God's Missionary People: A New Way of Being Church
A Call for Reassessment and Renewal in the United States

Texts of Selected Conference Presenters
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The Reign of God: The Mission of the Church:
Father John Fuellenbach, SVD, professor of theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
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The Context Calls for Mission: A Lens on Some Issues:
Sister Barbara Moore, CSJ, a member of the congregational leadership team for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
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The Church as Mission: The Mission of the Church: Bishop William R. Houck, retired bishop of the Diocese of Jackson, Miss., and currently president of Catholic Extension Society. To download this text

Church as Mission: A Lay Perspective: Joel Schorn, managing editor of TrueQuest Communications (publishers of Prepare the Word and VISION). To download this text

Y/Our Safari On Christian Mission in the 21st Century: Dr. Leslie Hollon, pastor of the 2,850-member St. Matthew Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky. To download this text

The Integrity of All of Creation—the Basis for Contemporary Theology and Spirituality: Sister Dianne Bergant, CSA, professor of biblical studies at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. To download this text

Engaging the Latin Areopagite: Father Gilberto Cavazos-Gonzales, OFM, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. To download this text


Video tapes are available of major presentations and audio tapes are available for most workshops. Visit www.uscatholicmission.org (the Web site of the U.S. Catholic Mission Association) for details, or call 202-832-3112.

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