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Boston College Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry offers Continuing Education (IREPM) programs to fit your schedule. Professionals in ministry and committed lay people take advantage of our day, evening, weekend, and online programs during the academic year. Another option is to spend one or two weeks here at the IREPM at the Summer Institute. Our CE programs are designed to meet the needs of the contemporary church. Every person interested in exploring the important issues of the church today can find a workshop, lecture or course to meet his or her interest - be it professional or personal.

2007-2008 Theme: "Building Up the Body of Christ"
What does it take to create a great Catholic community?
How can we transform the challenges confronting parish ministry today into new ways to gather and enliven the community in Jesus? name? What tools are already at hand to bring about the renewal of parish life and ministry? We believe it is possible to face the future with confidence. Join us this year as we re-imagine the local church, examining what keeps a parish community alive and growing. The Boston College IREPM will welcome prestigious religious thinkers and pastoral leaders from near and far as we explore this theme throughout the academic year. Please join us!

Featured Spring 2008 Presenters

Mary Lou DeLong and Lisa Hastings
Parish Development: Fundraising for Parish Leadership
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Jim Mongelluzzo
Seminar Series: Preaching for Lay Persons
Tuesdays, January 29 - March 4, 2008
Nancy Pineda-Madrid
A Diverse Church: Meeting the Challenge, Celebrating the Gift
Saturday, March 15, 2008

To view past programs in audio or video form click on the below links:
Marco Impaglizzo
A Church of All, Especially a Church of the Poor
October 4, 2007
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Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
The Parish of Tomorrow: Storefront or Megachurch?
October 16, 2007
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Debra Hintz
Lay Pastoring of the Parish: Prospering the Mission
October 24, 2007
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Updated: April 8, 2008
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