A study released this summer by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University indicates a 16-percent drop in participation in lay ministry training programs over ...

Being in college can bring with it many struggles, both past and present, expected or unexpected, and addressing them in a spiritual context may be helpful. Pastoral Counseling embraces the Jesuit ...

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is welcoming ministry leadership and church workers from all over the world to join the upcoming Global Ministers’ Classroom, a free online ministry course. Pastor Chris ...

What is pastoral ministry like these days, and how is it being shaped in new ways? The Century talked to pastors about the challenges and surprises of their early years in ministry. This interview is ...

Recently a young man asked me this question via text message. I imagine you have been asked the same question by someone in your congregation—an eager person looking to take the next step in their ...

The prerequisites of pastoral leadership. If you're going to be a doctor, a military officer, or a restaurant manager, you need training, which may include classroom and field experience. Without ...

Delegates of the Instituto Pastoral Migratoria workshop are seen at Broadview Jail in Maywood, Ill., July 13, where people are deported to Mexico. Staff and members of the Archdiocese of Chicago's ...

The Rev. Edson Way was New Mexico's cultural affairs officer when the call came to him like a voice over the radio. The Rev. Scott Campbell was working in conflict resolution at a computer company ...

JBSA, Fort Sam Houston--The former Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, Gen. (ret.) George C. Marshall, once famously said, "The soldier's heart, the soldier's spirit, the soldier's soul, are ...