Foreword -- Preface -- Part I -- Response to Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the LorD -- 1 -- Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord: A Pastoral Perspective on Its Reception -- 2 -- The Theological Reception of Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord -- Part II -- Mining Our Theological Tradition -- 3 -- Ministry in the New Testament -- 4 -- Being a Ministering Church: Insights from History -- 5 -- Theology of Lay Ecclesial Ministry: Future Trajectories -- 6 -- Lay Ecclesial Ministry and Ritual -- 7 -- Lay Ecclesial Ministry and Parish Leadership Options: Canonical Reflections in Light of Co-Workers in the Vineyard -- Part III -- Mining Our Spiritual Tradition -- 8 -- Spirit Guides and Table Companions: Saints as Models for Lay Ecclesial Ministers -- 9 -- Formation for Lay Ministry: Learnings from Religious Life -- Part IV -- Implications for Pastoral Practice -- 10 -- The Call of Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord for Cultural Diversity in Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation Programs -- 11 -- Adopting Effective Human Resource Development Strategies for the Catholic Church in the United States -- 12 -- Strengthening Ministerial Leadership: Perspectives from Systems Theory -- About the Contributors.