Module 8 · Mission
Leadership, Communication, Influence & Mission
How do we lead, fund, grow, and hand this mission forward?
Introduction
Why this module exists
Servant leadership is learned in public: speaking clearly, building partnerships, raising resources honestly, planning events, and forming the leaders who will replace you.
- Practice servant leadership and clear public communication
- Build partnerships with parishes, physicians and the university
- Create an honest, non-manipulative funding strategy
- Form successors deliberately
Servant leadershipCommunication and public speakingInfluence and partnershipFundraising and sponsorshipDevelopment and relationship buildingCommunity engagementEvent planningLong-term sustainabilitySuccessionMission expansionForming future leaders
Session
Formation session video
Stage 8 session — Mission
Recording is published by the program director after the Friday session.
Required
Readings
Catechism
- CCC §§1913–1917 — Participation and responsibility
- CCC §2427 — Human work
Optional
Deeper study
Reflection
Answer honestly — this is private
Discussion
For the cohort
- What makes a fundraising ask honest?
- What must never change as this expands to other universities?
Prayer
This week's prayer
“Let this mission be larger than the people who started it.”
Personal application
This week, in your own life
Name the person you will begin forming as your successor.
Ministry application
This week, in the cohort
Deliver the funding plan and confirm the formation calendar.
Knowledge check
Servant leadership in this program primarily measures success by:
Notes
Your module notes
Notes and reflections save automatically on this device.
The question beneath everything
What kind of doctor are you becoming?