Series One: "Fundamentals of Sponsorship"
This six-part series from Aug. 12, 2020 to Feb. 10, 2021 will focus on basic theology, history and structures of sponsorship. Each 90-minute webinar takes place from 2-3:30 p.m. ET. Register for all six sessions or individual sessions.
Please Note: To obtain maximum benefit from the comprehensive nature of the program, we strongly recommend that you register for all six webinars in the "Fundamentals of Sponsorship" series. Recordings will be available after each webinar for your ongoing reference and formation.
Cost:
CHA Members: Free
Non-Members: $100 per session, $600 for all six sessions
Session One: Theology, Ministry and Sponsorship
Aug. 12, 2020
2-3:30 p.m. ET
Fr. Charles Bouchard, OP will describe how health care is a ministry and what ministry sponsorship means. He will also invite participants to discuss how their call and vocation have evolved through their work in Catholic health care.
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Session Two: Evolution of Sponsorship – Past and Future
Sept. 9, 2020
2-3:30 p.m. ET
Fr. Charles Bouchard, OP, and Lori Ashmore-Ruppel will focus on history, theology and spirituality of Catholic health care sponsorship beginning with the founding congregations, and then several subsequent "waves" that led to our current structures. What will be the fifth wave? How will current structures respond to changes in society, the Church and health care?
Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, CHA's President/CEO, will join us for a portion of the webinar to discuss why sponsorship is important to the Church and to Catholic health care in the midst of political upheaval and the pandemic, and how she sees it as a part of CHA's future strategy.
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Session Three: Models of Sponsorship
Oct. 14, 2020
2-3:30 p.m. ET
Sr. Jean Rhoads, DC; Ron Hamel; Sr. Teresa Maya, CCVI; and Larry Warren will describe and compare different models of sponsorship – traditional, distinct, "mirror" and hybrid. Discussion will focus on advantages and disadvantages of each type.
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Session Four: Canon Law, Juridic Persons and Sponsorship
Nov. 11, 2020
2-3:30 p.m. ET
Canon lawyer, Sr. Sharon Euart, RSM, will discuss the canonical aspects of sponsorship including the technical meaning of a juridic person and the varieties of juridic personality that are defined in canon law. She will also discuss the process for submitting a petition for a new juridic person and reporting requirements.
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Session Five: The Sponsor and the CEO
Jan. 13, 2021
2-3:30 p.m. ET
Laura Kaiser and Rodney Hochman, MD, two major health system CEOs, will discuss their experience of sponsorship. How are sponsors viewed by the CEO? What do CEOs expect from the sponsor? How should a CEO relate to a sponsor and how should sponsors relate to the CEO while respecting the CEO's accountability to the Board?
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Session Six: Sponsors and the Church, Local and Universal
Feb. 10, 2021
2-3:30 p.m. ET
Daniel O'Brien and Bishop William A. Wack, Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, will discuss the relationship between the sponsor and the Church with diocesan bishops, the Holy See and the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. How do sponsors acquire an "ecclesial prudence" that enables them to maintain healthy relationships with the Church? What are the bishop's rights and responsibilities, and what do they expect of ministries in their diocese?
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Series Two: "Advanced Issues in Sponsorship"
March 10, 2021 – Aug. 11, 2021
2-3:30 p.m. ET
Series Two will explore more advanced questions such as ecclesial relations, recruitment and formation, assessment and the relationship of sponsors to mission leaders.
Registration for Series Two will be available in Jan. 2021.