A Pre-Novitiate Formation Programme Project For The Divine Word Missionaries

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dc.contributor.authorLima, Carlos Vieira
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-26T07:01:14Z
dc.date.available2021-03-26T07:01:14Z
dc.date.issued2005-03
dc.description.abstractFormation constitutes an essential element of religious and missionary life. "The Church, together with Congregations of men and women religious, considers formation a top priority. As a result, much re-search, reflection, evaluation, revision and revitalization of formation programmes has taken place, not least with our own Society.-I The formulation of the vision and goal of formation, coupled with the structuring and re-structuring of formation programmes, pre-supposes a number of critical questions being asked by the Society. Who can be admitted to religious missionary life? Who are being formed? How are they being formed? What are they being formed for? What approach should be taken? What model? The structure? The over-all vision?2 It was in view of these concerns that this formation programme project was undertaken. The aim of this project is to design a formation programme that can offer a framework, which will assist those working in formation at this particular stage, Pre- Novitiate, as well as at other stages of formation in the Society of the Divine Word, in the Kenya-Tanzania Province. The choice of the topic was made based on two elements: the first one is my own experience in formation work in the Pre-Novitiate, since December 2001; the second element was the request by the Provincial Superior to organize a formation handbook containing all the levels of formation in the Province. As I work in the Pre- Novitiate stage, I was entrusted with the responsibility of designing the Pre-Novitiate formation programme. I gladly accepted the task and chose the topic "A Pre-Novitiate Formation Programme" as the object of research of my project. This Formation Programme consists of five major sections. Section one starts with the issue of the nature of the Congregation, its aims and Spirituality. It spells out the aims, goals, nature, objectives and purpose of formation in general in the Society of the Divine Word. It also spells out the constitutive elements of the SVD identity, namely, Spiritual. Communitarian, Religious, Academic, Affective, Missionary and Physical dimensions. Section two focuses on the nature and purpose of the Pre-Novitiate stage and the essential elements of the rationale of the Pre-Novitiate programme. There are five areas or axis of formation considered essential to assist the candidate in his journey of personal growth and vocational discernment. These are: the Human, the Christian and Spiritual, the Religious and SVD, the Missionary, and the Academic formation. Section three occupies with the contents and the means of formation, and with some characteristic activities. Section four deals with the issues of those who are responsible for formation, the evaluation of the formation programme and the assessment of the candidate. Section five starts with the candidate's role in the formation process. It continues with some recommendations based on practical experiences and on the outcome of the research process/exercise. It is followed by the conclusion with few remarks and observations. In the end there is an appendix.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/1288
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTangaza University Collegeen_US
dc.subjectPre-Novitiateen_US
dc.subjectFormation Programmeen_US
dc.subjectDivine Word Missionariesen_US
dc.subjectHuman Formationen_US
dc.subjectNature of Pre-Novitiateen_US
dc.titleA Pre-Novitiate Formation Programme Project For The Divine Word Missionariesen_US
dc.typeLong Essayen_US
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