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Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Foundational Principles
of Parish Pastoral Councils
April 11-12, 2008
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Foundational Principles
of Parish Pastoral Councils
April 11-12, 2008
1.The value of consultation
2.Planning & consultation –
two sides of a
coin
(and why the prime work of the pastoral council should be the
creator and keeper of the parish pastoral plan)
3. Planning m
odels –
simple to complex
4. Pastoral council norm
s & guidelines
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
What the C
hurch teaches
about consultation
•C
onst
itutio
n on
the
Chu
rch,
196
4 (#
8, 3
7)
•D
ecre
e on
Bis
hops
Chr
istu
sD
omin
us, 1
965
(#27
)
•Im
plem
enta
tion
of C
hris
tus
Dom
inus
, 196
6 (#
16)
Vat
ican
II
Imm
edia
te P
ostc
onci
liar
Per
iod
•T
he D
irect
ory
on B
isho
ps, 1
973
(#20
4)
•T
he C
ircul
ar L
ette
r –
Sac
red
Con
greg
atio
n fo
r th
e C
lerg
y, “
Priv
ate
Lette
r on
‘Pas
tora
l Cou
ncils
,” 1
973
(#1,
2, 8
, 9)
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
More C
hurch teachings about consultation
•T
he O
blig
atio
ns a
nd R
ight
s of
All
the
Chr
istia
n F
aith
ful
(Can
. 20
8, 2
12 §
1 §2
§3)
•T
he P
asto
ral C
ounc
il (C
an. 5
11)
•P
aris
hes,
Pas
tors
and
Par
ochi
al V
icar
s (C
an.
536
§1 §
2, C
an.
537)
Can
on L
aw, 1
983
In a
ccor
d w
ith th
e kn
owle
dge,
com
pete
nce
and
pree
min
ence
whi
ch
they
(th
e C
hris
tian
faith
ful)
poss
ess,
they
hav
e th
e rig
ht a
nd e
ven
at
times
a d
uty
to m
anife
st to
the
sacr
ed p
asto
rs th
eir
opin
ion
on
mat
ters
whi
ch p
erta
in to
the
good
of t
he C
hurc
h, a
nd th
ey h
ave
arig
ht to
mak
e th
eir
opin
ion
know
n to
the
othe
r C
hris
tian
faith
ful .
. .
(Can
. 21
2 §3
)
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Recent Church teachings
about consultation
•S
ynod
Pro
posi
tions
–S
ynod
of B
isho
ps, 1
987
(p
ropo
sitio
n 10
, p. 5
02)
•C
hris
tifid
eles
Laic
i, 19
87
(no.
25,
p. 5
73; n
o. 2
7, p
. 574
)
•E
ccle
sia
in A
sia,
199
9
(p
arag
raph
25,
p. 3
72)
•N
ovo
Mill
enni
oIn
eunt
e, 2
001
(num
ber
29, p
. 499
; num
ber
44, p
. 503
)
•A
ddre
ss to
the
Am
eric
an B
isho
ps o
f New
Jer
sey
and
Pen
nsyl
vani
aon
thei
r “A
d Li
min
a” v
isit,
200
4(S
ept 2
004,
ww
w.v
atic
an.v
a)
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Elements of consultation
“. .
. we
need
to m
ake
our
own
the
anci
ent p
asto
ral w
isdo
m
whi
ch, w
ithou
t pre
judi
ce to
thei
r
auth
ority
, enc
oura
ged
past
ors
to li
sten
mor
e w
idel
y to
the
entir
e pe
ople
of G
od.”
(Nov
o M
illen
nio
Ineu
nte,
no.
44)
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Elements of consultation
1.m
ake
our
own
2. a
ncie
nt p
asto
ral w
isdo
m
3. w
ithou
t pre
judi
ce to
thei
r
auth
ority
4. e
ncou
rage
d pa
stor
s to
list
en
mor
e w
idel
y
5. e
ntire
Peo
ple
of G
od
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
The C
hurch is not a democracy but…
“With
in a
sou
nd e
ccle
siol
ogy
of c
omm
unio
n, a
com
mitm
ent t
o cr
eatin
g be
tter
stru
ctur
es o
f par
ticip
atio
n, c
onsu
ltatio
n an
d sh
ared
re
spon
sibi
lity
shou
ld n
ot b
e m
isun
ders
tood
as
a co
nces
sion
to a
se
cula
r ‘d
emoc
ratic
’ mod
el o
f gov
erna
nce,
but
as
an in
trin
sic
requ
irem
ent o
f the
exe
rcis
e of
epi
scop
al a
utho
rity
and
a ne
cess
ary
mea
ns o
f st
reng
then
ing
that
au
thor
ity.”
(Add
ress
to th
e A
mer
ican
B
isho
ps o
f Reg
ion
3, S
ept
2004
, as
repo
rted
on
ww
w.v
atic
an.v
a)
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
What do pastors seek through consultation?
Info
rmat
ion
Wis
dom
Con
sens
us
Wha
t els
e?
What are the impedim
ents to consultation?
Fea
r
Lack
of s
kills
Hub
ris /
fals
e hu
mili
ty
Wha
t els
e?
