Best Practices in Catholic Church Ministry Performance Management (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Zech, Charles

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Church is not a business, but it does have a stewardship responsibility to ensure that all of its resources are used as effectively as possible to carry out God's work on earth. In the case of human resource assets, good stewardship involves assisting those engaged in ministry (whether clerical or lay) to achieve their greatest potential through the various components of performance management, including performance assessment. This unique collection brings together both scholars and practitioners who tackle the tricky questions related to the performance management of lay Church workers and clergy (priests and deacons). Performance management is multi-faceted, ranging from issues about hiring, job descriptions, performance criteria, performance appraisal, formation, and firing procedures. As a charitable organization, the Church is subject to the same civil law employment regulations as companies in the private sector. Contributors demonstrate that Canon Law and Church tradition supports the performance management of Church ministers (including clergy). This is a valuable resource for programs in church ministry, pastoral administration, and in the emerging field of church management.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739145258
• Artikelnr.: 54173449

Autorenporträt

Charles E. Zech is the director of the Center for the Study of Church Management and professor of economics at Villanova University.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. Framework of
Accountability in the Church Chapter 4 2. HR Guidelines for Developing A
Performance Management System Chapter 5 3. The Evolution of Employment
Practices Regarding Lay Parish Ministry Chapter 6 4. Using Standards in Lay
Ecclesial Ministry Professional Development Chapter 7 5. Performance
Management in a Family Business? Part 8 II. Performance Evaluation of
Clergy Chapter 9 6. Performance Management Of Catholic Clergy: "Best
Practice" Or New Iconoclasm? Chapter 10 7. Importance of Performance
Evaluation of Seminarians and Priests for Effective Parish Ministry Chapter
11 8. Clergy Performance Management: An Organizational Psychology
Perspective Chapter 12 9. Performance Management and Ongoing Formation of
Priests Chapter 13 10. Neither Fish Nor Fowl: Performance Evaluation of
Deacons Chapter 14 11. Summary and Conclusion