NCCL Executive Director Report

NCCL Executive Director Report

May, 2012San Diego, Caliornia

New to the Office

Gina Garroway – Associate Director

Membership Growing 2011 2012•Diocesan Directors 173 185•Diocesan Staff 515 605•Parish Cat. Leaders 1095 1299•Academics 49 46•Publishers 134 156•Students 36 38•Students – PT 6 6•Other (Retired/Lifetime) 34 52 TOTAL 2042 2387

National CollaborationsPAC– NIAC – Transforming Adolescent Catechesis pilot programs in Orlando, Washington, DC, Grand Rapids, Michigan (August) and possibly Providence Rhode Island (Fall).*Applied for a major grant*Conducted a Pre-conference in January*Contact Ela Milewska for more information or to get on the 2013 calendar.http://adolescentcatechesis.org/

National CollaborationsACLEM – ALLIANCE for the Certification of Lay Ecclesial Ministers*Received seven year approval from USCCB/CCA for standards AND a certification process.*Have received eight applications for Admission to the Certification Process – some appear incomplete*Ken Gleason serves on the Alliance Board along with the Ex. Dir. and as the NCCL Rep on the NCRC

National CollaborationsDiocesan Educational/Catechetical Leadership Institute•Webinars are now FREE•Track One – New Leadership•Track Two – Veteran Leadership•Track Three – New Evangelization•Check out your May 2012 issue of CL Weekly or go to http://tiny.cc/5qmrdw for 25+ topics and presenters.

National Collaborations

In addition to seven NCCL representatives, 32 other attendees were also NCCL members.

National CollaborationsNational Symposium on Lay Ecclesial Ministry*advocate for the implementation of ACLEM*Achieve/teach intercultural competency *Theological reflection on the vocation and mission of a LEM, providing feedback through a structured dialogue (Rep Council)*SJU Collegeville offers five full tuition scholarships in 2012, 2013 and in 2014.

National CollaborationsStrong Catholic Families, Strong Catholic Youth•Over 50 diocese are participating•Develop brief videos aimed at promoting SCF to pastors/parish leaders and another to parents •Redesigning Parent to Parish Response Form.• Effective Practice Digests grows to met the needs of participants.

National CollaborationsStrong Catholic Families, Strong Catholic Youth•Four Step Parish Process – The current “three step” parish process will be revised to four steps to include a first step of “Parish Assessment/Readiness”.• Leadership Resources – Print piece in development•Develop a shortened ppt version (15-20 minutes) of the Parish Leader Session.

National CollaborationsWebinars•NCPD – Symbolic Catechesis•Ave Maria Press

– Professional Development (over 25)– Technology

•Paulist Press •Loyola Press

Small Successes• Published Doing Great Ministry with

Less, it will soon be available as an eBook.

• Increased sales through the NCCL Amazon Bookstore - $326.43 in 10 months

• CL Weekly has had a consistent record – 261 issues

• Committee work and participation grows in work completed

Commendable Committee Work• Adult Faith Formation• Communications• Conference Planning • Editorial • Evangelization• Product Development• Rural Catechesis• Standards and Certification• Technology

THANK YOUWithout you, the members, the work could easily become drudgery but your own spiritual lives, your commitment to the ministry, your willingness to be creative and innovative is a sign of hope and a source of inspiration to Gina and me.We are grateful to the witness you are to us. It is a pleasure to serve you.