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Consultation with the laity should
lead to an ongoing pastoral plan
Effe
ctiv
e pl
anni
ng
requ
ires
prop
er
cons
ulta
tion
Goo
d co
nsul
tatio
n le
ads
to m
issi
on,
min
istr
y, a
nd
good
pla
ns
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Why do we plan?
•T
o re
cogn
ize
the
real
ity in
fron
t of u
s•
To
antic
ipat
e th
e fu
ture
•T
o he
lp c
reat
e th
e fu
ture
in th
e im
age
of o
ur
valu
es
The
futu
re is
as
muc
h a
resu
lt of
our
effo
rts
as it
is in
depe
nden
t of o
ur e
ffort
s.
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
When pastoral planning is a norm
al
part of the life of the parish . . .
…it is a hope-filled tool that can be used in
good tim
es, and challe
nging ones, to identify
new needs in the parish, modify m
inistries, create
or reform
committees and work groups, enhance
the clarity of communication, and involve
everyone.
Dr. Robert M
iller
Archdiocese of Phila
delphia
From Today’s Parish, 2004
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
A sim
ple planning m
odel
Vis
ion
Mis
sion
Min
istr
ies
A d
esire
d co
nditi
on th
at d
oes
not c
urre
ntly
exi
st, a
m
enta
l im
age
of th
e de
sire
d st
ate,
wha
t “ou
ght t
o be
.”
With
out a
cle
ar v
isio
n th
ere
is n
o di
rect
ion.
The
cal
l to
clos
e th
e ga
p in
sub
stan
tive
and
mea
ning
ful
way
s be
twee
n w
hat o
ught
to b
e an
d w
hat i
s. A
mis
sion
is
spe
cific
, det
aile
d, s
trat
egic
.
Alo
ng w
ith p
rogr
ams,
wha
t we
do to
car
ry o
ut o
ur
mis
sion
, i.e
. how
mis
sion
tran
slat
es in
to a
ctio
n.
If w
e do
not
kno
w w
here
we
are
goin
g, a
ny r
oad
will
take
us
ther
e.
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
The cyclic
nature of planning
Iden
tify
issu
es
Ste
p 1:
Goa
ls“W
here
do
we
wan
t to
be
in 3
-5 y
ears
?”
Ste
p 2:
Obj
ectiv
es“W
hat s
houl
d w
e do
in
the
next
yea
r?”
Ste
p 3:
Con
sult
“Doe
s th
is m
ake
sens
e?”
Ste
p 4:
Prio
ritiz
e“W
hat g
oes
first
?”
Ste
p 5:
Im
plem
ent
actio
n pl
ans
“Let
’s d
o it!
”
Ste
p 6:
Eva
luat
e“D
id w
e re
ach
the
obje
ctiv
es?”
Ste
p 7:
Ref
ine
“Let
’s tw
eak
them
.”
Ste
p 9:
Con
sult
agai
n“D
oes
this
mak
e m
ore
sens
e?”
1 ye
ar c
ycle
3-5
year
cyc
leS
tudy
tren
ds
and
proj
ectio
ns
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Highlig
hts
Norm
s for Pastoral Councils
•P
asto
ral c
ounc
ils a
re c
onsu
ltativ
ein
nat
ure
•P
asto
ral C
ounc
il &
Fin
ance
Cou
ncil
are
dist
inct
•P
C m
embe
rshi
p is
rep
rese
ntat
ive
of p
aris
h
•P
asto
r pr
esid
esov
er P
C m
eetin
gs
•P
C m
ay e
stab
lish
com
mis
sion
sor
com
mitt
ees
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Relationship of councils to pastor
Bis
hop
Pas
tor
Fin
ance
Cou
ncil
Pas
tora
l Cou
ncil
Sta
ff Com
mis
sion
s
Com
mitt
ees
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Highlig
hts
Guidelines for Pastoral Councils
•P
asto
ral c
ounc
il m
odel
s•
Est
ablis
hing
a pa
stor
al c
ounc
il•
Sel
ectin
gco
unci
l mem
bers
•D
ynam
ics
of c
ounc
il m
eetin
gs•
Con
tinui
ng e
duca
tion
of c
ounc
il m
embe
rs•
Spi
ritua
l gro
wth
for
coun
cil m
embe
rs
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Three M
odels of Councils
Council of
Ministries
Min
1M
in 2
Min
3M
in 4
Pas
tor
“Wha
t is
ever
yone
doi
ng?”
Comprehensive Planning
Pas
tor
Min
1M
in 2
Jack
Sal
ly
“Whe
re a
re w
e go
ing?
”
Pastoral Instrument
Pas
tor
Min
1M
in 2
Jack
Sal
ly
“I w
ould
like
you
to c
onsi
der
. . .”
Res
earc
h an
d P
lann
ing
Offi
ce
Models for Selecting M
embers
Combined
Shared W
isdom / discernment
Matches parishioners’ gifts to council’s needs
Encourages individuals to find their niche
A good m
odel for introverts
Elections
Produces a perception of honesty
Pro: the “loyal opposition” may gain a council se
at
Con: the “loyal opposition” may gain a council seat
