Last summer, AM-SSND created a Sponsor Council to better nurture, support, and sustain the mission of our sponsored and cosponsored ministries. Sponsor Council Chair, Sister Delia Dowling, SSND, shares some thoughts about her new position.
When I was invited to chair the newly created Sponsor Council, I readily said “YES.”
I thought that the vision and practical creation of the Sponsor Council would be a means to use my experience, expertise, and spirit in a new way that would be helpful to the province and supportive of our sponsored ministries.
As a teacher and educational administrator over the past 50+ years, my spiritual growth has been interwoven with my apostolic life.
As a teacher working in several schools and universities, I experienced diversity in the students and communities I served and came to understand my important role in recognizing and developing the potential of the students I taught.
As an administrator, I valued the responsibility and opportunities to create community, strive for excellence, be creative, create networks of support, and make decisions on every level, directly affecting the lives of those we served.
So far, the work of the Sponsor Council has been satisfying as the Council moves forward systematically creating relationships, defining procedures, and making decisions that will affect the sustainability of our sponsored ministries into the future.
Together, we are beginning a new chapter in the inspiring stories of our sponsored ministries.
