At least
three dioceses (Erie, Reno, Winona) will be participating
in a pilot project of the Institute for Church Life of the
University of Notre Dame this fall.
Designed
for dioceses that have far-flung pastoral sites at great
distances from the diocesan see, the project will include
pre-prepared videos, on-site facilitation, on-line connection
and interactive dialogue with theology professors that is
real-time, multi-site, and simultaneous. As a follow-up
for the STEP production programs, Notre Dame will prepare
a website that will provide a bibliography, brief articles,
opportunity for dialogue with the professors, and interaction
with other learners.
The
pilot program is the result of year-long research by the
Institute for Church Life with bishops and diocesan pastoral
leaders. Topics for the four programs scheduled during 1999-2000
are Discipleship and ministry empowered by Baptism, What
do we do when we gather at Eucharist, The integration of
faith and everyday life, and Pastoral collaboration: How
do we do all this together?
