The FREE IGNITE workshop promises to help create a culture of vocations in your diocese!
Parish Vocation Ministry
Serra offers free training to dioceses on how to start parish vocations ministries. Upon the request of the local bishop, dioceses that can pull together 3 to 5 parishes and from each parish 3 to 5 parishioners can receive free one-day in person training from Serra experts on how to set up and maintain parish vocations ministries. The Ignite program also includes Serra mentors for one year for parishes that set up Parish Vocations Ministries. Contact Dr. Anne Roat, anne.roat@gmail.com, for information on scheduling the free training in your diocese.
The IGNITE workshop has been
successful in other dioceses
★★★★★
“Go and attend the workshop and you will come away with a toolbox full of ways to build a culture that effectively promotes vocations.”
Diocese of Pittsburgh
★★★★★
“It was a great experience and really helpful. It was also wonderful getting ideas from other parishes and meeting new priests and seeing others from across the diocese.”
Diocese of Colorado Springs
★★★★★
‘The IGNITE workshop was substantive and motivating. The networking was outstanding.”
Diocese of St. Petersburg
Organization, Membership, Publicity
Parishes that participate in the workshop have an opportunity to learn about Serra SPARK tools that they can use immediately to foster and affirm vocations. Information is provided about Parish Vocation Ministries – their purpose, functions, and structure. Practical data about forming a Parish Vocation Ministry — that is, the reasons, organization, membership, publicity, and a first meeting to-do list, are included in the day-long session. Discussions about the responsibilities of a Parish Vocation Ministry include how to operate in the parish, craft a Mission Statement, write goals, objectives, and action items to create a strategic plan. To ensure that the program continues, parishes receive ideas on how to keep their Parish Vocation Ministry functioning. Finally, the workshop presenters talk about sustaining the Parish Vocation Ministry and how to get the help the parish needs from Serra.
A unique feature of this Parish Vocation Ministry workshop is the built-in success factor! Parishes that attend the workshop are paired with a Serran who will mentor the parish for one year. This Serran will contact the club monthly to offer support, advice, and to serve as a sounding board for the parish ministry. Periodic reports are then sent to the diocesan vocation director so that they can track the vocation initiatives in the parishes in their diocese.
Contact Dr. Anne Roat, anne.roat@gmail.com, for information on scheduling the free training in your diocese.