Mission, Goals and Tasks
for the sexennium

I.   General objectives regarding the General Government

The Secretariat, as an auxiliary body to the General Government of the Congregation is:

·  to assist the General Council in its task of animating the whole formation in the Congregation;

·  to study the situation in the field of formation, especially in the context of the restructuring of the Congregation;

·  to help in the evaluation and monitoring of the formation process on all its levels in various Units of the Congregation;

·  to promote and support the collaboration between the Units in the field of formation.

II.  Particular tasks of the Secretariat

The tasks of the Secretariat can be described by the following scheme, covering four areas of interest and activity:

1.  Philosophy – vision

1.1.  Fresh profile of Redemptorist Formation.

1.2.  Formation in and for restructuring.

1.3.  Evaluation tool of the state of formation in (v) Provinces

2.  Programs

2.1.  Evaluation tool of the state of formation in (v) Provinces

2.2.  Clearer criteria for accepting candidates

2.3.  Redemptorist formation when attached to non-Redemptorist faculties for education, i.e. what is specific to Redemptorist formation?

2.4.  Formation of Brothers (in a dialogue with the Secretariat for the Brothers)

3.  Formators

3.1.  Evaluation tool of the state of formation in (v) Provinces

3.2.  Criteria for choosing formators

3.3.  Develop modules of formation for formators

3.4.  Develop resources for formators, e.g. guide (handbook)

4.  Collaboration

4.1.  The role of the General Secretariat with the (v)provincial secretariats and inter-provincial structures and promotion of greater collaboration

4.2.  Formation in and for restructuring

4.3.  Investigation of resources (personnel/finances)

4.4.  Formation for the collaboration with the laity

Additionally, following the decisions and orientations of the XXIII General Chapter, the Secretariat will take interest in:

1.  Institute

1.1.  Institute of Redemptorist Life

1.2.  Ongoing Formation

2.  Ratio Formationis

2.1   Evaluation tool for Ratios and other documents

2.2.  Evaluation of Ratios/recommendations to General Council