The Spiritual Dynamics of Synodality in the Small Christian Community

Abstract

The article “The Spiritual Dynamics of Synodality in the Small Christian Community” has sought to underscore the enormous contributions that synodality through the synodal process could unravel to enhance the spiritual paths in the Small Christian Community. Given the fact that these problems besieged the Small Christian Community: undue control by the Parish Priest, inordinate desire of the leadership, class distinction or differentiation syndrome, cultural pluralism, patriarchy and inadequate animation of pastoral agents and the community members coupled with the overwhelming realities of individualism, secularism, skepticism, cynicism, apathy and acedia in the modern world. The emergency of synodality, advancing listening, hospitality, participation, communion, equality, equity, and openness in the synodal process, has offered great prospects for the Small Christian Community. Predicating the Small Christian on the paradigm of the Trinity as well as being mindful of its immense inputs in developing the Church through the creation of many Pastoral Areas and Parishes, revamping lukewarm Christians, bringing back the lost Christians and making the active Christians more proactive, certain reforms would be feasible by the dint of synodality that seeks the devolution of power, inclusivity, listening and hospitality, changing the mindset in a different Church, harnessing diversity for diverse pastoral strategy inter alia.