From a Maintenance to a Missional Parish - Reading Guide

1. How do the false teachings of Pelagianism (God’s grace is not necessary for salvation – it is achieved through our good works) and Jansenism (extreme moral rigorism emphasizing God’s grace and our inherent depravity) get in the way of the proclamation of the Good News in your parish and ministries?
2. Where have you seen the impact of clericalism within the Catholic Church?
3. How would you describe the relationship between the clergy, religious, and the laity in your parish?
4. How have complacency, passivity, and inactivity affected your parish and your ministries?
5. Why is it important for us to empower the laity to live their baptismal call?