Practical skill-building and advice for serving in this role.

Theological and historical reflections on the liturgy and the ministry.Let this guide help you open wide the doors of your church so that it can be, as Pope Francis has called for, a spiritual field hospital for our needy world. Updates to frequently asked questions, the annotated list of recommended resources, and the glossary have added yet more value to the book, and questions for reflection and discussion continue to accompany each chapter. To Karie Ferrell’s practical and wise advice on the many detailed duties of the ministry, psychiatrist and spiritual director Thomas Welch has contributed some additional perspectives. Paul Turner’s foundational chapters on the meaning and history of the ministry and on the ministry’s spiritual dimensions, a brief chapter on the liturgy by liturgist Corinna Laughlin has been added. With its new title, design, and added content, this revised edition is more helpful than ever. This guide helps you train new and returning ministers of hospitality by providing knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are practical, theologically and liturgically-informed, and spiritually inspiring. Solid training helps them become models of hospitality for the whole parish. Ushers and greeters-ministers of hospitality-are vital to parishes so they need strong formation to comfortably and graciously respond to the needs of everyone who comes through the doors of your church.

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