Future Directions

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The following represent some initial thoughts about where to concentrate efforts in the next three years

Target Audiences for Our Evangelization

Laity in the Vincentian Tradition

Vincentian Family Members

Collaborators in our apostolates

most urgently in our universities (where numerical and governance presence is waning)

Young People

Connected with our works

New more evangelical groups

Those with weaker appropriation of Catholic heritage

special view to attracting new members

Immigrant poor

Esp. Hispanics

Own aged and infirm

Investigating and implementing modern care for seniors of all conditions

Target Areas for Improving As Evangelizers Deepening Appreciation for Jesus' Gospel

Ongoing formation in relevant areas

(e.g., Christology, sacraments, preachings, etc.)

Attention to prayer lives

Other?

Capacities for Formin Lay Leaders

Greater appreciation of the place of the laity in the church

Other

Capacities for Evangelizing Young People

Forming Vincentian Groups

Training in Ministry to young people

Other?

Ability to Impart Vincentian Spirituality

Through study of the C&S

More concentrated efforts to appreciate the Vincentian approach to the Gospel

Attention to the Care of Senior Confreres

Implementing recommendations of the Jethro group

Other?

Supply Confreres for Hispanic Ministry

Greater insistence on language study

Expansion of Hispanic works

Cultural audit

Live more intentionally as a multicutural community