Grad Cert Assessment: Ministerial Project Plan
Length: 3000 words (50%)
Due: 24 September
Rationale: All faith-based organisations, whether parishes, dioceses, or specific ministries, will benefit from a planning process that develops explicit statements about the identity, mission, vision, culture, and strategy of the organisation. This exercise requires students to present a ministerial project plan that engages with each of these elements.
Task description:
Take your answers from the questions posed in Assessment 2 – the Draft Ministerial Project Plan, and create:
A mission plan for your parish/ministry. The mission plan should contain the following elements:
a) An Identity and Mission Statement
b) A Discipleship Definition (or an equivalent articulation of what fruit looks like in your ministry)
c) An articulation of your organisation’s values and their operationalisation
d) An articulation of the vision
e) An articulation of the fundamental strategy for the parish/ministry
f) An articulation of several strategic priorities or goals for the next 12-18 months.
2) An “exegesis” that explains the rationale for each element in the plan (a.-f.).
Conclude your exegesis by responding to the following questions:
- What was challenging about developing the parish/ministry plan?
- What do you think are the benefits of such a plan?
- What are the potential issues with your plan?
Submission: Please submit the paper through the Arete Classroom LMS
Marking criteria for this task
| Grade | High Distinction | Distinction | Credit | Pass | Conceded Pass | Fail |
| Criteria | Exceptional Performance | Excellent Performance | Good Performance | Adequate Performance | Inadequate Performance | Inadequate performance |
| Mark | 80-100 | 70-79 | 60-69 | 50-59 | 48-49 | 0-49 |
| Understanding of the Topic | The paper demonstrates an exceptional understanding of the topics | The paper demonstrates an excellent understanding of the topics | The paper demonstrates a strong understanding of the topics | The paper demonstrates an adequate understanding of the topics | The paper demonstrates an inadequate understanding of the topics | The paper demonstrates an inadequate understanding of the topics |
| Personal Appropriation of the Topic | The paper engages in an in depth application of the topics to the student’s parish/ ministry | The paper engages in some depth when applying the topics to the student’s parish/ ministry | The paper engages in reasonable reflection upon the student’s parish/ ministry in the light of the topics | The paper engages in an adequate reflection upon the student’s parish/ ministry in the light of the topics | The paper provides an in adequate reflection upon the student’s parish/ ministry in the light of the topics | The paper provides an in adequate reflection upon the student’s parish/ ministry in the light of the topics |
| Mission Plan Presentation | The mission plan is presented exceptionally creative, attractive, and informative | The mission plan’s presentation (creative, attractive, and informative) is excellent | The mission plan’s presentation (creative, attractive, and informative) is strong | The mission plan’s presentation (creative, attractive, and informative) is adequate | The mission plan’s presentation (creative, attractive, and informative) is inadequate | The mission plan’s presentation (creative, attractive, and informative) is inadequate |
| Exegesis | The student’s exegesis of their mission plan provides an exceptional and comprehensive rationale for their mission plan | The student’s exegesis of their mission plan provides an excellent and comprehensive rationale for their mission plan | The student’s exegesis of their mission plan provides a strong rationale for their mission plan | The student’s exegesis of their mission plan provides an adequate rationale for their mission plan | The student’s exegesis of their mission plan provides an inadequate rationale for their mission plan | The student’s exegesis of their mission plan provides an inadequate rationale for their mission plan |
| Language and writing style | The writing style is clear and concise – enjoyable to read | The writing style is easy to read | The writing style is easy to read but confusing at some points | The writing style is adequate | The writing style is difficult to read and confusing for the marker | The writing style is difficult to read and confusing for the marker |
| Spelling and Grammar | Excellent – few if any errors | Very few errors | Some errors | Quite a few errors | Frequent grammatical and spelling errors | Frequent grammatical and spelling errors |