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Strategic Plan 2017-2026
FOREWORD
The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), formerly the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC), is an assembly of Catholic Bishops in Zambia constituted as a permanent institution by the Holy See to promote the common good of the people of God entrusted to its care. Through this, it jointly exercises its pastoral office, particularly deliberating on matters of common interest and by enacting forms and methods of the apostolate adapted to the circumstances of time and place (Cf. Canon 447).
Since its inception, the Catholic Secretariat which is charged with the responsibility of serving the needs of the Conference of Bishops has been growing both in size and the number of departments that it runs. Over the years, concerns were raised that it needed to be restructured. Basing on the recommendations of the 1987 evaluation report and the 1999 CORAT report, measures were taken to re-structure and streamline the Catholic Secretariat. This was done to make the institution more efficient and have increased capacity to sustain itself.
Further attempts to reform the Secretariat were influenced by a process of selfreflection that was conducted by facilitators from the Bishop Dennis Business Management (BDBM) Consultancy Trust. Recommendations from this evaluation fed into discussions that were held in 2015 to re-organise and rebrand ZEC. In doing so, the Conference of Bishops, agreed to develop a 10 year Strategic Plan that will not only help the Church in Zambia to be more effective in its mission of integral evangelisation but also to restructure the Catholic Secretariat in order to make it more responsive to the needs of the Conference and the people of God which it serves.
I have no doubt that by following and implementing this Strategic Plan, the rebranded Conference under the acronym of ZCCB will acquire a new lease of life that will enhance the operations of the Conference and its Secretariat and thus make it a wellcoordinated and managed institution. In this way, the Church in Zambia will be taking the necessary steps towards becoming a self-propagating, self-ministering and selfsustaining Local Church.
Whilst wishing the Conference every success in this mammoth task, I pray for God’s continued guidance and blessings to the esteemed members of the Conference and the Catholic Secretariat staff who will play a key role in implementing this long awaited Strategic Plan.
Most Rev. T-G Mpundu, Archbishop of Lusaka, ZAMBIA EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE
Download the entire copy of the ZCCB Strategic Plan and Edited Version of the ZEC Strategic Plan 2017 - 2026 here: https://caritaszambia.org/phocadownload/zccb/ZCCB-Strategic-Plan-and-Edited-Version-of-the-ZEC-Strategic-Plan-2017-2026.pdf
