Survey Results

39 Diocesan Directors Responded

1. Do you think Diocesan Directors and Diocesan Staff Forums should meet separately at the Annual Meetings? Yes-27; No-7; No opinion-4
2. At the Forum gathering during the Annual Meeting, do you prefer more interaction with other diocesan directors in order to network or do you prefer brining someone in as a resource as we did with Bill Huebsch? Yes-19; No Opinion-2; Both 18
3. Would you like the Forum gathering to be a time to discuss specific issues planned in advance or more an open, free flowing conversation? Specific Issues-22; Free Flowing-4; Both-12
4. Would you like to be in touch with other directors throughout the year via the internet through a listserv or bulletin board? Yes-36; No-2; No Opinion-1
5. What are some ways that we can get to know one another better either at the annual meeting or during the rest of the year?

• Regional and Province Meetings
• Symposiums
• Ice Breakers
• Mentoring new diocesan directors
• Different colored nametags for diocesan directors
• A hospitality room at the conference or at other meetings
• Send a one page intro of a new director via email to directors
• Introduce directors in a column in Catechetical Leadership
• Meals together or gatherings at various conferences around the country
• Encourage committee membership
• Have an inservice for directors connected to the Rep Council Meeting since a number of directors will already be there and since there is usually a speaker invited to present to the Rep Council.
• Form mutually beneficial groupings within the Forum
• Roundtable Presentation Designed for Diocesan Directors and presented by Diocesan Directors
• A follow-up to the new diocesan director’s workshop

1. Would you like to see events planned for diocesan directors outside of the Annual Meeting? Yes-18; No Because of Budget/Schedules-11; Nor sure-3
2. Are you going to the NDC Symposium in Washington in January? Would you like to take the opportunity to gather with other directors at that event? Yes-21; No-12; Undecided-5
3. Some directors have surfaced some issues that they feel would be of interest. Which of the following would you like to discuss at the forum?

• NCD - 18
• Whole Community Catechesis – 16
• Formation of Parish Catechetical Leaders- 16
• The Critical Issues of NCCL – 11
• Recruitment and Retention of Catechetical Leaders - 10
• Assessing Competence via the Standards - 11
• Strategic Planning - 7
• Multicultural Perspective – 7
• Permanent Catechesis - 5
• Dwindling Staff - 5

Other Issues or needs:

• Adolescent Catechesis
• Adult Faith Formation – 5 yr. Review of Our Hearts …2
• Consolidation of NCCL & NCEA. 1
• Planning for the future – 1
• Adult Confirmation (not RCIA) – 1
• Evangelization
• New diocesan and parish models for catechesis
• Renewing partnerships with families, liturgy, youth, etc.
• Spirit linking leadership in a healing Church
• Catechetical implications of a divided nation: red states/ blue states
• Just wages and benefits
• AFF programs and strategies
• Religious moral values
• Relationship of NCCL with bishops
• The future of NCCL
• Safe environment issues
• The future of parish catechesis: need for new models
• Catechesis and the RCIA

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