Lay Governance in a Missionary Synodal Church — An Australian Perspective
Professor Gabrielle McMullen AM offers a comprehensive Australian perspective on Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (MPJPs) as a model of lay governance in a missionary synodal church, tracing the movement from its grassroots origins to AMPJP — the world’s only national peak body for MPJPs.
Synodality in Practice
Presented by: Caroline Thompson
Caroline shares her experience with synodal structures and approaches within all levels of Catholic Governance. Length: 00:47:25
The Extraordinary power of Easter!
✨ Why the Resurrection Is Absolutely Central to the Christian Story 🌅 1. It’s the moment God’s story breaks into ours The Resurrection isn’t just about Jesus coming back to life. It’s the moment the long arc of God’s covenant — creation, Israel, exile, promise — suddenly erupts into new creation. Without it, Jesus is […]
2025 – A “Sign of Maturity” of AMPJP
Over the past year, AMPJP has continued to bring together the collective effort of Ministerial PJPs to our shared interests: formation, the theology of lay leadership, the governance of Catholic schools, safeguarding and overseeing the implementation of the Plenary Council. This flurry of new publications and other activities of AMPJP this year were described by long […]
Innovation in the era of Lay Leadership
Many new resources for MPJPs These resources are the fruit of AMPJP’s participation in the innovative Inclusive Governance in a Synodal Church Project. They include country studies of MPJPs, the overall report on MPJPs and case studies of individual MPJPs including our own Good Samaritan Education. These are accompanied by excellent papers on different aspects […]
Three major Research Reports Launched
AMPJP August 2025 Forum – Three New Research Reports Launched! As the Forum was designed to link to the Australian Catholic Education Conference, it was held at the Benson Hotel in Cairns. This summary, drawn from the work of Mark Buhagiar and Moira Najdeski (left), details the many contributions on the theme of “On Whose […]
Pope Leo’s First Encyclical – Relevance for MPJPs
The first encyclical of a pope is often seen as a manifesto, outlining their core vision and priorities for their pontificate. It serves as an initial statement of their papal teachings and intentions, setting the tone for their papacy and guiding the faithful. Pope Leo XIV is currently writing that first encyclical. Fr Alejandro Moral […]
Good things come in Threes for Catholic Formation
Three huge Catholic formation events in just one month! I was fortunate to attend a NAIDOC Week celebration which was also the first public event of the new formation.org.au. This organisation is an association for those involved in leading formation in every sector of the Church. The Director, Lana Turvey-Collins gave an outline to the […]
AMPJP becoming a Community of Christian Communities
Wisdom Circles The Wisdom Circles have continued in May and June with 51 attending, up just one from last year but maintaining high numbers compared with 27 in 2023. I greatly enjoyed the unique atmosphere of each group, with the online participants pleasant and considered, those in Brisbane lively and the Perth contingent overflowing with […]
AMPJP Associates
AMPJP now offers a closer relationship to: groups within Australia who are actively working to establish a Ministerial Public Juridic Person (MPJP) or Associations of Christ’s Faithful; and MPJPs and ACF that operate outside Australia. AMPJP Associates receive: advanced notice of and access to AMPJP webinars; access to AMPJP Canonical Stewards Forum at minimal cost; […]