Management Skills for Ministry
Collaborative Skill for Administration in Ministry
These series of all-day workshops are offered at Catholic Theological Union to help ministers build their skills as leaders. They may be taken individually for continuing education or completed in their entirety as a credit course. For more information, contact Dr Opal Easter, Director of Continuing Education and Ministry Formation. Catch up with some audio clips as they become available.
Leadership Styles
Explore what it
means to be a leader. What are the various leadership styles and how
might
they work or not in a
ministry setting. How do you build and work as a team? How do you
discern leadership?
Workplace
Relations
What are the
causes of conflict and how do you resolve them? What motivates people?
How do you work with different
personality types and leadership styles? Learn how to
work with volunteers.
Personnel
Issues
Legal issues
related to the work place. Hiring, disciplining, firing, and employment law.
How does the Church’s social justice
teaching fit in the workplace? Best practices in
compensation and benefits.
Financial and Facilities
Management
Developing a strategic
plan, implementing a budget, understanding financial statements,
Review forms used by the Archdiocese of
Chicago; What does Canon Law say about
facilities management.
Public Relations and
Marketing
Why are these
important for ministry? How do you define your public? How do you
develop a
crisis plan? How do you deal with the media?
Stewardship and
Fundraising
What are they and
what place do they have in ministry? Looking at money, asking,
and giving
through a biblical lens. Fundraising from parish to diocesan perspectives.