Farní střediska charity - co jim pomáhá, co je brzdí? Explorativní kvalitativní studie

Abstract

A significant proportion of Catholic global charitable activities take place not only in corporate Charity agencies (ChA), but also in local volunteer groups in parishes. The parish environment of Charity underwent a significant decline in Czechoslovakia during the twentieth century, which continued with the unilateral expansion of Charity agencies after 1990. Due to the new ecclesiological emphases, following the encyclical Deus caritas est, there is a renewed sensitivity to the charitable ministry of parishes and ways are being sought to establish it where it has not been before. There is a minimum of knowledge in this area. The aim of this study is to explore the experience of those (N=20) responsible for the establishment of parish social ministry teams (PSMT) in the parishes of the Archdiocese of Olomouc (CZ) and find out what factors helped and hindered. The qualitative research highlighted the following facilitative categories: logistical support of PSMT from ChA; identification of the parish with PSMT, clear communication of the idea of PSMT in the parish, appropriate competencies of the PSMT leader and active strategies for recruiting volunteers.