The 2006 Clergy-Laity Congress held in Nashville, Tennessee, approved a new paradigm for funding the National Ministries of the Archdiocese and for calculating the Total Commitment obligation that each parish has toward the Archdiocese and its Metropolis.

To implement this paradigm, Metropolitan Isaiah issued Protocol 07-11 on June 27, 2007. It provides general policy regarding how this new process will be implemented in the Metropolis of Denver.

Complementing this policy directive, he also issued Protocol 07-12 on June 28, 2007 specifying procedures to be followed in determining Total Commitment allocations for the parishes of the Metropolis.

In summary, the Archdiocese Finance Committee assesses an annual amount to each Metropolis and to the Archdiocesan District to fund the Archdiocese budget. This amount is the minimum that must be remitted from the parishes of the metropolis.

The amount assessed to the metropolis is then apportioned to the parishes based on their actual expenses. After receiving budget reports from all parishes, the aggregate is calculated, and each parish's proportion of that aggregate is calculated. This proportion is used to determine their allocation of the metropolis assessment.

Each parish must therefore submit an Adjusted Expenses Calculation Form each year by May 15. The Metropolis will calculate the proportionate share for each parish and publish a list of Total Commitment allocations by June 15. An appeal regarding a parish allocation must be submitted to the metropolis immediately thereafter. The final allocation list will then be published by July 15.