¨MARIANIST LEADERSHIP STYLES
through history
through history
¨Goal of this presentation
¨Not history in itself
¨Rather a context for leadership today
¨We build on our pat
¨Take best, learn from it
¨Avoid worst, problems, pitfalls
¨See how to adapt to our times, historic tasks
¨SOME CHURCH LEADERSHIP STYLES
¨Imperial Rome
¨Feudalism
¨Absolutism, divine right of rulers
¨Democracy
¨Synodal style
¨Marianist leadership around 1850
¨Rapid expansion (Falloux Law, 1852)
¨Standardization, routinization of charism
¨Dependency on government
¨Rural areas, small towns
¨Little training, weak formation
¨Alsace or Midi as prototype
¨Typical community of 3
* Marianist Leadership around 1850……
¨Standard, routine is very important
¨Authoritarian leaders
¨Detailed regulations
¨E.g. beards, parlors, clothes, smoking, vade-mecum
¨Good leader = supervisor, knows & keeps rules
¨Strict, ascetic, decisive
¨Type: Caillet, Chevaux, Zehler, Hoffman, Senentz
¨1903, “Bourgeois” and persecuted
¨Adapt charism to culture of “up and coming”
¨Pro Deo et patria, français et catholique
¨French III Republic, hostile to religious
¨Religious in France leave small places
¨Withdraw to urban private schools
¨Self-financing
¨Higher class, more privileged, more demanding
¨Stanislas as model, to be reproduced in Tokyo…
¨Spain, Italy, Austria, Japan, North Africa
¨Standardized, but higher, managerial class
¨Detailed regulation, professionalism
¨New ways to protect from persecution
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¨USA a bit different, urban
¨But closer to earlier pattern
¨Working class immigrants
¨Ethnic (German)
¨Good leader deals well with public
¨Organizes on big scale, inspires
¨Entrepreneurial, very directive, decisive, demanding
¨Mixture of attractive and ascetical
¨Typical: de Lagarde, Simler, Heinrich, L.Heintz, Lázaro, Hérail, Waldron, Cousin
¨1960: Culmination of Expansion
¨Marianists are urban everywhere
¨Secondary education
¨Industrial settings, not in rural areas
¨Very large community as the ideal
¨Emphasis on academic, professional excellence
¨Exploration of other fields: publishing, universities, parishes, chaplaincies
¨Church mission seen as more expansive
¨Globalization: Africa, Korea, Latin America
¨Marianists as “2nd wave missionaries”
¨Charism as object of study, analysis
¨Loosening of discipline, less standardized
¨Interest in new ecclesial movments (e.g. Scouting, Catholic Action, liturgy
¨MLC’s begin
¨Good leader is dynamic, apostolic, adaptive
¨Not too standardized
¨Indulgent, kindly
¨Entrepreneurial, decisive, controlling, motivating
¨A man of ideas
¨Types: Ayastuy, Hoffer, Ferree, Darby, Mathews, John Jansen, Gray, Bréard
¨VATICAN II: A NEW STYLE EMERGES
¨New pastoral sense: “evangelization”
¨Renewal of charism
¨Leaders from formation, internal ministry
¨Personalization, “personalism,” individual differences
¨Dialogue, non-directive
¨Inculturation
¨Rejection of standardization
¨Types: Tutas, Hakenewerth, Stefanelli, Le Mire, Joe Jansen, Tom Giardino, Ray Fitz
¨Institutions grow fast
¨Vocations slow down
¨Role of religious changes
¨Communicate, animate charism
¨With lay co-workers
¨Current situation: “old” cultures
¨“new” cultures
¨Everyone feels challenged!
¨REFLECTION ON HISTORY
¨What have you experienced of these styles?
¨What appreciated?
¨What regretted, criticized?
¨Which styles have predominated in your Unit?
¨Which styles are needed in our time / Units?
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