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.

Presented by: Caroline Thompson

Caroline shares her experience with synodal structures and approaches within all levels of Catholic Governance. Length: 00:47:25

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Happy Easter I held back this April newsletter till Easter, as this is the main feast of the Christian year and really must be celebrated.

This month’s newsletter is dedicated to Pope Francis, who of course is seriously ill in hospital in Rome.  Having had the privilege of meeting him

As  religious  nuns  and  brothers  are of course lay  people,  the  key  changes  Pope  Francis  is  making  to  their  governance roles  open  up  new  opportunities 

AMPJP Council and Executive Director At a recent meeting, Catholic Religious Australia shared with others its recognition that AMPJP has had a much greater engagement

Australians at the Synod on Synodality Australia had the highest representation per Catholic population of any country at the Synod, perhaps for two reasons.  The

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What an AGM, Annual Dinner and Canonical Stewards Forum for AMPJP!  Over two days this week an enormous energy was generated in the hearts  and

August in 2024 is undoubtedly the no. 1 month for leader formation opportunities in the Church in Australia.  You will see many below from our

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