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The tie that binds. Nurturing the faith tradition
Health Progress (Saint Louis, Mo.)
|December 10, 1988
Summary
Catholic healthcare leadership is evolving, with lay and religious leaders co-responsible for maintaining faith as the core vision. Faith development, a lifelong process of meaning-making, is crucial for nurturing this spiritual foundation in healthcare organizations.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Theology
- Organizational Leadership
Background:
- Catholic healthcare leadership has undergone significant transformation.
- Increasingly, executives are not affiliated with canonical religious institutes, even when sisters manage facilities.
- Both lay and religious leaders share responsibility for the organization's vision and direction, rooted in faith.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the evolving role of faith in Catholic healthcare leadership.
- To define faith as a dynamic process of meaning-making essential for organizational direction.
- To emphasize the importance of faith development for all leaders in Catholic healthcare.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of faith in the context of healthcare leadership.
- Exploration of faith as a holistic, dynamic, and continuous process.
- Examination of the responsibilities of lay and religious leaders in faith formation.
Main Results:
- Faith is understood as "meaning making," involving affective, behavioral, and cognitive dimensions.
- The task of Catholic healthcare extends beyond doctrinal instruction to nurturing faith development.
- Faith development is a continuous, dynamic, and challenging process.
Conclusions:
- Catholic healthcare leaders must ensure faith remains the source of organizational vision and direction.
- Faith development is key to nurturing individuals within the Catholic healthcare system.
- Faith formation involves applying beliefs to actions, a lifelong journey for all involved.