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In fact, there so many services inside the Church cannot be hold by itself. That’s why Church has to open His self to many collaborations with the others especially with lay. Also, it was happened to many congregations.  In the context of the decline number of vocation, and also there is no enough person to work, collaboration becomes a good way for some congregation to be able to carry out their mission and work. Lay becomes one of the collaborators who support religious in carrying out the work and mission of the congregation. This collaboration is reflected very clearly in Vita Consecrata (especially, art. 54-56) as an effort to renew the Church, especially religious in facing the challenges increasingly complex time. In this writing, we would like to share our research regarding collaboration between Lay and a famous congregation in Indonesia, namely Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of The Good Shepherd, Indonesia Province. The sister build collaboration with the lay, which is called Lay Mission Partner. By their ability, it is possible for lay to take a role that is quite important in term of work and mission of congregation. The presence of lay give a new face in presenting the Good Shepherd Spirituality. The spirituality now is not only inherited by the sisters, but also inherited and live by lay.

Lay, Religious Good Shepherd, Collaboration, Lay Mission Partner