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Editor's Note

Strong relationships help build strong communities

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

HAVE YOU EVER SEE N the bumper sticker: “I take orders from a Jewish carpenter”? That cuts right to the chase about our ultimate source of leadership. Everything about religious communities should reflect a profound desire to follow Jesus, our Alpha and Omega. Read more...

What vocation ministers want from leadership

By Fr. Steve Pawelk

Three keys to a positive, effective relationship between vocation ministers and leadership are shared vision, strong communication and plenty of resource support. Read more...

Vocation ministry thrives with clear expectations, real authority

By Diana Rawlings A.S.C.

Vocation directors and community leaders should agree on two foundations of vocation ministry: what they hope to achieve and how much authority the vocation minister has. Read more...

What I expect from a vocation minister

Clear roles and responsibilities are crucial for vocation ministers. Yet all this must rest on the solid ground of a well-developed interior life and disposition. Read more...

My expections of vocation ministers

Expertise and collaboration

By Mary Waskowiak R.S.M.

ALL OF US WHO SERVE as leaders of religious congregations are entrusted by our members with a particular role in carrying out the hopes and dreams of the community, especially as those hopes and dreams are articulated in our constitutions, direction or vision statements and chapter acts. No religious congregation can meaningfully carry out its life and mission without the engagement and collaboration of all. Read more...

The way forward for leaders and vocation ministers

A seasoned vocation strategist reflects on the expectations of leaders and vocation ministers. An open, strong relationship is the stepping-stone to success. Read more...

One model for vocation ministry

The Conventual Franciscans

By Jim Kent, O.F.M., Conv.

In this model of vocation ministry the vocation director leads many people who contribute their talents in order to welcome a new generation into the community. Read more...

How the New Orleans Jesuits conduct vocation ministry

By Marvin Kitten S.J.

A long-time vocation minister shares the strategies and techniques he has developed over 16 years. Read more...

Overview of the North American Felician vocation model

By Mary Therese Chmura C.S.S.F.

A Felician Franciscan Sister explains how her community operates a vocation ministry functioning in eight provinces across North America. Read more...

The selection, care and feeding of vocation ministers

By Sr. Carol Mucha R.S.M.

How does a community choose its vocation ministers? What qualities do they need? How do they prepare for the job? The Sisters of Mercy share their thoughts on these questions and more. Read more...

Translating the religious way of life to a new generation

The automaker Toyota may have something to teach religious communities about passing on a way of life to a new generation. Leaders and vocation ministers can glean lessons from the Toyota model. Read more...

Generation me

The young adult focus on self

By Jean Twenge

Baby Boomers may have been the first navel-gazing Western generation, but the Millennials are showing an even stronger orientation toward the self. Read more...

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Sister Tarianne DeYonker, O.P.

Sister Tarianne DeYonker, O.P.

Sister Tarianne DeYonker, O.P. is part of the vocation team for the Adrian Dominican Sisters headquartered in Michigan. Her six-person vocation team initiates and nurtures relationships with many young adults--especially those who are making decisions about how to use their gifts. Read more...

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