In 2007, the new Congregation of St. Joseph was formed with the combining of seven CSJ Congregations throughout America's heartland. The new Congregation had over 35 ministries under its care and within a year of the Congregation’s formation, CSJ Ministries came into being. CSJ Ministries was created as the “sponsorship arm” of the Congregation, the organization that would be completely dedicated to current and future sponsored ministries of the Congregation. Over the past 10 years, CSJ Ministries has worked to support, encourage, help sustain, and provide leadership for the ministry organizations the Congregation of St. Joseph is proud to sponsor.
The sponsorship structures and processes the Congregation has used in relation to their ministries have worked very well over many years. However, in recent years it has become apparent that these structures no longer fit the changing realities. Emerging realities have led the CSJ Ministries board to assess its historical sponsorship model and begin to envision a new model, a new way for the future. For the past two years the CSJ Ministries Board has been in the process of assessing the current CSJ Sponsorship model and determining what is needed going forward into the future. Collective Impact has been assisting CSJ Ministries through this transformational paradigm shift by providing planning, development, stakeholder engagement, and change management services.
Collective Impact continues our work with the CSJ Ministries Board in visualizing the emergence of the CSJ Mission Network, a flexible, nimble, and adaptive structure whereby all current and future ministers and ministerial outreaches are strongly united by the Congregation’s mission and charism for many years to come … “that all may be one.”
Collective Impact developed a community housing plan using our signature Community Design Innovations model with Coalfield Development Corporation, Inc., and a diverse team of stakeholders in Lincoln County, West Virginia. Community Design Innovations is out signature service for facilitating "collective impact" among diverse partners from various disciplines and sectors. It is a promising practice for leading communities of geographic location and/or common purpose through a holistic and integrated planning process. Community Design Innovations is a model for training and developing a backbone team of community stakeholders in comprehensive outcome-based planning and development. Coalfield’s mission is to be a community based organization that provides affordable homes, creates quality jobs, and generates opportunities for low income families in southern West Virginia.
"Without Bruce Decker and the Collective Impact team, Wayne County, WV would still be attempting to put together a countywide plan. Bruce and his team were instrumental in the development of our "20/20 Vision Plan" and the implementation of many of our goals identified in the plan. Thanks to Bruce and the Collective Impact Team, Wayne County can look forward to continued growth and development in many sectors across the county. Thanks Bruce, you're the best!" ~ Brett Jones, Executive Director, Housing Authority of Wayne County, Wayne, WV
