What is a Lay Eccelsial Minister?

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Michelle Nowak, Director of Lay Eccesial Ministry joins us.
0:30: Michelle defines an LEM as per the document "Co-workers in the Vineyard"
1:10: We're talking about people who minister in the Catholic church who are laity.
2:00: How long have we had an LEM office? (formerly Pastoral Ministry Office)
2:40: The eccesial part is important.
3:25: When Mike was in graduate school his Dean explained this to him.
4:05: There's a formation part here too.
5:00: Michelle's road to becoming an LEM.
6:30: Where was Michelle before coming to the diocese?
7:20: Diverse ministries are represented in the cohort.
8:05: The LEM's just had a retreat: The Glorious Road to Joy with Fr Mark Ott.
9:50: Michelle became an LEM because....
10:35: A little history of the Center for Pastoral Leadership
11:40: GenXers rock.
13:35: Mike's first book and Jean Twenge 's book and her new book.
14:22: To become an LEM contact Michelle about the program here.
15:00: What background do you need?
15:50: What are the various ministry positions that one can hold as an LEM?
16:20: What about Spiritual Directors?
17:40: What kind of formation would one go through--same as the seminarians?
18:40 Church Search goes to St Peter's in Loudonville.
19:30: Readings for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary time are here.
23:00: A bit on Fr Mark Mossa and Fr Mark Massa....both Jesuits of the New Orelans province.
24:40: Here's Fr Mark's old blog. "You duped me Lord."
25:30: Did Michelle have a nickname?