General Plan of Formation (GPF 2020)
The General Plan of Formation (GPF 2020) is the Congregation’s foundational text on formation, its Magna Carta. Part One explains what Claretian formation is and how it works; Part Two follows each stage, from the pre-novitiate to ongoing formation. It is written for formators, for those in formation and for every Claretian.
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PRESENTATION
PROLOGUE
ABBREVIATIONS USED
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: GENERAL ASPECTS
CHAPTER 1: CLARETIAN FORMATION: OBJECTIVE AND FRAME OF REFERENCE
CHAPTER 2: THE PROCESS OF BECOMING CONFORMED WITH CHRIST THE MISSIONARY
CHAPTER 3: THE INSPIRATIONAL AGENTS AND MODELS
CHAPTER 4: THE FORMATIVE FACTORS (PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL)
CHAPTER 5: THE DYNAMISMS AND MEANS
CHAPTER 6: THE RESPONSIBLE AGENTS AND STRUCTURES OF ANIMATION AND COORDINATION
PART TWO: STAGES
CHAPTER 7: STAGE OF PREPARATION: PRE-NOVITIATE (ASPIRANCY AND POSTULANCY)
CHAPTER 8: STAGE OF INITIATION: NOVITIATE
CHAPTER 9: STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND CONSOLIDATION: POST-NOVITIATE (STUDENTS)
CHAPTER 10: SPECIFIC FORMATION
CHAPTER 11: THE MISSIONARY IN THE PROCESS OF ONGOING FORMATION
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