Councils and Developing Leadership

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2019 Changing Leadership

Just in Time Advice for new Councils

Councils and Formation 4-26-18

Council Meeting Minutes

Self-evaluation for Local Councils

Q&A with Fr Aloysius Deeney OCD at the Las Vegas OCDS Congress – many good tidbits for councils (same as How Ought the Council Function in Welcome to the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites)

Responsible Leadership and Collaboration in Light of the Constitutions– presentation by Fr Aloysius Deeney OCD at the Seattle OCDS Congress, July 2007

Stepping Forward in Leadership in the Secular Discalced Carmelite Community by Hank Hurley OCDS

Leadership Roles in the OCDS Community– presentation by Elizabeth M Korves OCDS at the Baltimore OCDS Congress, July 2009

Duties of the Spiritual Assistant by Fr Bonaventure Sauer OCD

Elections Q&A updated Feb 2017