Welcome to the Department of the Formation for Formators Programme

What?

The SJTI Formation for Formators Programme is dedicated to preparing men and women for the ministry of formation by offering a comprehensive, spiritual, collaborative and experiential approach to formation ministry.

The full cycle of the formation programme will take six 3-week sessions of short courses over three years, in January and July of each year. Each session will follow 3-5 themes or aspects related to formation.

This is a non-accredited programme. Each module is offered as a short course designed to meet the needs of formation in our contemporary context and the needs of participants already in full-time ministry.

Who?

This programme is designed to fulfil a need to offer a comprehensive training programme for those serving or going to serve in formation ministry in religious communities and diocesan seminaries.

How?

By living, worshipping and studying together, participants are able to model and live what would be ideal in communities of formation. Through this experiential process, participants have the time for lasting integration. At the end of the programme, participants will not only have the knowledge, skills and tools they will need, but they will also have the awareness and confidence to carry out the formation ministry.

The language of the programme is English.

Where?

St Joseph’s Theological Institute, Cedara. The campus is set in tranquil surroundings in the KZN Midlands, about 20km from Pietermaritzburg and 10km from Howick.

Residence is available for women at the Enkanyisweni Residence managed by the Institute, and for men in the religious houses of the stakeholders of the Institute.

Requirements

• Recommendation by Major Superior
• Final vows for religious participants and ordination for diocesan participants
• A good grasp of English
• Matric pass or equivalent
• Payment of the fees.

Participants are required to be resident.

Registration is confirmed by payment of 50% of the Session on being informed of acceptance into the programme, and the balance by the first day of the session.