Institute For Pastoral Leadership

The Institute for Pastoral Leadership serves the formation of leaders for The Church Alive! in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Through our Leadership Development and Evangelization formation programs for Lay Ecclesial Ministers and emerging leaders, we form Catholics across all four dimensions of formation – intellectual, human, spiritual, and pastoral – to be leaders with the heart of Christ.

Promulgated on April 26, 2018, the Manual for Lay Ecclesial Ministry is your guide to the Institute for Pastoral Leadership and a new vision for ministry in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

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Collaboratives are leadership and evangelization programs designed to be a nexus of human, intellectual, ministerial and spiritual formation. they provide an environment where integrated and ongoing formation can occur, and become embedded in the lives of leaders. 

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2017-2018 LEM Collaborative (Year I) 
2018 LEM Collaborative (Year I)
2018 Deacon Collaborative

Through plenary sessions, small cohorts, fieldwork and mentoring, human and spiritual formation meetings, and professional coaching, aspirants enrolled in Year II of the LEM Certification Program have the opportunity to integrate the four areas of formation within the practical context of their ministry work.

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2018-2019 Parish Ministry & Evangelization (Year II)