Leadership Like Fire: Stop, Drop, and Roll.
What is leadership? More precisely, what is good leadership?
(How does a “follower” of Christ become a “leader”?)
Examining the examples of three influential leaders of the c/Church (one who had a community founded in their honor, one who co-founded a community, and one who founded a community on their own), Vincent de Paul, Therese Couderc, and Catherine McAuley, this short presentation identifies characteristics of good leadership.
Spoiler alert, as the title suggests, leadership is like fire and good leadership has three components: stopping, dropping, and rolling. We will explore how Monsieur Vincent, Mother Therese, and Catherine each “stopped” and “dropped” and “rolled” as they tried — and arguably succeeded — to be of service in various ways to the world and the Church but especially for the uneducated.
About the Facilitator:
Mark Evans Piper is the Director for Ministry and Mission Advancement for the Sisters of the Cenacle of the North American Province. Piper is a Mercy Associate, an alumnus of Amate House, and a former Young Voices contributor for the National Catholic Reporter. He graduated from Saint Xavier University, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Pastoral Ministry; he obtained his Master of Science in Leadership & Policy Studies from DePaul University and has taken seminars from the McGrath Institute at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Dayton, Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (Administration in Ministry). His book, Interrupted Presence, was published by ACTA in 2021. He lives in Chicago with his wife and their two young children.
