1978-1997.
Origination : National Association for Lay MinistryDonated by the National Association for Lay Ministry.
National Association for Lay Ministry Records (NLM), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Records of the National Association for Lay Ministry, 1978-1997; consisting of board minutes and related documents, committee and task-force files, spirituality and theology files, membership files, documentation of the annual conference, correspondence, and research and development files; including periodicals, reports, surveys, studies, historical sketches, and documents from local chapters and regional meetings.
The National Association for Lay Ministry was founded in the hope of restoring the tradition of lay ministry to the Church: "to promote the universal call to ministry, to foster research and development within the field of lay ministry, to support those involved int he work of lay ministry," and "to promote the profession of lay ministry within the Church" (1983 By-Laws).