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Genius of Women: Giving Meaning to Lay Ecclesial Leadership Mary K University of St. Thomas, Minnesota UST Research Online Education Doctoral Dissertations in Leadership School of Education 2017 Genius of Women: Giving Meaning to Lay Ecclesial Leadership Mary K. Bungert University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.stthomas.edu/caps_ed_lead_docdiss Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Bungert, Mary K., "Genius of Women: Giving Meaning to Lay Ecclesial Leadership" (2017). Education Doctoral Dissertations in Leadership. 84. https://ir.stthomas.edu/caps_ed_lead_docdiss/84 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Education at UST Research Online. It has been accepted for inclusion in Education Doctoral Dissertations in Leadership by an authorized administrator of UST Research Online. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Running Head: GENIUS OF WOMEN: GIVING MEANING TO LAY ECCLESIAL LEADERSHIP GENIUS OF WOMEN: GIVING MEANING TO LAY ECCLESIAL LEADERSHIP MARY KATHRYN BUNGERT UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA A dissertation submitted to the Education Faculty of the University of St. Thomas in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Doctor of Education April 4, 2017 GENIUS OF WOMEN: GIVING MEANING TO LAY ECCLESIAL LEADERSHIP i GENIUS OF WOMEN: GIVING MEANING TO LAY ECCLESIAL LEADERSHIP ii ABSTRACT The development of lay ecclesial ministry in the Catholic Church as a career field began prior to the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) with a burgeoning lay apostolate, but professionalization of various ministries coincided with a decline of ordained (priests) and vowed religious (nuns and monks) beginning in the 1960s. Today 39,000 lay ecclesial ministers (LEMs) provide ministry in U.S. parishes with women serving in 80% of those roles. These women LEMs do more than support ministries or substitute for priests. LEMs create "new ways of ministering, new ways of being a minister, new configurations of the church’s ministerial structures, and new arrangements of its pastoral life” (McCord, 2012, p. 8). This phenomenological study employed both group and individual interviews with 12 women engaged in ministerial leadership in Catholic parishes in Minnesota to explore the following questions about the leadership of women LEMs in Catholic parishes. How do women LEMs working in parishes ascribe meaning to their leadership in the Roman Catholic Church? What experiences, beliefs, and attitudes inform their understanding of ministerial leadership? How does the meaning they give their leadership inform their ministerial practice? The application of social theory and theological principles in analysis of the data suggests that these women LEMs integrate mission, story, and their experiences as women leaders to both convey and create meaning for their leadership. The findings also indicate that these LEMs integrate their experiences as women who lead into their leadership praxis resulting in a complex vocational commitment to leadership in the Church. Keywords: lay ecclesial ministry, Catholic Church, leadership, mission, relational leadership, authentic leadership, storied leadership, meaning making, gender bias. GENIUS OF WOMEN: GIVING MEANING TO LAY ECCLESIAL LEADERSHIP iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wrote in a reflection paper for EDLD 910 that my doctoral pursuit was like being on the yellow brick road in search of Oz. When I began, I did not know exactly where I was going, who would accompany me, or how I would get there. Wisdom, Heart, and Courage accompanied me through the shared graces, gifts, and encouragement of many people. Within the St. Thomas community, I found wisdom and courage among the members of EDLD Cohort 25. Professors and instructors in the School of Leadership, as well as the School of Divinity encouraged me to follow paths of learning that motivated me to grow as both a scholar and leadership practitioner. In particular, I want to thank Dr. Sarah Noonan who helped me find my scholarly voice and assured me I did indeed have something to say. I also wish to thank the Lou Ann Dummer Center at the University of St. Thomas. The grant I received provided financial support for my research allowing me to employ methods of research that fostered a community of regard among the women who participated in my study. I also wish to thank my doctoral committee, who waited patiently for me to complete my writing. I specifically wish to thank my committee chair, Dr. Kate Boyle, my very own wizard. She guided me as I risked writing about home. Her understanding of my research, my ministerial field, and the challenges of life created just the right balance of demand and flexibility to sustain my enthusiasm for writing. It has been a pleasure to learn with and from a woman whose vocational commitment is as strong as my own. This dissertation has meaning because 12 women LEMs joined me on the yellow brick road. They trusted me to tell their stories, articulate their mission, and give voice to their leadership. I cannot thank them enough for the privilege of sharing their wisdom, heart, and courage in my dissertation. Their witness to the genius of woman humbles me. Their leadership, along with the tens of thousands like them, gives rise to hope for the Church and for the world. GENIUS OF WOMEN: GIVING MEANING TO LAY ECCLESIAL LEADERSHIP iv I must also thank the community where I serve in lay ecclesial service. I am grateful to my pastor and collaborator in the mission, Fr. Thomas Wilson, as well as my mission partners, both paid and unpaid, who have prayed for me and supported me. I am blessed to work and to pray in a community committed to the mission of Christ. Equally supportive were friends in and out of the field of ministry who encouraged me, asked questions, and gave me room to work figuratively and literally. None of this would have been possible except for the love and witness of some of the most important people in my life. My mother, Patty Wallin, assumed all of her children were smart enough for college. She never let us gives up on the pursuit of our academic dreams. Although not specifically dedicated to her, there is no doubt that my sister Jackie influenced my dissertation question. Her death happened in the midst of course work providing a poignant lens through which to see the contributions of LEMs. God gave me the heart of a learner, and blessed me with two sons who share a desire to know everything. Tim and Dan challenge me to keep up with their thirst for knowledge and to be able to have intellectually informed conversations about thousands of topics. I am now one degree ahead – not that we are keeping track. Thanks also to my daughters-in-law, Brittany and Roxanne. Their willingness to share their experiences, both challenging and joyful, reminds me why we need the genius of women is needed in every corner of life. I also need to thank my grandchildren (Thomas, Ben, Elizabeth, and Charlotte). You always provided the best reason to take a break from writing. Finally, I want to acknowledge and thank my husband, Lyle, not only for his support of my education and love for me, but for his love and faith in God. Together we built a life, a marriage, and family committed to faithful service. Thank you for always being open to God’s plan and living with the consequences. Thanks for dancing, bike riding, canoeing, rock climbing, and geocaching–for insisting on joy in our life and our love. God has graced me with you. GENIUS OF WOMEN: GIVING MEANING TO LAY ECCLESIAL LEADERSHIP v TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................... iiii TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................. v CHAPTER 1: Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 Reflexive Statement ........................................................................................................................ 2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................................................................ 4 Statement of Significance ............................................................................................................... 8 Brief Glossary of Terms.................................................................................................................. 9 Organization of the Dissertation ................................................................................................... 10 CHAPTER 2: Relevent Literature ........................................................................................... 12 Theological scholarship ................................................................................................................ 12 Church Documents............................................................................................................ 13 Theology of Lay Ministry ................................................................................................. 15 Feminist Theology ............................................................................................................ 17 Pastoral Sociology .......................................................................................................................
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