Diocesan Jubilee Officer Cedar Rapids Gathering

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Diocesan Jubilee Officer Cedar Rapids Gathering

• Session Two
• The Application and Site Visitation Process
• March 27, 2009

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Goals for Application Site Visitation Process
Discussion

• To reevaluate and improve the Application process
  for new Jubilee Ministries
• Review Executive Council Resolution history of
  Process for the Designation of a Jubilee Center
• Review Executive Council Criteria for the
  Designation of a Jubilee Center
• Review the current criteria used for the
  Designation of a Jubilee Center
• Contrast these histories with DJO survey
  understandings and interests/concerns expressed
• Seek to clarify process, roles and criteria to be
  applied in future designations
• Clarify distinction between designation and
  affirmation
• To reevaluate and improve the current process for
  Reaffirming Jubilee Ministries throughout the
  network
• Review discussion in items 1a-d above as pertains
  to Reaffirming Jubilee Ministries.
• Seek to clarify process, roles and criteria to be
  applied in future designations
• To introduce and develop criteria for Jubilee
  Diocese status
• Absent General Convention or Executive Council
  criteria, consider the logic implied in sections
  1 2 above
• Propose Executive Council Criteria that can be
  established for the Designation of a Jubilee
  Diocese

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EXC021983.28 Process for the Designation of a
Jubilee CenterCommittee National
MissionCitation Executive Council Minutes,
Feb. 9-11, 1983, Charleston, SC, pp. 44-45.

• Resolved, That the designation of an Episcopal
  congregation or ecumenical clusters as a "Jubilee
  Center" be a function of the diocese within which
  such congregation or cluster is located, made in
  accordance with criteria established by the
  Executive Council, provided, however, that if no
  mechanism for such designation exists within the
  diocese, the congregation or cluster may apply
  directly to the Executive Council, the
  application to be accompanied by a supportive
  letter from the diocese's ecclesiastical
  authority.
• Designation of a Jubilee Center by a diocese
  shall be affirmed by appropriate action of the
  Executive Council.

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A small mountain community congregation
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An Episcopal cluster from Boulder County
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An ecumenical cluster ministry in Louisville
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Process for the Designation of a Jubilee Center

• Designation
• What? an Episcopal congregation, Episcopal
  cluster, or ecumenical cluster
• Based on? in accordance with criteria established
  by the Executive Council
• (to follow)
• By Whom? a function of the diocese within which
  such congregation or cluster is located
• Diocesan Jubilee Officers Comments with
  signature and date
• Bishops Comments with signature and date
• if no mechanism for such designation exists
  within the diocese, the congregation or
  cluster may apply directly to the Executive
  Council, the application to be accompanied by a
  supportive letter from the diocese's
  ecclesiastical authority

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Process for the Affirmation of a Jubilee Center

• The designation of a Jubilee Center by a diocese
• shall be affirmed by appropriate action of the
  Executive Council

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EXC021983.29 Criteria for the Designation of a
Jubilee CenterCommittee National
MissionCitation Executive Council Minutes,
Feb. 9-11, 1983, Charleston, SC, p. 45-46.

• Resolved, That the Executive Council, acting on
  behalf of the Coalition for Human Needs, does
  hereby establish the following criteria for
  designation of an Episcopal congregation or
  ecumenical cluster as a "Jubilee Center"
• the Episcopal congregation or ecumenical cluster
  must be engaged in mission and ministry among and
  with poor people wherever located
• the mission and ministry must be rooted in
  worship
• the mission and ministry must include several
  programs, including at least one human rights
  advocacy program and one human services program
• once designated a Jubilee Center, the
  congregation or cluster must be willing to
• demonstrate the operation of its programs to
  others as models
• maintain "how to" files
• act as a resource center and funnel for
  information and
• be subject to annual review.
• this was amended in June 16-17, 1983 to
  include Episcopal clusters

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Criteria for the Designation of a Jubilee Center
as practiced today

• Must be an Episcopal Congregation, an ecumenical
  cluster with Episcopal presence, and/or an agency
  with connections to the Episcopal Church.
• Must be involved in ministry programs among and
  with poor and oppressed people wherever they are
  located.
• Must include at least one or more of the
  following
• human rights advocacy program
• human service program (outreach)
• lay leadership/empowerment program
• evangelism in action
• Must be willing to actively participate in the
  following
• reflect theologically upon learning in ministry
• demonstrate the operation of programs to others
  as models
• act as a resource center for other Jubilee
  Ministry Centers

