Formation with Mercy Partners
Our Formation for Mission framework and principles underpin our comprehensive suite of Formation sessions. These are specifically designed for the Directors of our ministry boards.
Prayer and Meeting Resources
Mercy Partners Formation develops an annual Prayer Resource for use with ministry leaders, directors and staff in meetings and gatherings. Prayer is an important part of any meeting for focus, to reinforce Catholic identity and to call God’s blessing on the proceedings. Prayer time is also formative as it allows those present to examine aspects of life, faith and experience. Mercy Partners prayer resources have been popular with ministries across Australia because they provide a set of prayers ready for use in meetings. The prayers allow the focus on a particular theme or aspect of Gospel life, such as Magnifica Humanitas, Catholic Social Teaching and the Parables, enabling prayer to be both spiritually enriching and a catalyst for learning.
Leadership in Mission Charism Books
Mercy Partners has produced three Charism Resource Books.
- Enflamed with God’s Love – Preserving, Nurturing, Reimagining the Franciscan Charism
- Be as Shining Lamps – Preserving, Nurturing, Reimagining the Mercy Charism
- Keep the Lantern Burning – Preserving, Nurturing, Reimagining the Presentation Charism
Trustees and Ministry Board Directors
As lay leaders of the Church today, your role is significant in ensuring a style of leadership that: attends carefully to Catholic Identity and the founding charisms of the ministries.
For Trustee Directors and Ministry Board Directors it requires a particular type of formation and resources to undertake the role. These are some offerings which you may find helpful in this section of the Ministry Portal.
Formation Video Series
Mercy Partners has produced videos developed specifically for our ministry’s Board, Executive and Leadership teams.
