Conference Merger Resources
Welcome to our library of All Things New Conference Merger Resources. These documents have been created by the St. Louis Council Office and the National Office. We recommend beginning with the following Merger Binder Documents: Merger General Guidelines, Phased Merger Graphic, Merger Checklist, and the Standards of Excellence Questionnaire (St. Louis adapted). For questions, contact Tom Matoushek at tomm@svdpstl.org or (314) 881-6025.
Merger Binder Documents
- Conference Merger Resources Table of Contents
- Merger General Guidelines
- Phased Merger Graphic and Merger Checklist
- Standards of Excellence Questionnaire (St. Louis adapted)
- Election-Process for a Conference
- Guidelines for Effective Conferences
- Delegating Responsibilities
- Key Selections from Rule, Manual and Other Documents
- Dissolution of a Conference
- Frequently Asked Questions
Operations
- Consensus Decision Making
- The Conference Meeting Agenda
- Sample Conference Assistance Guidelines
- Potential Conference Activities
- Resolving Conflict In Conferences
- Standards of Excellence Questionnaire for Conferences (Natl.)
- Commentary and Notes on Standards of Excellence (Natl.)
- Conference Closure Commemoration
Governance
- Bylaws for Conferences without a board
- Aggregation Request Form
- Record Retention Policy – StL Council
- Record Retention Policy – National SVdP
Finance
Spirituality
- All Things New Prayer and 5 Vincentian Virtues
- Vincentian Lifelong Engagement Model
- Essentials For Holy Spirit Filled Members
- Spirituality Suggestions for Revitalizing Conferences
- Growing in Holiness Together
- Serving in Hope Series Overview
- New Conference Formation Suggestions
Servant Leadership
- Talking Points for Why to go into Leadership
- Servant Leadership and Conference Officers
- Seven Duties of Conference Presidents
Growth and Revitalization
- Growth and Revitalization Self-Assessment Questionnaire
- Invitation to Serve for New and Existing Conferences
- Increasing Membership Presentation
- 2020 NCR Conference Revitalization Workshop Presentation
- Welcoming New Members
- StL Onboarding Checklist for New Members