Leadership for Mission

Pastoral leadership must never be an end in itself but is always directed towards the Church’s mission. This course helps participants gain a renewed understanding of the mission of Christ in bringing about God’s kingdom of love, and how this mission continues in the Church today especially in the context of their own countries. The social teachings and social mission of the Church are given a renewed emphasis, particularly through the teachings of Pope Francis on evangelization, justice and ecology. Participants bring these teachings into dialogue with concrete signs of the times through tools for social analysis, including the pastoral cycle.