ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

PLANNING COMMITTEE: The Planning Committee serves the ACC as an administrative body to stay true to our functional mission, to become Church to and for one another, before we can seek governance changes in the institutional Church of the United States, function as the communication conduit across all committees, build communal relationships among the members of all committees, keep growing intellectually and spiritually in the messages of Jesus and making our mission present in the lived faith we express by our actions and communication.

DEVELOPMENT/FINANCE COMMITTEE: The Development/Finance Committee serves the ACC as the fiscal agent in both developing grant requests to foundations, Catholic organizations, corporations and individuals and in the development of budgets and payment of services rendered.  This committee will keep the planning team (all sub-committees) informed of progress and critical issues needing financial resolution.

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE: The International Committee serves the ACC by recruiting international endorsement for the work of the ACC through signatories onto the Declaration.  Organizations that have been targeted for this effort are:  the European Network, the International Movement We Are Church, and the International Federation for the Reform of Catholic Ministry and the Women’s Ordination Worldwide.

IT/MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE:

• The IT Committee serves the ACC as a technology partner to assist in document and content management systems (databases, etc.), and communication systems that allow prospective ACC members to ask questions and receive replies, challenge our theses and potentially join and donate to the cause.  Inter and intra communication systems for committees will allow for virtual task communities to function effectively and efficiently.  Web development to ensure that the look and “feel” of the website is attractive, inspirational and inviting to those using it.  Web-based papers supporting our theological tenets will be imbedded in the website throughout the movement. For the Detroit event, this sub-committee will guide all video-streaming and technical production activities based upon the goals of the ACC.
• The Marketing/Promotion Committee serves the ACC to meet the needs of reform Catholics and garner value in return through a well-developed marketing plan. Activities emanating from the plan are:  “inbound marketing,” such as market research from the local and regional assemblies defining which needs can be met by the ACC movement and how. This sub-committee will also recommend positioning the ACC’s message with a strong, knowledgeable “branded voice”.  “Outbound marketing” includes promoting the ACC through continued advertising, promotions, public relations and sales by keeping the ACC clearly and consistently in the minds of reform-minded Catholics throughout the United States.
• The Communications Committee serves the ACC by proactively developing communication tools that meet the needs of the whole. This may include but is not limited to:  development of a Speakers Bureau, developing “speeches or presentations” for any on the planning group to present to local constituencies, creating formal letters of invitation to targeted individuals for the large assembly, correspondence of all kinds, minutes from meetings, etc. For Detroit, this committee will develop visual communication aids that convey the ideas and information that will be themed in the large assembly.

ORIENTATION/HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE: The Orientation/Hospitality Committee serves the ACC as a functional relational building entity throughout outreach to new members to increase the diversity of the planning team by making all feel at ease (open circle), orient them to the goals and processes of the movement, introduce them to participating members, acquaint them with the workflow of the team, answer questions, encourage relationships for a team spirit to exist, and extend respect to them as travelers on the journey.  The goal of this committee is to develop a relational net to cohesively bring together disciples to work together collaboratively, collegially and cooperatively.  For the Detroit event, this sub-committee will train individuals in the ACC culture, “the ACC way” to serve all attendees with the highest caliber of service, positive attitude and spirit de corp.

LOCAL/REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES COMMITTEE: The Local/Regional Assemblies Committee serves the ACC by developing flexible templated assembly plans for implementation across the country designed with ethnic and racial sensitivities to effectively listen to the voices of Catholics everywhere on what an optimal Church would be like for them.  Data will be gathered in “needs assessment”fashion to assist in building regional consensus gatherings and then feeding those conclusions to the Detroit event.

DETROIT LOGISTICS COMMITTEE: The Detroit Logistics Committee serves the ACC by negotiating & contracting for all related venues in Detroit for the large assembly.  This will require the services of a conference planner who will negotiate needed guest and meeting room space, food service, transportation, security, AV/IT and local service providers for the event.

DETROIT PROGRAM COMMITTEE: The Detroit Program Committee serves the ACC by researching theological papers, authors and resources that either support or challenge our Declaration, Membership materials and the American Catholic Bill of Rights.  This committee will make recommendations for an appropriate theme for the Detroit event, presentations both in plenary gatherings and breakout sessions that stimulate thought, dialogue and debate for a rich “thinking Catholic” culture to be present in Detroit.

EDITORIAL BOARD COMMITTEE: The Editorial Board Committee serves the ACC by reviewing articles for a balanced perspective between scripture and tradition along with the teachings of the magesterium.  Editorial contributions must conform with commonly accepted doctrine though there may be scholarly questioning of same for publication on our website.  They will also vet any speaker selected as a potential keynoter for his/her theology to guarantee that their position is doctrinally sound and provide a solutions-focused presentation (rather than railing on the past).