By Mark F. Fischer
Published as “Competing Visions of Pastoral Councils,” in Arthur X. Deegan, II, Editor, Developing a Vibrant Parish Pastoral Council (New York and Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1995), pp. 36-50.
In this chapter of Art Deegan’s book, I present one of the core arguments of my work: pastoral councils can be planning bodies or they can be coordinators of parish standing committees; but they are more effective as pastoral planning bodies. Developing a Vibrant Parish Pastoral Council is available from the Paulist Press: 1-800-218-1903.
