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2013 Superintendents ’ Academy. The roadmaps…. Catechism & Scripture - the what National Directory For Catechesis - the what, why, when, who, and how Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord - the ministers (who) Church Documents Papal Citations National Standards and Benchmarks.
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2013 Superintendents’ Academy
The roadmaps… • Catechism & Scripture - the what • National Directory For Catechesis - the what, why, when, who, and how • Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord - the ministers (who) • Church Documents • Papal Citations • National Standards and Benchmarks Faith & Mission Leadership
Faith Leadership Witness to Faith Faithfulness to Prayer Faith-filled Servant Communal in Faith
What is the essential question you need to answer in your role as a diocescan leader? questions that are not answerable with finality… Their aim is to stimulate thought, to provoke inquiry, and to spark more questions… - Wiggins and McTighe
The process of making yourself more complete as a faith leader is driven by your evolving life story. All definitions and concepts are forged on the anvil of that story. The process of making yourself more complete as a faith leader is driven by your evolving life story. All definitions and concepts are forged on the anvil of that story.
When and how were you called? so what is expected of each of us?
Br. Stanley Culotta Witness to Faith One of the carefully nurtured hopes of the Christian apostolate is to set such an example of a good life, to promote the deduction: this person is so good; how good must their God be; how alive they must be because of their faith… - James Osterberger The crowds were amazed at Jesus’ sermon, for he taught as one who had great authority. - Matthew 7:28-29
Helen Casey Faithfulness to Prayer He was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray…. - Luke 11:1 Courage in prayer: a prayer that is not courageous is not a real prayer. The courage to trust that the Lord listens to us, the courage to knock on the door – but you have to ask, seek, and knock. – Pope Francis
Archbishop Patrick Flores Faith filled Servant If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do. -John 13:14-15 The servant leader is servant first. It begins with a natural feeling that one wants to serve. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. The best test is: Do those served grow as persons; do they while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants? –R. Greenleaf
How has the story of your life led you to diocesan leadership? How would you like the story of your life to continue? Who inspires you?
…the formation of disciples requires belief in the mission. • Articulate • Provide • Ensure
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.
The Church exists to evangelize.Evangelization expresses the Church's identity and completes the mission entrusted to her by her founder, Jesus Christ. Catechesis is a significant moment in the process of evangelization. Through comprehensive, systematic instruction and initiation into the life of the community through the Liturgy, sacraments, and service, catechesis deepens and strengthens the believer as a member of the Body of Christ, the Church.
Encountering the Living God First and foremost every Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth. Pope Benedict XVI to Catholic Educators 14
Tasks of Catechesis – a complete faith formation (catechetical) plan To participate in Church’s liturgical and sacramental life To know the Faith To integrate moral formation into Christian way of life To develop a missionary spirit To prepare for and actively participate in Christian community To learn to pray
What is the essential question you need to answer in your role as diocesan leader? Am I the visible “re-present-ation” of Christ to the world?
Traits of Faith Leaders… • Genuine love of the whole Catholic Church, • Exist in full communion of heart and mind with the Pope as successor of Peter, • Ecclesial identity is shaped by obedience to the bishop of the diocese and to the universal magisterium, • Expressed by generous collaboration with ordained and other lay ecclesial ministers alike.
Traits continued… • Focuses on Christian discipleship as expected of all the baptized. • Avoids an elitism that places lay ecclesial ministers above or outside the laity. • Like Jesus they are called to serve and not to be served. • They are to use their gifts and leadership roles always for the good of the Church.
You are spearheading a search and selection process for hiring an administrator for a 400 student 6-8 middle school – what type of person would you want to hire and why? What type of questions would you ask to help understand their faith?
