Congregational Sustainablity in the Independent/Old Catholic Community

One of the most significant issues facing the IC/OC movement is sustainability and leadership development. Most congregations in this movement shut their doors at the death or resignation of a pastor. It is essential to have strong lay and clerical leadership in a congregation. Financial sustainability is critical and that requires building a good stewardship model of raising givers to our ministries. Leadership sustainability requires building strong lay leadership,discerning and preparing people for ordained ministry. A good discipleship model will produce lay leaders and ordained leaders arising from our common baptismal call to ministry.