Formation in Mission and Catholic Identity

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Kathy BrownSenior Director, Mission and MinistryCatholic Charities USA

Brian YanofchickSenior Vice President, MissionKentuckyOne Health

A Shared Framework for Leadership

Leadership Formation for Catholic

Health and Social Ministries


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Why Talk About Leadership Formation?

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Preponderance of lay leadership

Prepared as leaders of organizations

Prepared as leaders of a ministry

Increasing diversity of staff

Racial, ethnic, religious diversity

Disappearance of the Catholic ghetto

Increasing diversity of populations served

Changing expectations from civil authorities as well ascommunities


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Resulting Challenges

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Assuring that our organizations maintain the integrity ofmission, values and action

Leadership with ministry as well as business competencies

Staff that act out of respect for Catholic tradition even if theyare not a part of it

Responding to new community needs within the framework

of the Catholic moral tradition


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Relating Leadership Development and

Formation

Leadership Development

Knowledge

Skills

Behaviors

External environment

Leadership Formation

Internal dispositions

Values

Motivation

Mission

Spiritual dimension

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Your Perspective

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What constitutes mission in your work setting?

What does it take to support mission as you understand it?


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Ten Ways Catholic Charities are

Catholic

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Rooted in the Scriptures An integral part of the

Catholic Church

Promotes the sanctity of

human life and the dignityof the human person

Authorized to exercisetheir ministry by the

diocesan bishop Respects the religious

beliefs of those we serve

Recognizes physical,mental and spiritual needs

Special relationship to theCatholic diocese and

parishes Works in active partnership

with religiously sponsoredcharities

Supports an activepublic/private partnership

Advocates for those in need


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Your Perspective

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Does this list represent Catholic Identity or Mission?

What is the relationship of the two?

Which is the greater focus for formation?


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The Formation Experience in

Catholic Health Care

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Painting the Big Picture

CHAs Ministry Leadership Development

Committee identifies need to recognize progress and

promote leading practice

Surveyed 18 health systems representing 65% of the

ministry

Program directors

25 alumni of formation programs

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Focus of the Project

Executive formation programs

Gather insight about what is working

Share learning and encourage development

Address other formation needs through subsequent

efforts

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Systems Surveyed

Ascension Health

Bon Secours

Catholic Health East

Catholic Health Initiatives

Catholic Healthcare Partners

Christus

Catholic Health West

Covenant Health Peace Health

Provena Health System

Providence Health and Services

Resurrection Health System

Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth

Sisters of Mercy Health System

St. Joseph of Orange Health System

Trinity Health

Via Christi Health System

Wheaton Franciscan Health System

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Goals for the Project

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Reflect what is best about current efforts

Encourage consensus regarding goals, structure,

content and process of formation

Nurture the development of more formation efforts

Encourage movement toward critical mass


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The Current Environment

Well-formed leaders are needed because: Health care is changing at an accelerating pace

Social inequities are becoming more apparent

Religious and ethnic pluralism are realities Dialogue with the larger Church is increasingly important

and challenging

Desire to retain the legacy and charism of religious

founders

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The Need

Leaders who. . . Are conversant in the languages of business andministry

Who understand how what they do represents the church, even if they

themselves are not Catholic

Demand a similar competency within their areas of responsibility Know how to integrate mission/ministry interests into normal operational

issues

Evaluate performance based on mission interests as well as business interests

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The Grounding for the Framework

Vatican II vision of the role of laity

USCCBs Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us

Benedict XVI Caritas in Veritate: formation of theheart

CHAs Vision 2020 Statement

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Description of Formation

Personal and communal

Rooted in lived experience

Integrates Catholic tradition

Transformational for individuals, organizations,communities

Sustains the ministry

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Integrating Formation andDevelopment

LeadershipFormation

LeadershipDevelopment

OrganizationalCulture

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Key Principles

Rooted in the Catholic tradition Scripture

Theology

Spirituality Reflects founding charisms/legacies

Inclusive of individuals from other-than-Catholic

traditions

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Outcomes

Engages the lived experience of women and men in

their ongoing growth as leaders

Integrates, articulates and implements the rich

tradition of Catholic health care

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Outcomes

Transforms those being served as well as individuals,organizations, communities

Sustains Catholic health ministry in the present and

for the future

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Core Content

Heritage and Tradition

Mission and Values

Vocation

Spirituality

Catholic Social Teaching

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Core Content

Organizational and Clinical Ethics

Leadership Style

Holistic Health Care

Diversity

Church Relations

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Approaches

Method Retreat

Cohort

Team Pilgrimage or immersion programs

Mentoring

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Approaches

Useful Practices Mandatory participation

Adult learning principles

Capstone/inter-session projects Collaboration with theological schools

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Approaches

Useful practices Diversity of formation teams

Integration of personal and communal prayer

Narrative Connection to work responsibilities

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Measures of Effectiveness

Organizational impact

Personal impact

Community Impact

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Sustainability

Sponsorship and Board support

Organizational commitment to formation

Adequate funding to address needs

Ongoing elements beyond formal programs

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Work Yet To Be Done

Drive formation deeper into our organizations

Identify effective assessment frameworks

Qualitative, Quantitative

Metrics for institutional commitment Metrics for institutional impact

Inter-system collaboration

Consensus on leadership competencies that support formation

outcomes

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Work Yet To Be Done

Promote the practice of hiring for mission fit

Appropriate funding

Creative use of electronic media

Opportunities for engagement with dioceses

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Questions

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Your Perspective

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What is the shape of formation in your current worksettings?

What shape should it take in the future?

How could Catholic Charities USA support you in your

efforts?

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Formation in Mission and Catholic Identity