Franciscan ministries seek to integrate the Franciscan worldview and its value system into organizational culture and decision-making. While everyone in a Franciscan organization has responsibility for mission, the Mission Officer bears responsibility for leading organizational efforts to imbue the charism into the day-to-day running of the organization. The Padua Program is dedicated to supporting the professional development of Mission Leaders through helping them to articulate and then translate the Franciscan narrative into effective organizational strategies for conduct and decision-making. Learning about Francis and Clare provides one layer of knowledge, but this program’s goal is for participants to learn how the Franciscan narrative is applicable to ministry leadership today, i.e., how it applies to the role and responsibilities of a Mission Leader/Officer and in turn to every employee in a Franciscan organization.
The registration for The Padua Program is now closed. Please contact Sr. Norise Kaiser with any questions at 315-634-7060 or nkaiser@sosf.org.
