Every stage in life has its joys and challenges, so do the first five years of priestly ministry. Among the topics covered in this course will be:
- Relationships: wit superiors, with colleagues, with parishioners, with politics, with the vulnerable and the needy, even with your enemies
- Community life; parish priest/curate relationship
- Care for minors and vulnerable adults
- Priests and the care for the environment in the light of Laudato Si
- From seminary to ministry: the transition from being in formation to becoming a formator
- Listening and Communication
- Learning from the job: the challenge of receiving responsibilities for which one was not adequately prepared
Intimacy with Christ: relationship with the Lord as the only basis of an effective pastoral ministry- Self-sustenance and ministry
Like other courses at St. Augustine’s institute this course involves a lot of sharing and exchanging of experience. Please, click on the Timetable image above to see the full timetable in PDF.