How does a diocese or institution offer Fe y Vida’s programs?
The following process is designed to build a base of highly skilled leaders and trainers for pastoral juvenil hispana, and it is recommended to most dioceses, although there are exceptions due to the pastoral circumstances of a particular diocese: Fe y Vida conducts an on-site Exploratory Visit to: • assess the status and approach of ministry with Hispanic youth and young adults, and • presents Fe y Vida’s programs to diocesan and parish personnel whose mission includes Hispanic youth and young adults. The diocese offers the Initiation Course a couple of times, or in different regions of the diocese. The diocese or an academic institution offers the Certificate Program and invites neighboring dioceses to participate. It offers Advanced Seminars to continue the students’ formation. The diocese sends selected leaders to the Annual Summer Program to complete their formation process. The diocese identifies alumni with the appropriate profile to become instructors in the Initiation Course t
