Dans le magazine DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (hiver 2008) il y a une annonce fort intéressante: DU organise 'online' un cours destiné aux responsables des paroisses (prêtre et laïcs). Voici le texte tel qu'il figure dans le magazine.
Online graduate degree
DUQUESNE OFFERS ONLINE GRADUATE DEGREE FOR PARISH MANAGERS
Duquesne University has developed an online master's degree for current and prospective parish managers. The graduate program, which began in September (2007), was designed with input from both priests and parish managers.
The Parish Management program was developed in response to a growing need for organization and leadership skills specific to the context of religious institutions. "There is a fundamental shift in the way Catholic parishes are being administered in the 21st century', says Dr. Dorothy Bassett, dean of Duquesne's School of Leadership and Professional Advancement. "To combat the significant growth in workload and daily demands, and to maximize the time priests spend ministering to their parishioners, lay people are being employed in ever-increasing numbers to assume administrative responsibility for parish operations."
Duquesne's Parish Management help prepare laity to provide the daily operational support needed to run a parish. While the program was designed with Catholic parishes in mind, the course work is applicable and open to other denominations with similar church administration positions that typically require knowledge of finance, human ressources, fundraising and information technology.
Contact: www.duq.edu
