Meeting of the Marist International Mission Commission

From 13 to 18 January 2020 there will take place in the General House the first meeting of the Marist International Mission Commission.

The Commission was created to facilitate a framework to interconnect the Secretariats, Networks and Regions in an integrated and sequential mode. It will assist the leaders in reflecting upon the initiatives and their implementation processes of the Strategic Planning at global, regional and province levels in the Mission Area. At the same time, the aim of the International Commission is to articulate the different initiatives and actions from the Regions, Networks and the General Administration to maximize their impacts and effects.

Having in mind that the Commission will reflect about the mission area of the Institute, the objectives of that first meeting are to promote the reflection and development of the Strategic Planning Strategies:

• Continue exploring ways that allow us “to be” and “to feel” as a global body (areas of mission, networks, regions, management, leadership, governance…).
• Promote an open and qualified servant leadership.
• Promote a “culture of encounter” and the integration of diversity (ecology, Western and Eastern spiritual expressions, diverse religious or cultural traditions, etc.) in our ministries.
• Promote the connection between the different networks and create new networks at the service of Marist mission.
• Encourage networking strategies to share human and economic resources at the service of Marist mission, especially related to emerging realities (migration, refugees, current and new presences, etc.).
• Promote a mentality of solidarity which emphasizes co-responsibility, transparency, efficient and effective management, and sustainability through formation and professional accompaniment.
• Develop administrative and management policies for human resources, finances and real estate at all levels of the Institute, with careful attention to different regional, social and legal contexts.

The meeting is organized by the General Council in collaboration with the Secretariats of the Area of Mission and the Economato.

The members of the Commission are: Br. Luis Carlos Gutiérrez Blanco (Coordinator, Vicar General), Br. Benjamin Lance Consigli (General Councillor), Br. Kenneth Charles McDonald (General Councillor), Br. Manuír Mentges (Network of Universities – Brazil Sul-Amazonia), Br. Francis Jumbe (Region Africa – Southern Africa), Br.  Marciano Guzmán Morana (Europe Region – Mediterránea), Br. Gregorio Linacero Melón (Arco Norte Region – Central America), Br. Alberto Guillermo Aparicio (America Sur Region – Cruz del Sur), Br. Ángel Diego García Otaola (Secretariat of Solidarity), Br. Valdícer Fachi (Cmi), Br. Carlos Alberto Rojas Carvajal and Br. Okolo Mark Omede (Secretariat of Education and Evangelisation), Br. José Libardo Garzón Duque (Econome General), Mr. Frank Malloy (Network of Schools, – Australia), Mrs. María del Socorro Álvarez (Network of Solidarity – México Central), Ms. María Bobillo (Network of MYM -Compostela) and  Br. Kevin Wander (Oceania Region – District of Pacific). We are still pending for a member from Asia Region.