April 2022
FORMATION UPDATE
In This Issue
Welcome Message
Called to Lead: Formation for New Leaders
Welcome Message (1 min read)
Over the last couple of months, many of you have participated in the “Called to Lead” train-the-trainer sessions. We have valued your thoughts and input in strengthening this formation series for leaders. As we begin piloting “Called to Lead” in preparation for our July 1st Go-Live, the national formation team is here to assist and support you in your efforts. With your leadership, we will strengthen our ministry in living out our mission and values by empowering our leaders to offer meaningful and applicable formation experiences for the teams they lead.
Called to Lead: Formation for New Leaders (5 min read)
Implementation Planning
Over the last couple of months, many of you have participated in the “Called to Lead” train-the-trainer sessions. We have valued your thoughts and input in strengthening this formation series for leaders. As we begin piloting “Called to Lead” in preparation for our July 1st Go-Live, the national formation team is here to assist and support you in your efforts. With your leadership, we will strengthen our ministry in living out our mission and values by empowering our leaders to offer meaningful and applicable formation experiences for the teams they lead.
Sacred Stories (3-5 min read)
Sacred Stories Integration
Called to Lead facilitators, might have noticed how Carrie and Claire artfully wove Sacred Stories into this initial formation experience. For more information about Sacred Stories as a formative experience, view this one page resource: Going Deeper with Sacred Stories.
Sacred Stories Survey
From Jesus’ parables to TED talks, storytelling is a powerful communication tool. At CommonSpirit Health, we have leveraged Sacred Stories as one way to communicate our mission and values, illustrate what they look like in action, and highlight the manifestation of the Spirit in our daily work. But, stories are only effective if they are shared; for this, we need your insight. Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey
Discover more about Sacred Stories - including recent trends and future plans - by reading the Q3 Executive Summary.
Recent Sacred Stories
Describing a sunrise to a blind patient seems an impossible task - until one staff member takes her patient's hand and finds mutual inspiration in the story "To Truly See.”
In the spirit of Holy Thursday, we share the story of a volunteer who has massaged the feet of our patients once a week for more than two decades. A selfless example of servant leadership, she provides physical and spiritual comfort in "Massaging Souls".
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