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A Day of Training, Preparation, and Prayer

October 10, 2015 & November 7, 2015

Welcome Good and Faithful Servants of the Diocese of Bridgeport to

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Opening Prayer: Prayer for Leaders Dear Lord, We pray that you will create among us Catholic leaders, individuals made in your image who will apply your teachings in their lives to positively impact our families, our workplaces, our communities, and our Church. Help us to inspire those with whom we come in contact to share their God-given talents, to do your will and to find a place in your kingdom where their deepest joys and the world’s deepest hungers meet and cry for their special qualities and abilities. Make us leaders, Lord, leaders with strength and courage to follow you. Leaders who make your love visible to the world in all of our words and actions. Amen.

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Catholic Leadership Institute Purpose

• Strengthen their confidence and competence in

ministry • Enabling them to articulate a vision for their local

church • To call forth the gifts of those they lead and • To create more vibrant faith communities rooted

in Jesus Christ.

Provides bishops, priests, deacons and lay persons in the Roman Catholic Church with world-class, pastoral leadership formation and consulting services that:

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Our methodology

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Ministerial support that includes shared wisdom among peers and adult learning that is application-driven.


Why Are We Here At This Training?

We are here today to… • Inform, prepare, and engage you to support

the pastor in creating a plan to implement the Five Global Challenges as identified in the Fourth Diocesan Synod

• Clarify and align your role as you serve in parish leadership

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Session Outcomes

At the end of this training day, you will… 1) Increase your understanding of the Five Global Challenges for the

Diocese of Bridgeport and the Major Initiatives from the Fourth General Synod

2) Gain clarity about your unique role and responsibilities as Pastor, Finance Council member, Pastoral Council member, or Trustee

3) Understand the purpose of a task force and how your role can support this work

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Show of Hands…

• How many of you were active delegates during the Synod?

• Those of you who were not active delegates, how many of you actively followed the Synod proceedings as the delegates were meeting?

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5 Global Challenges

1. Liturgy and Worship: Every Catholic is called to Full, Conscious, and Active Participation in the worship life of the Church.

2. Family Life: There is a need to strengthen and support family life, and to empower and assist parents as the primary teachers of the Catholic Faith.

3. Evangelization: We must create concrete plans for evangelization through our parishes, schools, ecclesial movements, and communities.

4. Leadership: There is a need to continually call, form, and support clergy, religious, and laity in active leadership roles in the life of the Church.

5. Catechesis and Education: We must renew the ministry of faith formation throughout our Diocese, leading each person to a deepening relationship with the Lord Jesus in and through His Church.

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Major Initiatives Approved by Synod Delegates May 30, 2015

Of the Major Initiatives, our focus is Pastoral Planning and as an extension of that, this training which will help lay the ground work for future Synod implementation.

Begin a Comprehensive Pastoral Planning Process by November 2015 to engage every

parish to create a roadmap for its future.

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So…

Why are we here at this training? – Take a few moments to share with your table

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Leadership Definition

Leadership— • the act or process of arousing, engaging, and

satisfying the needs and motives of followers

• in an environment of conflict, competition, or achievement,

• which results in followers taking action toward a mutually shared vision.

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Leadership Model of Alignment

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Church Vision

Council/Trustee Role Vision

Diocesan Vision Building a Bridge to the Future Together

Pastor/Parish Vision

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Best Practices and Pitfalls

Over lunch, please take an index card or two and anonymously write down some best practices or pitfalls that you have experienced in your

parish. For example:

– Best practices • We meet regularly and have great attendance because our calendar is set

several months in advance • Our council has an organized agenda in advance of each meeting • Our council agenda items each have a purpose designated: information,

discussion, decision – Pitfalls

• We do not meet regularly enough and lose momentum on actions • Agenda items do not have a time allotment and our meetings always run long • We spend too much time discussing and not enough time taking action

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Individual Reflection

• How would you describe the purpose of your role as Pastor, Council Member or Trustee in the parish?

• What do you find most interesting about it?

• Why did you say “yes” to serving in this particular

capacity?

• What will be most challenging for you as you fulfill your role? What aspects will be most life-giving?

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Check-in

• What was new information to you? • What surprised you?

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As You Reflect

• Take a moment to read through the four questions on page 13 and answer them individually

• Next, share your responses with your table

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Leadership Model of Alignment

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Church Vision

Council/Trustee Role Vision

Diocesan Vision Building a Bridge to the Future Together

Pastor/Parish Vision

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As You Continue to Reflect

• If you have not yet done so, share your responses with your table

• Begin, as a table, to decide how you will answer the questions on page 14 – Be prepared to share with the larger group

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What is a Task Force?

In support of the Synod Outcome to “Begin a Comprehensive Pastoral Planning Process by November 2015 to engage every parish to create a roadmap for its future”, each parish in the Diocese will create a Task Force. The Purpose of the Task Force is to assist and collaborate with your pastor in developing a Pastoral Plan for the parish that addresses the Five Global Challenges and supports the Synod Outcomes.

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Who Will Be on the Task Force?

Each Task Force will be made up of a representative sample of the Trustees, Finance Council members, Pastoral Council members and, at the pastor’s discretion, other clergy, staff and key parishioners. Pastors want and need people with as broad a vision and understanding of the parish as possible.

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Your Next Steps

Whether your are asked to serve on the Task Force or not, you continue to play a vital role in supporting your pastor and contributing to the life of your parish!

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Your Next Steps

As a Trustee or as a member of the Finance or Pastoral Council, we recommend the following… • Prayerfully discern your response to the pastor should

he invite you to be a part of the Task Force • Individually, and as a council or group of trustees, pray

for the pastor and the Task Force • Task Force members that also serve as council

members or trustees need to be intentional about communicating the process and outcomes of the Task Force on a regular basis.

• Be ambassadors for the process during the planning as well as throughout implementation.

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Your Next Steps

Whether you are on the Task Force or not, what are the council benchmarks and action plans that you need to support the pastor and the Task Force as they develop

the Pastoral Plan?

Consider this… As the Diocese implements the Synod and addresses the Five Global Challenges, what do you as Pastors,

Trustees, and Council members need from the Catholic Center?

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Declaration Following the 4th General Session of the Fourth Diocesan Synod, March 21, 2015

A spirit of collaboration needs to animate everything we do. Existing tensions need to be admitted to and healed – whether between priests

and deacons, clergy and the laity and religious, and between and within the lay communities. Collaboration is more that cooperation. Cooperation means all of us work together to achieve a goal.

Collaboration is when we agree to do something that is needed, together looking at Christ, rather than at each other. My gifts, talents and position

of authority are not in competition with yours. Christ gave to me my gifts, as he gave to you your gifts and they both serve him. This spirit of

collaboration will need to animate the implementation.

Implementation will take many years. But it is important to remember that the journey is as important as the destination.

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• Something that gave me hope or clarity from this leadership development experience …

• Something or someone I am grateful for…

Honorable Closure

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