Continuing Formation from the Beginning

Continuing Formation from the Beginning is a program designed for recently ordained priests (two-ten years) as they move toward or begin their first assignment as an administrator or pastor. Developed as a program of “proximate preparation for pastorate,” CFB consists of a series of four-day workshops offered each year on a rotating basis, designed to equip a recently ordained priest to assume the responsibilities of a pastor. The 2008 workshop, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, and the 2009 workshop, Pastoral Leadership in Multicultural Parishes: Models and Issues, attracted priests from several dioceses and received enthusiastic reviews from the participants.

 The 2010 workshop, Church and Culture: Spiritual Leadership for a New Millennium, is designed to assist priests in reflecting critically and pastorally on how to engage a secular culture effectively and how to provide credible spiritual leadership and moral formation within an increasingly secular context. Drawing upon the expertise of highly regarded theologians and the experience of effective pastors, the workshop will provide participants with a solid theological approach to the topic and with tools for pastoral leadership.

 For more information and application on our Continuing Formation from the Beginning program, click on the link below.

CFB_2010_Brochure.pdf