Ministry Leader Formation Assessment Tool

This input form is designed to be an online input platform for your self-assessment responses. The OYYACM Team will use your responses to formulate a personal ministry formation plan for you, approved by your pastor and supervisor (if applicable). We will be in touch to communicate your plan. Thank you for participating!

Contact Information

Name

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Parish/Organization

Work/Ministry Location (If "other" is selected above):

Parish Pastor

Parish Contact Information

Supervisor (If someone other than the Parish Pastor)

Supervisor Contact Information (If someone other than the Parish Pastor)

Ministry Position Details

I am...

A Ministry LEADER (full-time, part-time, or volunteer) I am a Ministry/ entity Team VOLUNTEER (not directly in charge of a program, but support to a ministry leader who is)

Job Title (not applicable to ministry team volunteers)

Ministry Leader Employment Status (not applicable to ministry team volunteers)

Spiritual

Please answer "Rating" questions by selecting a rating score of 1-10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest. Please answer "Priority" questions by selecting "high", "medium", or "low".

1B. How consistently are you able to make time for daily prayer? (Priority)

2B. How well does your ministry incorporate a theology of suffering and emphasize the Gospel call to care for those who are suffering? (Priority)

3B. How often do you make time to participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass or to adore the Eucharist? (Priority)

4B. How comfortable do you feel sharing with others about your personal relationship with Jesus? (Priority)

5. Describe your typical daily prayer.

6. Describe your ideal daily prayer

7. Describe how your spirituality is (or is not) impacted by the lives of the Saints and their intercession.

8. Do you currently have a Spiritual Director?

Yes No

Additional comments- Below, please provide any additional comments on the above questions that would be helpful in developing your formation plan.

Human

Please answer "Rating" questions by selecting a rating score of 1-10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest. Please answer "Priority" questions by selecting "high", "medium", or "low".

1B. How familiar are you with your own strengths and weaknesses in ministry? (Priority)

2B. How well are you able to balance your self-care needs while fulfilling the duties of your ministry? (Priority)Label

3B. How well acquainted are you with the characteristics that mark the population you serve in terms of culture, ethnicity, race, sexuality, socioeconomic status, religious investment, etc.? (Priority)

4B. How well do your ministry philosophy and efforts incorporate supporting the formation of individuals to serve in their vocations? (Priority)

5. Describe a typical work week, particularly the times and number of hours you work.

6. Where might you anticipate tension developing in your ability to fulfill your responsibilities and desires in your personal life, alongside your duties in ministries?

7. Note some personal strengths upon which you would like to learn how to capitalize in your ministry.

Additional comments- Below, please provide any additional comments on the above questions that would be helpful in developing your formation plan.

Intellectual

Please answer "Rating" questions by selecting a rating score of 1-10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest. Please answer "Priority" questions by selecting "high", "medium", or "low".

1B. How comfortable are you teaching and communicating the major themes, stories, and people within Scripture? (Priority)

2B. How comfortable are you articulating and defending the major teachings of the Catholic faith? (Priority)

3B. How familiar are you with the theologies of liturgy, worship, and sacraments? (Priority)

4B. How familiar are you with Canon Law, particularly those laws that would influence the functioning of your ministry? (Priority)

5. Describe your educational background. Please note any formal or informal training you have received in ministry.

6. What interdisciplinary areas of study do you believe would help you improve as a minister? Consider areas of study NOT directly related to theology, Church, or ministry.

7. What Church documents or resources do you reference on a regular basis to guide your ministry?

Please provide any additional comments on the above questions that would be helpful in developing your formation plan.

Operational

1B. How frequently are you seeking knowledge and continued learning outside of the immediate scope of ministry? (Priority)

2B. How clear is your communication plan to inform ministry participants (including parents and the larger community) of your ministry's purpose, as well as the details for what is happening in the ministry? (Priority)

3B. How well do you currently use organizational tools to efficiently manage administrative tasks in order to devote more energy towards ministerial tasks? (Priority)

4B. How much progress have you made with reading key Diocesan policies and deeply understanding the best/easiest way to apply them to the ministry? (Priority)

5B. How well does your ministry collaborate with the other ministries and offices at your parish? (Priority)

6. Describe your ideal relationship with the staff at your parish. Does that match the way your relationship with the staff looks right now?

7. Describe how you would like to be perceived by those to whom you minister.

Please provide any additional comments on the above questions that would be helpful in developing your formation plan.

Pastoral

Please answer "Rating" questions by selecting a rating score of 1-10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest. Please answer "Priority" questions by selecting "high", "medium", or "low".

1B. How familiar are you with the care of those who struggle with anxiety and depression? (Priority)

2B. How comfortable are you recognizing when someone is in need of professional help and recommending resources for them? (Priority)

3B. How well do you integrate a variety of Catholic devotions and charisms into your program? (Priority)

4B. How well do you feel you are able to minister to and accommodate those with physical limitations or learning differences? (Priority)

5. In your own words, articulate how your ministry does or can promote the formation of healthy, Catholic families.

6. How does your ministry seek to involve others in leadership? What are your best practices for "volunteer management"?

7. It is important that ministries are able to recognize the "signs of the time" (current realities) and address them in light of the Gospel. What is one "sign of the time" that you find present in our current world and how do you see the Gospel responding to it?

Additional Comments- Below, please provide any additional comments on the above questions that would be helpful in developing your formation plan.

Methodological

Please answer "Rating" questions by selecting a rating score of 1-10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest. Please answer "Priority" questions by selecting "high", "medium", or "low".

1B. How would you rate your own understanding of evangelization and missionary discipleship? (Priority)

2B. How effectively is missionary discipleship embraced and infused into your ministerial efforts? (Priority)

3B. How comfortable are you developing a year-long scope and sequence (plan for methodological content development) for your ministerial efforts? (Priority)

4. "Missionary discipleship" is a buzzphrase that was coined in Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Guadium, and has become a staple in Catholic jargon. However, missionary discipleship is simply new language for an ancient concept- indeed, a concept that has been around since the commissioning of the original disciples. In your own words, explain missionary discipleship and its relationship to the mission of your parish ministry.

5. A "discipleship pathway" is a model created to illustrate the stages in the relationship between a Christian and Jesus- from least to most intimate. Below, complete the discipleship pathway with three stages between "non-believer" and "fully committed Catholic". Give each stage a name and description. Please note: This is simply an exercise. We recognize that discipleship is rarely linear in real life. (Please differentiate stages 2, 3, and 4.)

Additional Comments- Below, please provide any additional comments on the above questions that would be helpful in developing your formation plan.

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Ministry Leader Formation Assessment Tool

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Ministry Leader Formation Assessment Tool

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