by the School of Theology and Ministry Jane E. Regan is STM associate professor of theology and religious education, director, STM continuing education, and chair, STM Department of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry.