Parish leader formation and training survey

Introduction

Effective leadership from priests, deacons, lay staff and other parish leaders will be critical to the success of Beacons of Light and the future of our Families of Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. During 2022, there will be opportunities for formation in leadership, growth in the skills needed to lead pastoral planning, and orientation to the Beacons process itself. Please give us feedback on what opportunities for formation, training and topics you would benefit from the most, what media and times work best for you, and your thoughts on how we can all be better leaders in our Church.

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* 1. Your status

Pastor

Parochial Vicar

Retired priest

Priest with non-parochial assignment

Seminarian

Deacon

Parish staff

Parishioner leader

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* 2. Listed below are possible topics related to leadership formation. Please share your reaction to the topics listed and include additional potential topics in the space provided.

	Not beneficial/needed	Somewhat beneficial/needed	Potentially beneficial/needed
Group development - bringing staff together, building trust	Group development - bringing staff together, building trust Not beneficial/needed	Group development - bringing staff together, building trust Somewhat beneficial/needed	Group development - bringing staff together, building trust Potentially beneficial/needed
Synodality: Communion, Participation, Mission	Synodality: Communion, Participation, Mission Not beneficial/needed	Synodality: Communion, Participation, Mission Somewhat beneficial/needed	Synodality: Communion, Participation, Mission Potentially beneficial/needed
Theology of a Family of Parishes	Theology of a Family of Parishes Not beneficial/needed	Theology of a Family of Parishes Somewhat beneficial/needed	Theology of a Family of Parishes Potentially beneficial/needed
Self-assessment: strengths, spiritual gifts inventory, leading one's self	Self-assessment: strengths, spiritual gifts inventory, leading one's self Not beneficial/needed	Self-assessment: strengths, spiritual gifts inventory, leading one's self Somewhat beneficial/needed	Self-assessment: strengths, spiritual gifts inventory, leading one's self Potentially beneficial/needed
Co-responsibility	Co-responsibility Not beneficial/needed	Co-responsibility Somewhat beneficial/needed	Co-responsibility Potentially beneficial/needed
Inclusion	Inclusion Not beneficial/needed	Inclusion Somewhat beneficial/needed	Inclusion Potentially beneficial/needed
Discernment	Discernment Not beneficial/needed	Discernment Somewhat beneficial/needed	Discernment Potentially beneficial/needed
Church as the Family of God (Evangelizing Community)	Church as the Family of God (Evangelizing Community) Not beneficial/needed	Church as the Family of God (Evangelizing Community) Somewhat beneficial/needed	Church as the Family of God (Evangelizing Community) Potentially beneficial/needed

Other (please note)

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* 3. Listed below are possible topics related to leadership and management training and skill-building. Please share your reaction to the topics listed and include additional potential topics in the space provided.

	Not beneficial/needed	Somewhat beneficial/needed	Potentially beneficial/needed
Conflict management	Conflict management Not beneficial/needed	Conflict management Somewhat beneficial/needed	Conflict management Potentially beneficial/needed
Change management	Change management Not beneficial/needed	Change management Somewhat beneficial/needed	Change management Potentially beneficial/needed
Pastor transition management	Pastor transition management Not beneficial/needed	Pastor transition management Somewhat beneficial/needed	Pastor transition management Potentially beneficial/needed
Communication strategies	Communication strategies Not beneficial/needed	Communication strategies Somewhat beneficial/needed	Communication strategies Potentially beneficial/needed
Leading prayer in a time of change	Leading prayer in a time of change Not beneficial/needed	Leading prayer in a time of change Somewhat beneficial/needed	Leading prayer in a time of change Potentially beneficial/needed
Parishioner engagement	Parishioner engagement Not beneficial/needed	Parishioner engagement Somewhat beneficial/needed	Parishioner engagement Potentially beneficial/needed
Leading with emotional intelligence	Leading with emotional intelligence Not beneficial/needed	Leading with emotional intelligence Somewhat beneficial/needed	Leading with emotional intelligence Potentially beneficial/needed
Responding well to resistance	Responding well to resistance Not beneficial/needed	Responding well to resistance Somewhat beneficial/needed	Responding well to resistance Potentially beneficial/needed
Intercultural competence	Intercultural competence Not beneficial/needed	Intercultural competence Somewhat beneficial/needed	Intercultural competence Potentially beneficial/needed
Accountability	Accountability Not beneficial/needed	Accountability Somewhat beneficial/needed	Accountability Potentially beneficial/needed
Productive meetings	Productive meetings Not beneficial/needed	Productive meetings Somewhat beneficial/needed	Productive meetings Potentially beneficial/needed
Grief management - dealing with loss	Grief management - dealing with loss Not beneficial/needed	Grief management - dealing with loss Somewhat beneficial/needed	Grief management - dealing with loss Potentially beneficial/needed

Other (please note)

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* 4. Listed below are possible topics related to Beacons of Light orientation. Please share your reaction to the topics listed and include additional potential topics in the space provided.

	Not beneficial/needed	Somewhat beneficial/needed	Potentially beneficial/needed
Families of Parishes: models of leadership	Families of Parishes: models of leadership Not beneficial/needed	Families of Parishes: models of leadership Somewhat beneficial/needed	Families of Parishes: models of leadership Potentially beneficial/needed
Beacons Basics: what is pastoral planning?	Beacons Basics: what is pastoral planning? Not beneficial/needed	Beacons Basics: what is pastoral planning? Somewhat beneficial/needed	Beacons Basics: what is pastoral planning? Potentially beneficial/needed
The Pastoral Planning Pathway: how to travel it	The Pastoral Planning Pathway: how to travel it Not beneficial/needed	The Pastoral Planning Pathway: how to travel it Somewhat beneficial/needed	The Pastoral Planning Pathway: how to travel it Potentially beneficial/needed
Parish administration	Parish administration Not beneficial/needed	Parish administration Somewhat beneficial/needed	Parish administration Potentially beneficial/needed
Eucharist - bringing the principle to life	Eucharist - bringing the principle to life Not beneficial/needed	Eucharist - bringing the principle to life Somewhat beneficial/needed	Eucharist - bringing the principle to life Potentially beneficial/needed
Church - bringing the principle to life	Church - bringing the principle to life Not beneficial/needed	Church - bringing the principle to life Somewhat beneficial/needed	Church - bringing the principle to life Potentially beneficial/needed
Leadership - bringing the principle to life	Leadership - bringing the principle to life Not beneficial/needed	Leadership - bringing the principle to life Somewhat beneficial/needed	Leadership - bringing the principle to life Potentially beneficial/needed
Stewardship - bringing the principle to life	Stewardship - bringing the principle to life Not beneficial/needed	Stewardship - bringing the principle to life Somewhat beneficial/needed	Stewardship - bringing the principle to life Potentially beneficial/needed
Evangelization - bringing the principle to life	Evangelization - bringing the principle to life Not beneficial/needed	Evangelization - bringing the principle to life Somewhat beneficial/needed	Evangelization - bringing the principle to life Potentially beneficial/needed
Love in Action - bringing the principle to life	Love in Action - bringing the principle to life Not beneficial/needed	Love in Action - bringing the principle to life Somewhat beneficial/needed	Love in Action - bringing the principle to life Potentially beneficial/needed

Other (please note)

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* 5. We envision leadership formation, training, and Beacons orientation happening through a variety of media. Please react to the following options and list other ideas below.

	Not beneficial/needed	Somewhat beneficial/needed	Potentially beneficial/needed
In-person (occasional, centrally-located)	In-person (occasional, centrally-located) Not beneficial/needed	In-person (occasional, centrally-located) Somewhat beneficial/needed	In-person (occasional, centrally-located) Potentially beneficial/needed
Virtual	Virtual Not beneficial/needed	Virtual Somewhat beneficial/needed	Virtual Potentially beneficial/needed
E-Newsletter	E-Newsletter Not beneficial/needed	E-Newsletter Somewhat beneficial/needed	E-Newsletter Potentially beneficial/needed
Meeting outlines with brief content and questions for discussion	Meeting outlines with brief content and questions for discussion Not beneficial/needed	Meeting outlines with brief content and questions for discussion Somewhat beneficial/needed	Meeting outlines with brief content and questions for discussion Potentially beneficial/needed
Video or article links	Video or article links Not beneficial/needed	Video or article links Somewhat beneficial/needed	Video or article links Potentially beneficial/needed

Other (please note)

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* 6. A Lenten retreat experience is being considered for priests, deacons, and layparish leaders in March 2022. The day, which would be offered regionally, would give you and fellow parish leaders an opportunity to pray with each other; share hopes, fears and dreams; and listen to the voice of God in the early moments of Beacons of Light. How likely might you be to attend?

Very likely to participate

Might participate

Not likely to participate

Very likely to participate

Might participate

Not likely to participate

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* 7. What day of the week and time of day is best? Check all that apply.

	Morning	Early Afternoon	Evening
Tuesday	Tuesday Morning	Tuesday Early Afternoon	Tuesday Evening
Wednesday	Wednesday Morning	Wednesday Early Afternoon	Wednesday Evening
Thursday	Thursday Morning	Thursday Early Afternoon	Thursday Evening
Friday	Friday Morning	Friday Early Afternoon	Friday Evening
Saturday	Saturday Morning	Saturday Early Afternoon	Saturday Evening

Parish leader formation and training survey

Introduction

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* 1. Your status

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* 2. Listed below are possible topics related to leadership formation. Please share your reaction to the topics listed and include additional potential topics in the space provided.

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* 3. Listed below are possible topics related to leadership and management training and skill-building. Please share your reaction to the topics listed and include additional potential topics in the space provided.

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* 4. Listed below are possible topics related to Beacons of Light orientation. Please share your reaction to the topics listed and include additional potential topics in the space provided.

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* 5. We envision leadership formation, training, and Beacons orientation happening through a variety of media. Please react to the following options and list other ideas below.

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* 7. What day of the week and time of day is best? Check all that apply.

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* 8. What ideas, considerations, and cautions come to mind?