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    Formation of Lay Leadership and Its Influence on Pastoral Planning and Organisation
    (Tangaza University College, 2016) Ssegujja, Emmanuel
    The study on formation of lay leadership and how it influences pastoral planning and organization comes timely and as it will be explored in the literature that the mission and vocation of the laity in the Church unless clearly understood affects the Church and its mission. In Ecclesia in Africa, the Holy Father Pope John Paul II called on the African Church to use all possible means to ensure that the “laity are helped to become increasingly aware of their role in the Church, thereby fulfilling their particular mission…, so that in their places of work they will be faithful witnesses to the Gospel” (EA, 90).Though a lot has been written about the laity and their vocation in the Church, a lot of challenges still confront them in the daily exercise of their duties and this study sees formation as a key to empowerment of the laity, if they are to make meaningful contribution in the area of pastoral planning. Pastoral planning though vital still remains a challenge in many parishes yet when well understood contributes to the renewal of vitality in any parish or diocese, the researcher seek to respond to this by clearly explaining the elements of pastoral planning and the various challenges that come with it. The researcher has worked in a number of parishes involved in catechetical teams, pastoral councils and various lay movements but whenever the laity could ask a question “what can we do to make our ministries better”, this question after deep reflection could touch on the issue of formation of the laity and this affects so much the pastoral planning and organization process of any ministry. The researcher has witnessed the laity demanding to know their place in ministry, yearning to do the work of God better but with no one to teach them how to do things that is why formation of lay leadership and its influence on pastoral planning was identified as a research gap this study seeks to addressed. This study seeks to establish a relationship between formation of lay leaders and pastoral planning and this is based on the assumption that pastoral planning and elements that come with it are complex yet a good parish cannot do away with them. If pastoral planning is to bear fruit, then those entrust with the role of leading others in a parish setting need to be formed first in their vocation and mission in the Church and lastly trained in the area of how to achieve this mission through pastoral planning and organization.The paper is divided into five chapters, chapter one gives a background to the research, insertion experience, statement of the problem, objectives, research questions, scope as well as justifications. Chapter two covers the literature review, mainly what different scholars say about the laity, their vocation and mission and pastoral planning. Chapter three entitled Research Design deals with data collection and analysis and Chapter four entitled theological reflection deals with what the Bible, Tradition and the magisterial teachings of the church say on the formation of the laity, vocation and mission and the aspect of pastoral planning. Chapter five deals with the Action plan for formation of lay leaders in Dandora Parish and lastly a general conclusion of this research.
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    Effective Leadership for Pastoral Communication
    (Tangaza University College, 1998-02) Namphande, Philbert
    The traditional models of leadership have been found wanting in their ability to make sense of and deal with the challenges facing people in the contemporary world. People are looking for models of leadership that can embody the values of respect for people, empowerment and liberation. The central role of leadership demands certain qualities (skills) on the part of leaders. If thinking clearly about people is at the heart of leadership then we are inevitably going to think about how to develop the talents and potential that people have. A major function of leadership is turning the people around us into leaders. Realistically for example in relation to clergy and religious, there simply are not enough bodies on the ground to do all the work that needs to be done. The only way the work of the Church can be effectively progressing is to make training of new leaders a central role of leadership. Priests have to see themselves at all levels, as in the business of leading leaders who in turn will lead others to, and so on. This is probably one of the least understood and practiced aspects of leadership. One of the central challenges of leadership is to make itself redundant. The role of the parish priest, for example then becomes, among other things, the turning of lay people into leaders of the parish. This essay aims at presenting how leadership can be in a pastoral situation. The first chapter explains what leadership is all about with its qualities and characteristics. This is a broad understanding of general Christian leadership - the second chapter then emphasizes on leadership as seen by the church of the second Vatican Council. Here the church leadership is divided into three parts - lay leadership, priestly leadership and religious leadership, each with its own responsibility according to the state of life chosen. Chapter three gives an ideal vision of a parish; what basic things should take place at a parish setting, a few of them being evangelization, catechesis, prayer and liturgy. Social development too, is another way of living life to the fullest as we build God's kingdom. The last chapter is about the training of parish leaders. This training shows how collaborative ministry could be. If priests do not train their leaders it means that there is no collaborative ministry, because effective leadership for pastoral communication involves the priest and all Christians around him, but for Christians to be effective they need to receive enough training, given or organized by the parish priest.
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    Authentic Christian Leadership in our Contemporary Society
    (Tangaza College, 2009) Muia, Boniface, Nzioki
    A Christian leader whether in church, business or civic organizations must see his or her work truly as a ministry given by God. What he or she does must be based on these three images of the lord as we can see in the New Testament. Through ones life and leadership service, one is expected to treat others with respect, justice, fairness and love. One's actions will manifest to the world around him or her God's love, justice and care for the people. This retreat is aimed at helping not only seminarians but all people to realize and actualize their God given talents in leadership. With few adjustments, the retreat can also be offered to any other group of people who are interested in becoming authentic Christian leaders. The first three conferences in this paper will deal with the three biblical images of being a servant, a shepherd and a steward respectively. Just like Jesus Christ, every leader is expected to be the light and salt of the earth (John 8:12-20, Mathew 5:13-16). The three images reflect Jesus' leadership styles which every authentic Christian leader is encouraged to emulate. The fourth conference will focus on leadership as a challenge to all of us while the fifth conference will be more practical on ways of authenticating Christian leadership in our contemporary society and especially through the example of Jesus Christ, the most authentic leader. Before we proceed, let us respond to the questions of leadership and a leader.