Priorities and Strategies
The Pastoral Plan of the Diocese of Honolulu, “Stewards of the Gospel,” outlines four strategic priorities: Faith Formation, Leadership Development, Strengthening of Marriage and Family Life, and Youth and Young Adult Ministry. All are interwoven with the vital threads of Stewardship, Evangelization and Social Ministry to help deepen our faith and to send us forth as joyful missionaries equipped to witness to Jesus by living and sharing our faith with all in Hawaii.
This pastoral plan builds on our previous “Road Map, Witness to Jesus,” and helps us all direct our attention outward, and not simply to focus on the internal structures and programs of our diocese and parishes. This is in keeping with the mandate of Jesus himself: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)
The mission that Jesus gives us is clear, and it is meant for our own time as much as it was for times past. Yet we must be wise in our use of the resources of time, talent and treasure. Therefore a pastoral plan is necessary to help us be good Stewards of the Gospel, so that it may reach every person on the beautiful islands of Hawaii. Let us reflect on these priorities in our parishes, vicariates, families, circles of friends, and wherever we find ourselves, so that, like those first missionaries, we can give faithful witness to Jesus.
This pastoral plan builds on our previous “Road Map, Witness to Jesus,” and helps us all direct our attention outward, and not simply to focus on the internal structures and programs of our diocese and parishes. This is in keeping with the mandate of Jesus himself: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)
The mission that Jesus gives us is clear, and it is meant for our own time as much as it was for times past. Yet we must be wise in our use of the resources of time, talent and treasure. Therefore a pastoral plan is necessary to help us be good Stewards of the Gospel, so that it may reach every person on the beautiful islands of Hawaii. Let us reflect on these priorities in our parishes, vicariates, families, circles of friends, and wherever we find ourselves, so that, like those first missionaries, we can give faithful witness to Jesus.