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for designation of an Episcopal congregation or
ecumenical cluster as a "Jubilee Center (note
this was amended in June 16-17, 1983 to include
Episcopal clusters)

• CENTER INFORMATION
• Name of Center (Organization)___________________
  ______________________
• Address_________________________________________
  __________________City__________________________
  State______________ Zip Code_________
• Contact Person (s)______________________________
  _____________________ Director of Program (if
  different from above) _________________
• Telephone ____________________ FAX
  _________________E-mail ____________________
  Diocese _________________
• Diocesan Bishop ______________________________
  _______________ Diocesan Jubilee Officer
  _____________________________________________
• JUBILEE APPLICATION
• Name of Person submitting this
  application __________________________
• Sponsoring Parish or Diocese _________________
  _________

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the Episcopal congregation or ecumenical cluster
must be engaged in mission and ministry among and
with poor people wherever located

• DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE PROGRAM
• Economic
• Cultural/Ethnic/Racial
• Educational
• Language specific
• List some of the ways in which the staff of this
  program attends to the specific demographic needs
  of this community.

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the mission and ministry must be rooted in worship

• This organizing mandate is not currently directly
  reflected on our applications.
• May be helpful to ask our applicants, How is
  your ministry rooted in worship?

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the mission and ministry must include several
programs, including at least one human rights
advocacy program and one human services program

• Human Rights/Advocacy MinistryJubilee Ministry
  is as interested in the causes of poverty and
  oppression as it is in its effects on human life.
  Those engaged in human service programs
  frequently need the type of assistance found in
  an advocacy program.What, if anything, is being
  done in the area of Advocacy for and with those
  who are being served at this Center?
• For example
• Legislation involvement
• Legal issues involvement
• Community organizing for things such as social or
  economic changes
• Anti-racism awareness workshops
• Other

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Human Rights Advocacy
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• A helpful question on the application might be
• Please share with us about your work in Human
  Rights Advocacy.

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Direct Human Service Ministry .
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the mission and ministry must include several
programs, including at least one human rights
advocacy program and one human services program

• Direct Human Service Ministry
• Childrens after school / day care
• Clothing
• Counseling / Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation
• Elderly Care
• Emergency Services
• Emergency Shelter
• HIV/AIDS
• Homelessness
• Housing
• Hunger Ministry / Food Pantry
• Prison Ministry
• Refugee / Immigration
• Tutoring for Children
• Youth

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• Rather than provide an extensive list of outreach
  or human service activities, a helpful
• question on the application might be
• Please share with us about your work providing
  Direct Human Service to poor and
• oppressed people.

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Further commitments made in application

• An applicant for Jubilee Ministry designation
  makes a commitment that if they are
• designated they will have an ongoing relationship
  with Jubilee.
• Those commitments follow.

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once designated a Jubilee Center, the
congregation or cluster must be willing to
demonstrate the operation of its programs to
others as models maintain "how to"
files act as a resource center and funnel
for information and be subject to annual
review

• DESIGNATION AS A JUBILEE MINISTRY CENTER
• Programs/Centers are designated as Jubilee
  Ministry Centers on the understanding that they
  will share their expertise with others. Would you
  be willing to do this?
• What are your expectations for being designated
  as a Jubilee Center?
• What kind of support would be most helpful for
  you?

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In your Province, what are the opportunities for
networking and inter-diocesan programming and
training?

• The almost unanimous perception among respondents
  is that there is little knowledge of opportunity
  to promote or develop Jubilee Ministry within
  their province.
• That perception is an invitation to explore long
  range plans directed at how Jubilee can be
  positioned as a resource through provincial
  networks.
• Rather than turn an immediate focus on provincial
  networks, we will focus on resources needed to
  support Diocesan Jubilee Officers and the centers
  they serve in their dioceses. This may be best
  accomplished by developing support resources in
  areas of priority commitment that defines Jubilee
  Ministry in its originating 1982 mandate.
  Specifically that Jubilee promote consciousness
  raising, designated Jubilee centers, training
  human resources, research and evaluation,
  publications, network for public policy,
  evangelism and congregational development, and
  Jubilee Ministry grants.