New Ways and Next Steps: Developing Parish LGBTQ+ Ministry (Contemporary Topics in Parish Leadership) - Softcover

DeBernardo, Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814668607 ISBN 13: 9780814668603

Publisher: Liturgical Press, 2023

Synopsis

2024 Association of Catholic Publishers Second Place Award, Resources for Ministry

New Ways and Next Steps is designed to help pastoral ministers develop LGBTQ+ ministry in their local parishes. Whether a parish is just initiating a ministry or already has one that needs fresh ideas, Francis DeBernardo brings pastoral ministers on a journey of discernment to help them discover the best path LGBTQ+ ministry should take in their local communities.

About this title

About the Author

Francis DeBernardo has served since 1996 as executive director of New Ways Ministry, a national Catholic ministry of justice and reconciliation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Catholics and the wider Church community. He earned a Master’s in English from the University of Maryland (UMD) and has completed doctoral coursework in Rhetoric there and at the Catholic University of America. He has taught courses in writing, rhetorical theory, and literature at UMD. He is currently a board member of the Quixote Center, and he serves on the advisory board of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia.  His writing has appeared in Commonweal, the National Catholic Reporter, and American Catholic.

Edition details

• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814668607
• ISBN 13: 9780814668603
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160