Leadership Institute

"I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do." John 13:15

Forming Leaders for the Church

The Diocesan Educational/Catechetical Leadership Institute was begun in 1997 as a 5-day orientation program for new or nearly new diocesan leaders. In 2010, the Leadership Institute became an online program which expanded in 2011 to include two tracks of recordings, each track with its own complement of webinars and question-and-answer (Q & A) sessions. Track I serves new diocesan educational or catechetical leaders. Track II serves the professional development needs of veteran diocesan administrators.

Starting in 2012, the online Leadership Institute is poised to expand again. It will also be offered free of charge to all interested individuals. It will continue to serve the needs of diocesan leaders. Many of the webinars and Q&A’s will also be of interest to parish catechetical leaders and catechists, Catholic school principals and teachers, and other individuals who provide faith formation to diverse age groups and settings.

The Leadership Institute is sponsored by the National Educational Association Departments of Chief Administrators of Catholic Education and Religious Education, the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership, and the Secretariats of Catholic Education and of Evangelization and Catechesis, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
 

Webinar Series

• Track III - During 2012, an exciting new series of webinars focused on the “New Evangelization” will be offered. The webinar topics and presenters were approved by the Bishops Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis and the Bishop Chair of the Bishops Committee on Catholic Education. Once posted, participants will be able to access the webinars online. Live Q&A sessions with a presenter panel will be held three times during the year.
  
  
• Track II - Includes a series of webinars and Q&A’s recorded in 2011. The topics include stewardship of creation, evangelization, the Catechesis and the Fathers of the Church, the revised Roman Missal, popular devotions, morality, sacramental life, prayer, an introduction to the Eastern Rite Churches and how to use the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults.
  
  
• Track I - Includes webinars and Q&A’s recorded in 2010 to orient new diocesan educational and catechetical leaders. Clergy, Catholic school principals, parish catechetical leaders and others will benefit from most of these topics. A special live Q  A session for interested diocesan leaders will be announced later in 2012.