Master of Arts in Spirituality and Religious Formation
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- ItemGuidelines and Approaches for The Initial Formation of The Franciscan Sisters Missionaries of Christ Of the Ethiopian Delegation(Tangaza University College, 2017) Gebrewold, Tochallo LujinaOver the years, formation has been the main tradition used as pedagogy by formators to ensure that desirable values, based on the Catholic religious teachings, are imparted in formees. This promotes the general development and growth of the Church’s mission to all the world through the shaping of individual candidates, Christian dogma and concepts. Little emphasis has been placed on the importance of quality formation guidelines. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to research on the guidelines to ensuring quality initial formation in the congregation of the Franciscan Sisters Missionaries of Christ in the Ethiopian delegation. The research examines the existing approaches to formation, importance of guidelines for quality formation and proposes some ways of implementing guidelines for the quality formation of the Franciscan Sisters Missionaries of Christ in the Ethiopian delegation. The study uses purposive sampling design, and the analysis of the research embraces both quantitative and qualitative approaches to obtain some conclusions from the field findings. In addition, it adopts the social identity theory to analyze the initial formation process of candidates. The literature from other scholars presents an in-depth understanding of the religious, it is also used to support or differ with the field findings. Respondents of the study include religious candidates, formators, the regional superior, community superiors and the community members of the Ethiopian delegation. Data from respondents was collected through questionnaires and interview guide research tools. The findings of the study will be used to provide some insights, regarding quality religious formation. Towards the end, suggests some possible approaches which could improve the initial formation of candidates to consecrated life.