Mission, Vision, Values

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Faculty/Staff Formation
Alice I Hession, Director of Formation ahession_at_xa
verianbrothers.org
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Models of Faculty/Staff Formation

• Two approaches
• Formational
• Thematic

• Formational
• Concerned with the faith journey of individual

• Thematic
• Concerned with the values a school holds and the
  process by which a faculty member comes to accept
  and espouse those values

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Dimensions of Faith Formation

• Group

• Understanding Faith
• and Ministry

• Catholic Identity
• and Education

• Individual

• Formation

• Xaverian Legacy
• in Catholic Education

• The Ministry
• of Teaching

• Formation

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Elements of Faculty/Staff Formation

• Community
• Prayer Liturgy
• Service
• Message
• Moral Formation
• Missionary Perspective
• Xaverian Spirit

Adapted from Our Hearts Were Burning Within
US U S Catholic Bishops, 1999
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Xaverian Spirit

• Mission, Vision, Values, Calls, Goals, and
  Criteria of Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools
• Spirituality of Theodore James Ryken
• Fundamental Principles of the Xaverian Brothers
• History of Xaverian Educational Mission
• Xaverian Brothers Today Contemplative Stance and
  Mission to the Poor and Marginalized

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Community

• Growth in personal relationships
• Celebration of gifts, talents, and lifes
  blessings
• Recognition and involvement of family

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Prayer and Liturgy

• Liturgy in Catholic life
• Practices of Catholic piety and devotion
• Shared personal prayer
• Opportunities of contemplation and meditation

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Service

• Personal service to those in need
• Social action
• Global call

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Message

• - Understanding the basic teachings of the
  Catholic faith Conversion to Jesus Christ
• - Importance of Scripture
• - Social Justice and the Dignity of the Human
  Person
• - Current Church teachings

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Moral Formation

• Appreciation of Christian values
  and moral norms
• Christian ethics
• Clarification of current
• religious and moral
• questions in light of faith

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Missionary Perspective

• Evangelization
• Ecumenical dialogue
• Global Perspective of Mission

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Formation Committee

• Membership - 5-10 members including at least
  one administrative contact person
• Develop a vision of faculty/staff formation
  for the school
• Coordinate Elements of Faculty/Staff Formation

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Sample Structures
1,100 students 90
Faculty/Staff Formation Committee - 8-10
including Asst. Principal for Formation -
Retreat - Social - Cultural -
Prayer - Schools for Justice - Book
Discussion
450 Students 40
Faculty/Staff Formation Committee 5 including
Campus Minister - Prayer - Social - Service
- Retreat - Mentoring
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Xaverian Network Sponsored

• New Teacher Orientation
• Faculty/Staff Formation Gathering
• Administrator Orientation
• Chief Administrators
• Experienced Teachers Retreat
• Leadership Development Program
• Network Mission Gatherings

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• Network Mission Gatherings
• Campus Ministers
• Faculty Supervision Directors
• Admissions Directors
• Coaches
• Directors of Programs for at-risk students

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Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools

• Falling in love
• with the service of God.