As announced in October, the Strategic Visioning Team presented their recommendations to the diocese’s governing bodies. Diocesan Council has reviewed and discussed these recommendations, and at their November 8 meeting voted unanimously to approve them.
A year after the Diocese of Newark launched a visioning process in September 2022, the Strategic Visioning Team presented their recommendations to the diocese’s governing bodies in three meetings held September 27 and 28 and October 1.
Their final report is now in the hands of Diocesan Council, which has principal oversight for deciding how the recommended goals and initiatives will be implemented.
After an intense two months of work, the four working teams have completed their goal and initiative recommendations.
The four working teams – Children, Families, Youth and Young Adults, Communications and Technology, Congregational Collaboration and Justice for People and Planet – are off and running.
The Strategic Visioning Team is now recruiting people across the diocese to join Working Teams that will meet during this next phase of the visioning process to create goals around the four priorities.
During the Diocesan Convention, the Strategic Visioning Team shared its findings from the Listening Sessions in the Fall of 2022 and announced the resulting priorities and next steps.
As the new year progresses, the Strategic Visioning team has been sorting through the notes from the many Listening Sessions in 2022 and early 2023.
Many thanks to those of you across the Diocese who attended one of the 71 scheduled Listening Sessions at our churches or virtually this fall.
One of two Zoom sessions offered for those who are unable to attend the listening session at their own congregations.
One of two Zoom sessions offered for those who are unable to attend the listening session at their own congregations.
