Systemic change

Updating Our Mental Maps of Ministry

Are we aware of the changing landscape of poverty and new needs? Do we need to update our mental maps?

What Are the Two Greatest Systemic Changes in Human History?

A quick quiz! What are the two greatest systemic changes in human history?  (Here’s an important clue – They are interrelated!)

The Systemic Change That Began In Mary’s Womb

Have you ever thought of the birth of Jesus as the greatest systemic change?

What Can One Person Do To Help the Homeless?

Can one person impact the problems of homelessness? Yes… with 50,000 other individuals around the world who slept out as the homeless do!

The Intersection Between an Organizational Plan and a Personal Commitment

Intersections

“Those on top, like politicians and church leaders, talk a lot about peace, but not about justice, because speaking of peace sounds good to others on top and to the naïve on the bottom, but to speak of justice sounds bad to those on top because it opens the eyes of...

The Intersection Between an Organizational Plan and a Personal Commitment

Bullfights and Systemic Change

It caught my eye immediately. A statue on his desk—a bullfight scene. But not what you would expect. This one was strikingly different—here the bull was sitting on the matador holding him down! Talk about the unexpected. A paradigm shift? No, a complete reversal! We...

The Intersection Between an Organizational Plan and a Personal Commitment

One Big Idea Could Change Everything

One big idea could change everything. The Innovation Mission initiative of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland in collaboration with Cleveland Leadership Center is looking for big ideas that could change systems. The initiative is rooted in the belief...

Be The Change You Want!

Be The Change You Want!

Real change starts with recognizing that we are part of the systems we seek to change. The fear and distrust we seek to remedy also exist within us—as do the anger, sorrow, doubt, and frustration. Our actions will not become more effective until we shift the nature of the awareness and thinking behind the actions.

The Intersection Between an Organizational Plan and a Personal Commitment

Advocacy and Systemic Change

“Speaking truth to power….Making our voices heard---"     Advocacy: the process of supporting a cause or proposal, pleading or arguing in favor of an idea or policy.  Advocacy is active, not passive, and can take many forms.  But for Vincentians it means taking the...

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