Today's paradigm envisions the parish as a “center of evangelization.” It is based on a model of parish life that developed last century. Pastoral leadership attempts to get as many people “involved” in ministries and connected to “parish life” as possible. Ministries are centrally run by pastoral leadership, which leads to burnout of leadership and laity. This paradigm has proven unfruitful for the leavening of society. A new paradigm is needed. Peter Andrastek Bio