Summer Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership, June 10-13, 2013

Prayer and Leadership

Introduction ♦ Outcomes ♦ Presenter ♦ Schedule and Cost ♦ Final Luncheon ♦ Background Material

INTRODUCTION

This sixth year of the Summer Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership brings together leaders and aspiring leaders from schools and parishes to focus on the centrality of prayer for Catholic educational leadership—authentic and effective leadership in this area rests on and flows from prayer.

This theme was chosen to help schools and parishes implement the new “National Defining Characteristics of Effective Catholic Education.”  The following Defining Characteristics for Catholic education programs will be addressed thoroughly in this Institute.  They:

  • Are centered in the Person of Jesus Christ,
  • Contribute to the evangelizing mission of the Church,
  • Are steeped in a Catholic worldview,
  • Are sustained by Gospel witness,
  • Are shaped by communion and community.

The Institute is intentionally practical.  It begins with an extended experience of small community prayer that is valuable in itself but that also provides an experiential foundation on which to build the rest of the Institute.  Participants then receive numerous resources and extensive instruction in developing a culture and communities of prayer in their contexts.  Finally, with assistance from the facilitator and others, participants begin to build the framework for a culture and community of prayer that is appropriate to their context and inspired by the charism—whether of their parish, diocese, or founding religious community. 

The Summer Institute is co-sponsored by the Office of Catholic Schools and the Office of Religious Education of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and by the Loyola Institute for Ministry.  It takes place on campus at Loyola University New Orleans.

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OUTCOMES

In addition to the defining characteristics above, upon successful completion of the Institute, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize the importance of prayer for themselves as educational leaders,
  • Infuse a culture of prayer into their educational settings,
  • Develop small, ongoing communities of prayer directed to their educational settings,
  • Train others in establishing communities of prayer,
  • Gather material about process and prayer,
  • Receive credit from the Office of Religious Education either for the “Administrator as Spiritual Leader” requirement, or continuing education (renewal) credit, or for “Spirituality,” both basic and advanced (if needed),
  • Receive optional Loyola graduate or CEU credit.

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PRESENTER

Jennifer Coito will facilitate the Summer Institute this year. She has worked in faith formation for over ten years, has a Masters Degree in Pastoral Theology with a concentration in spiritual direction from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, and currently works for the California Province of Jesuits in the Christian Life Community (CLC) Program.  She leads retreats and workshops on small communities of prayer around the country for participants of all ages and ethnic backgrounds; she has prepared best-practices-based materials and formation opportunities for group leaders, and she is known for her practical and engaging style.  She will draw on the wide range of resources that have been developed for CLCs, a movement that has roots in Ignatian spirituality but that, more generally, provides a framework for ongoing communities of prayer that can draw on the charisms of a diocese, parish or any sponsoring religious community.

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SCHEDULE, COST, and More Information

  • Monday –Wednesday 8:30 am – 3 pm,
  • Thursday 8:30 am – 2 pm,
  • Breakfast (at 8:00), lunch, snacks and final luncheon are included in the cost,
  • Mass available 7:30 Tuesday-Thursday,
  • Cost=$200/participant; space is limited,
  • On-campus and off-campus housing available (for housing information, contact tfryan@loyno.edu),
  • Registration link,
  • For more information, and to register please contact Eileen Chapoton at chapoton@loyno.edu or 504-865-2109.  

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PAST RESTAURANTS FOR FINAL LUNCHEON

Summer Institutes always included a closing lunch on Thursday at a nice New Orleans restaurant.  This year's is:

  • John Besh's Lüke Restaurant at the Hilton Hotel, St. Charles Ave.

Past restaurants have included:

  • K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen (2012)
  • Ralph's on the Park (2011)
  • Palace Cafe (2010)
  • Dickie Brennan's Bourbon House (2009)
  • Antoine's (2008)

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SELECT BACKGROUND MATERIAL

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