About the Initiative

The Diocese of Austin and the Leadership Roundtable have partnered to launch the third cohort of the Latino Pastoral Leaders Initiative. This initiative seeks to increase access to critical leadership development and pastoral management training, coaching, peer support and pastoral mentors for Latino/a Catholic pastoral leaders (ordained and lay) as they transition to a new pastoral leadership role.

About our Partner

Leadership Roundtable is an organization that partners with dioceses, religious communities, seminaries, Catholic colleges and universities, and others, to promote best practices in church management, accountability, finances, human resources and communications. Leadership Roundtable’s 15 years of experience will benefit Latino pastoral leaders to acquire the  competencies to serve more effectively the entire church and change the culture of leadership in the United States. Learn more...

1. Who self-identify as Latino/a
2. Who are bilingual, Spanish and English
3. Who are one of the following:
   1. Priests who have been ordained within the last five (5) years
   2. Priests who have become a pastor within the last five (5) years
   3. Priests who have transferred from another country to become a pastor in the Unites States within the last five (5) years
   4. Lay ecclesial ministers who are preparing to or have recently stepped into a senior pastoral role in a parish, diocese, or ecclesial movement
   5. Pastoral leaders in key ministerial transitions, taking on a new pastoral role as leader of a parish, parish ministry, or an ecclesial movement for the first time

The application deadline for this program is October 22, 2021.
Extended deadline: Nov. 1, 2021.
No more applications will be received at this time.