Governing boards play a vital role in protecting and nurturing the Catholic and Marianist mission and identity of Marianist-sponsored ministries. Here are some helpful resources to assist in that work.
General Resources
- Discernment Process for Leadership Teams and Boards of Marianist-sponsored Institutions
- Prayers for Marianist Boards
Resources for Marianist Representatives Serving on Boards
Board Member Recruiting and Nominating Resources
- Recruiting Nominating and Approving Individuals to Serve on Boards of Province-Incorporated Ministries
- Annual Inventory of Board Skills and Capabilities
- Board Nomination Form
- Board Nomination Cover Letter
Mission Integration Resources for Governing Boards
- Mission Integration Committees – Marianist School Boards
- Mission Integration Committees – Marianist Retreat Center Boards
Marianist Board Formation Series
- Stewards of Mission – The Ministry of Catholic and Marianist School Board Governance (video)
- Stewards of Mission – Reflection Questions (supplement)
- Through a Marianist Lens – The National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Schools (video)
- Through a Marianist Lens – Reflection Questions (supplement)
- Animators in Mission – Serving on a Marianist Retreat Center Board (video)
- Animators in Mission – Reflection Questions (supplement)
- Marianist Moments – Principles of Good Practice (Part 1), for the Board Member of a Marianist-Sponsored Institution (meeting aid)
- Marianist Moments – Principles of Good Practice (Part 2), for the Board of a Marianist-Sponsored Institution (meeting aid)
- Marianist Moments – Being Recognizably Marianist (Part 1), Shaped by our Faith (meeting aid)
- Marianist Moments – Being Recognizably Marianist (Part 2), Shaped by our Spirituality (meeting aid)
- Marianist Moments – Being Recognizably Marianist (Part 3), Shaped by our Pedagogy (meeting aid)
- Marianist Moments – Mary’s Faith at the Annunciation (meeting aid)
- Marianist Moments – Mary’s Faith at the Visitation (meeting aid)
- Marianist Moments – Mary’s Faith at the Nativity (meeting aid)
- Marianist Moments – Mary’s Faith at Cana (meeting aid)
- Marianist Moments – Mary’s Faith at the Foot of the Cross (meeting aid)
- CME Reflections – Educate for Formation in Faith (video)
- CME Reflections – Educate for Formation in Faith (meeting aid)
- CME Reflections – Provide an Integral, Quality Education (video)
- CME Reflections – Provide an Integral, Quality Education (meeting aid)
- CME Reflections – Educate in Family Spirit (video)
CME Reflections – Educate in Family Spirit (meeting aid) - CME Reflections – Educate for Service, Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation (video)
- CME Reflections – Educate for Service, Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (meeting aid)
- CME Reflections – Educate for Adaptation and Change (video)
- CME Reflections – Educate for Adaptation and Change (meeting aid)
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Mary, Mother of God, January 1
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon, January 10
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, January 22
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, World Day of Sick, February 11
- Marianist Moments – Feast of St. Joseph, March 19
- Marianist Moments – Feast of the Annunciation, March 25
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Mary, Mother of Grace, May 12
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Mary, Help of Christians, May 25
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Blessed Jakob Gapp, SM, August 13
- Marianist Moments – Feast of the Assumption of Mary, August 15
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Queenship of Mary, August 22
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Mary, Queen of Apostles, September 5
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Nativity of Mary, September 8
- Marianist Moments – Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, September 12
- Marianist Moments – Memorial of Venerable Marie-Thérèse de Lamourous, September 14
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Marianist Martyrs of Ciudad Real, September 18
- Marianist Moments – Feast of the Guardian Angels, October 2
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar, October 12
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Marianist Martyrs of Madrid, November 6
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Our Lady of Divine Providence, November 19
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Immaculate Conception, December 8
- Marianist Moments – Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12
- Marianist Moments – Feast of St. John, the Evangelist, December 27
Things Marianist – Talking Points for School Boards
- Can You Explain What You Mean
- Community Gift Task
- How do Marianist Do Social Justice
- Chaminade’s Principles of Community Building
- How Can We Be Guided on the Marianist Path
- How do People Make Commitments to Marianist Living
- Marianist Tradition of Prayer
- Setting the Marianist Table
- Three Offices Orchestra
- What Do you Mean Missionary
- Who are Marianist Saints
- Who Makes up the Marianist Family
- Whose Wine Is It
- Who Started This Any How
- Why Mary
Things Marianist – Talking Points for Retreat Center Boards
- Can You Explain What You Mean
- Chaminade’s Principles of Community Building
- Community Gift Task
- How Can We Be Guided on the Marianist Path
- How do People Make Commitments to Marianist Living
- Marianist Tradition of Prayer
- Social Justice
- Three Offices Orchestra
- What Do You Mean Missionary
- Who are Marianist Saints
- Who Makes up the Marianist Family
- Who Started This Anyhow
- Why Mary
- Setting the Marianist Table
- Whose Wine is it
“Things Marianist” is available for purchase from NACMS, the North American Center for Marianist Studies.