In a multi-day training co-sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the Organizers Institute of the West/Southwest IAF, and Gulf Coast Leadership Council (GCLC), 111 predominantly Spanish-speaking leaders from 25 Houston-area congregations convened to learn how to be effective leaders in their communities. Most the leaders came from Spanish-speaking Catholic and Episcopal congregations.
Trainees participated in nine leadership workshops that included topics like the Eucharistic Community as envisioned by St. Paul and leadership practices promoted by Jethro. All the sessions incorporated reflections on Scripture, religious traditions and effective institutional organizing practices. Groups from each parish were encouraged to engage with their pastor and parish leadership to explore opportunities for local training and the development of a listening campaign this year for their parishes and communities.
Leadership Development at Assumption Catholic Church, The Metropolitan Organization