The author invites those engaged in ministry and those preparing for it to think of their own ministry as part of a larger pastoral tapestry.

He also extends the Emmaus paradigm to pastoral leaders who have the responsibility to coordinate the practice of ministry at parish and diocesan levels.

The book invites all who are involved in ministry to become ever more fully, in St. Paul’s description, co-workers with one another and co-workers with God in the care of God’s people.