What’s your take on Systemic Change? I thought I would ask you to share what you think is the state of systemic change in the Vincentian Family.
Formation: 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!)
Compassion and Systemic Change: A Vincentian Reflection
“Whatever else our God does, the first outburst is always compassion” Those striking words were penned by a theologian in the 14th century. Compassion: perhaps no other word goes more directly to the heart of the Gospel message, because it goes to the heart of God’s...
Anyone Listening?
A Vincentian Reflection on Listening and Systemic Change Someone actively engaged in ministry told me recently that he ran into a person from his former place of service, who thanked him profusely for helping her with a problem years ago. The minister was...
A Heritage of Systemic Change
We have a great heritage. Sharing that heritage can help the systemic change process and the process of collaboration within the Family. Two men born in April, with feast days in September, but otherwise very different individuals in significant ways. How did two such...
The “stress of poverty” and systemic change
The culture of poverty, characterized by feelings of marginalism, dependence and exclusion, originates within the family, starting in childhood. Social and behavioral sciences recognize “poverty stress” beginning at a very young age. For almost nine years, Dan...
International Commission for Systemic Change, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Vincentian Family International Commission for Systemic Change, Sao Paulo, Brazil From April 19-22, the International Commission of the Vincentian Family to Promote Systemic Change held a two-day meeting in Sao Paulo and a two-day training for four Latin American...
Uncomfortable with systemic change?
Uncomfortable with systemic change? It is no secret that many people are uncomfortable with systemic change. It seems to be so hard to get a handle on. On the other hand there are others who are comfortable with what they think is systemic change. Actually what they...
Systemic Change Meeting Includes UN NGO Reps
At the Bronx Campus of Mount Saint Vincent College, on February 26, representatives of several branches of the Vincentian Family met to discuss ways to more effectively work together to help people living in poverty improve their living conditions through Systemic...
Can you explain this systemic change?
If someone asked you, could you explain systemic change without a lot of words? Here is a simple set of resources that go a long way. Three quick slide shows where the pictures tell the story with a minimum of words. A restaurant, a flat tire and a broken ankle - each...
Grow your own program with those in poverty
West Virginia Conference allows people in need to Grow your own The saying goes, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” The St. Louise de Marillac Conference, also known as the Conference of Southern West...
