Transcript NCCL

Representative
Council
Orientation
Agenda
 NCCL History and Mission
 NCCL Strategic Directions
 NCCL Structure
 Representative Council
 Committees/Forums/Federations
 Individual responsibilities
Brief History of NCCL
 1930s – Diocesan Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine (CCD) directors meet
 1960s – NCDD (National Conference of Diocesan
Directors of Religious Education) is part of
the U.S. Bishops’ Committee
 1982 – Becomes an independent organization
 1991 – Reorganized as National Conference for
Catechetical Leadership (NCCL)
 2000 – Individual PCLs are voting members
The Mission of NCCL
We, the National Conference for Catechetical
Leadership,
formed as an organization of Diocesan, Parish,
and Academic Catechetical Personnel
and striving to enrich and strengthen the
ministry of catechesis throughout the Catholic
dioceses of the United States,
seek to serve the multi-cultural, multiracial
Church by …
The Mission of NCCL
Promoting the Church's Catechetical Ministry in
accord with the vision of the Scripture,
the wisdom of the Church,
the expertise of our members,
and the needs of the people we serve in our
continually changing world;
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The Mission of NCCL
Collaborating with the Bishops of the United
States, international, national, regional and
local organizations,
other leaders who relate to catechetical
ministers,
and one another in the development of
catechetical ministry and religious education;
The Mission of NCCL
Nurturing the continual spiritual, professional,
and personal development of religious
educators and catechetical ministers in the
Church:
The Mission of NCCL
Gathering with one another at the national,
regional, provincial, and diocesan levels
to challenge our vision, foster our unity,
strengthen our ministry, grow in faith, deepen
our spiritual life,
increase our understanding and broaden our
perspective for catechetical leadership in the
Church.
NCCL’s Strategic Directions
Goals and Objectives developed by the Board
of Directors.
Action Items developed by Rep Council.
Structure of NCCL
 Board of Directors
 Executive Director
 Rep Council
 Forums
 Committees
 Federations
 General Membership
Governance Overview
Representative
Council
Board of
Directors
Membership of NCCL
Ex. Dir.
Board of Directors: Composition
 4 Officers (elected by voting members)
 5 At-large members (elected by Rep Council)
 3 Ex-officio members
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Executive Director of NCCL
Episcopal Advisor to NCCL
USCCB liaison to NCCL
Board - Responsibilities
 Chief governing body / act as trustees of NCCL
 Sets and monitors the mission & strategic direction
 Collaborates with the Representative Council in
clarifying and focusing the strategic direction and
objectives of the Conference
 Establishes budget / monitors NCCL’s financial
well-being
 Makes all official public position statements
 Develops, approves and applies the vision of NCCL
as well as all Conference policies
 Hires and evaluates the Executive Director.
Executive Director – Lee Nagel
 Ex-Officio Member of Board of Directors
 Translates policy into action within executive
limitations policy of board
 Serves as chief executive officer of NCCL
 Carries out duties assigned by the Board
At-Large Board Members
 Elected to 3 yr terms by Rep Council
Brian
Garcia-Luense (2014, 1 term)
Mike Westenberg (2014, 1+ term)
Pete Ries (2014, 2 term)
José Amaya (2016, 1 term)
Sr. Sally Russell (2016, 1 term)
Officers
 Elected to 3 yr terms by the Professional,
& General members of NCCL (2015)
President – Bill Miller
Vice-president – Mary Jo Waggoner
Secretary – Linda Stryker
Treasurer – Joanie McKeown
(VII.7; VII.8)
Officers (cont’d)
 President
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Convenes and presides at all meetings of
Board, Executive Committee and Rep Council
Appoints all Committee Chairs
Serves on all committees except LDC
 Vice President
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Acts on behalf of the President as required
Officers (cont’d)
 Secretary
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Records and makes available minutes
 Treasurer
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Serves as NCCL’s Chief Financial Officer
Annual financial audit on behalf of the Board
Submits financial report (at least annually)
Chair of the Finance Committee
Oversees Membership issues with the Membership
Committee
Membership
Different membership types have different rights
 All members may retain their membership type upon
retirement from active ministry
 All members may serve on committees if they meet that
committee’s eligibility requirement
 Only Professional and General members may vote
 Only Professional members vote on by-law changes
 Only Professional members may serve on Rep Council
and the Board
Membership of NCCL
 Three categories of membership:
Professional, General, Associate
 Membership category determined by two
criteria:
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role/responsibility
formation/education
Membership Type
Do you exercise
catechetical leadership
at the national,
diocesan/eparchial,
parish, academic, or
publishing level?
yes
Do you have a
master level
degree in the field?
Professional
member
yes
no
no
Have you been appointed
to a diocesan/eparchial
catechetical position by
an appropriate
ecclesiastical authority?
Associate member
yes
Professional
member
no
General member
no
Have you been professionally
certified as a PCL by NCCL
or another entity granted that
right by the USCCB-CCA?
Professional
member
yes
Representative Council
Composed of Professional members only
 Diocesan Catechetical Leader (1 from each province)
 Parish Catechetical Leader (1 from each province)
 1 Rep from each partner organization
 1 Rep from each Forum and Federation
 2 Reps from Eastern Churches
 Board Approved representatives
Rep Council Relationships and
Responsibilities
 Articulates the values that drive the Conference
 Represents the membership constituencies
 Serves as consultative body to and for the Board
 Elects at-large members of the Board
 Other responsibilities as established in NCCL policy.
When you look around the
room at Rep Council….
 Who is represented?
 Who is not represented?
 Why is this a concern?
Individual Responsibilities
 Attend meetings of the Rep. Council
 Represent your constituency
 Serve on a Committee
 Represent NCCL to catechetical
ministers at the local/regional level
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Orient new members of NCCL
 Keep participation info current
NCCL at Work: Committees
 Board Committees
 Conference Committees
 Ad Hoc Committees
Board Committees
Made up of Board members only
 Executive
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(Officers and Ex. Director, VIII, XII.1)
 Finance (XII.1)
Development Subcommittee
 Personnel
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Conference Committees
 Leadership Discernment (XII.1)
 Membership (III.2, XII.1)
 Adult Faith Formation
 Annual Conference Planning
 Bylaws
 Communications
 Development
 Evangelization
Conference Committees (cont’d)
 Practical and Theoretical Foundations for
Catechesis in the U.S.
 Product Development
 Rural Catechesis
 Standards and Certification
Catechist Formation Sub-Committee
 Technology
Forums: Role and Responsibility
 Constituency-based groups, consultative to
the Representative Council
 Board Determined: Diocesan Directors, Diocesan
Staffs, Parish Catechetical Leaders
 Forum Leaders
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Belong to Leadership Discernment Committee
Belong to Rep Council
Federations: Role and Responsibility
 Focus specific groups, open to all NCCL
members
 May convene at NCCL’s Annual Conference
Some Concerns affecting the
Health of NCCL
 Annual Conference Attendance
 Financial Health
 Diocesan Bankruptcies / Catechetical
Office Closures / Consolidations
 Parish and Diocesan Budget Reductions
Individual Concern:
In what ways will I hold myself accountable to
my constituency and to my peers on this
council for the responsibility with which I have
been entrusted as a member of the
Representative Council?
Which Committee(s) is right for
you?
 My service on the ________________
Committee serves the good of NCCL by
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 I can contribute to the ______________
Committee in the following ways:
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