Extension/Revitalization Committees Evaluating Current Status ®

What’s This All About? Extension and Revitalization Committee has now been formed Need to evaluate extension possibilities Need to evaluate the necessity for revitalization The criteria to evaluate each is different Effectively it entails answering some basic questions

Extension – Whose Responsibility? Is there an SVdP (Arch)Diocesan Council (ADC)? If “no” then the responsibility goes to the appropriate District Council Is there an SVdP District Council (DC)? If “no” then the responsibility falls to the Region because new Conferences will be Isolated until a DC is formed In some (Arch)Diocesan Councils, the ADC is responsible for building new Conferences In some (Arch)Diocesan Councils, each District Council is responsible for building new Conferences It is important here to understand who will be responsible for this extension effort

Extension – Questions About Conferences For Region, how many parishes in the Diocese? For ADC, how many parishes in the Diocese? For DC, how many parishes in the District? How many Conferences in the covered area? How many parishes not affiliated with the Society? Prioritize those parishes not affiliated with the Society for the extension effort A minimal objective for extension is forming one new Conference each year in each Council

Extension – Special Considerations How many non-SVdP parishes have dominant diverse populations (Hispanic, Black, Asian, Native American, etc.)? How many non-SVdP parishes have language dominance other than English (Spanish, Korean, etc.)? Do we have Vincentians fitting the diversity or dominant language who can assist with the extension effort? Is there a priority set for forming Youth (under 19) Conferences? Is there a priority set for forming Young Adult (19 to 39) Conferences?

Revitalization – Questions About Conferences Use “Minimum Requirements for Existing Traditional Conferences” to decide which Conferences need to be revitalized Determine which Conferences will be best served with recruiting new members Determine which Conferences will be best served with formation services Determine which Conferences will be best served with both recruiting and formation Prioritize the efforts A minimal objective for revitalization is revitalizing one Conference each year in each Council

Extension/Revitalization – District Councils Where District Councils (DC) need to be formed or revitalized, this is the work of the ADC or the Region Although Part III of the Rule allows for three (3) Conferences in a DC, we are striving to follow the CGI requirement of five (5) Once again, the determination must be made to start a new DC or revitalize an existing one There may be a Diocese where both are needed

Extension/Revitalization – (Arch)Diocesan Councils Where (Arch)Diocesan Councils (ADC) need to be formed or revitalized, this is the work of the Region Are we starting a new ADC or revitalizing an existing one? As can be seen with Conferences, the considerations for starting new and revitalizing are very different; so the plan will be different for each

What’s Next? Once the evaluations are completed and priorities have been established, inform both the Regional and National Extension/ Revitalization Committees The next two steps are essential 1. Prepare a formal five-year plan for extension 2.Prepare a formal five-year plan for revitalization The next presentation will help you through that process