The course is for two years covering faith formation, personality development and Catholic Social Teaching.
| Key Areas | Competencies | Modules | Content |
| (I) Faith education | 1. Basic catechism 2. Teachings skills and pedagogy for catechetics | 1. Sacred Scriptures | Intro to OT/NT, background to the bible (Year 1) Pentateuch and Prophets (Year 1) Synoptic Gospels (Year 1) Gospel of John, Acts of Apostles, Epistles (Year 2) Exegetical methods |
| 2. Ecclesiology | Relevant learnings from Vatican II and encyclicals, e.g. lay participation | ||
| 3. Foundational theology | Basic Philosophy, Creative and Critical thinking, Doctrines of Christ, Mariology and Saints, Creed | ||
| 4. Moral life and values education | Catholic moral theology Kachin values |
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| 5. Missiology | What is the Church’s mission, Kingdom of God World Religions |
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| 6. Teaching skills | Pedagogy, Communication and presentation skills, Cultural sensitivity and intelligence | ||
| (II) Liturgical, sacramental and prayer leadership | Liturgy and sacraments: 1. Theology 2. Rubrics 3. Canon Law 4. Prayer methods 5. Pedagogy | 1. Christian celebration: liturgy, sacraments and inculturation; Eucharistic celebration as the center of our formation | Understanding and appreciation of liturgy of the Church in an enculturated Way Canon law |
| 2. Spirituality and prayer | General introduction; Various types of spirituality Meditation methods, Ecology Personal and communal prayers Understanding of devotions to the Blessed Sacrament, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Saints |
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| 3. Homiletics | Basic homiletics Public speaking and presentation skills |
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| 4. Sacred Music | Music Theory, basic guitar, hymns practice | ||
| (III) Socio-pastoral ministry | 1. Pastoral leadership and management 2. Community building, mobilizing and organizing 3. Social development and ministry to displaced people, HIV/Aids, Drug-users, survivors of Human Trafficking 4. Peace building, reconciliation and conflict management 5. Pastoral ministry to family and youth 6. Running BECs 7. Providing spiritual accompaniment and guidance; Providing psycho-emotional support; Listening skills 8. Crisis management 9. Collaboration and networking | 1. Introduction to pastoral theology and ministry, including ministry to family, children & youth, aged, etc | Introduction to pastoral theology; Canon law – marriage, etc. Cultural dimension of socio-pastoral ministry Kachin theology (from Baptists) Youth work |
| 2. Socio-pastoral leadership and management for mission | Basics in pastoral leadership and management; Planning; Basic administration and organizational skills; Project management; Working with people collaboratively; Building and maintaining networks; Facilitating meetings; Financial management and book-keeping |
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| 3. Basic psycho-spiritual accompaniment | Basic theories in psycho-spiritual accompaniment, Listening skill, Stages of Human development, Self-relationship and Sexuality |
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| 4. BEC and Bible ministry | Bible learning methods – Biblical drama, etc. Knowledge of relevant diocesan structures |
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| 5. Administering basic healthcare | Basic health care and hygiene Natural remedies |
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| 6. Christian inspiration of social mission, Catholic social teaching; Human Development; Social cultural analysis. (This is foundation for whole cluster) | Catholic Social Teaching Sustainable Development Livelihood Skills Social Development |
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| 2. Community Mobilization | Promotion of identity of smaller groups and better understanding of the local sub-ethnic groups. Cultural anthropology |
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| 3. Peace building – include conflict management, dialogue, negotiation skills, mediation | Peace building, Human Rights, Law | ||
| 5. Special needs and thematic issues – Threats to human dignity in Kachin area (Land,Human Trafficking, Drug, Conflict, Displacement, Resettlement) | Lang Rights, Human Trafficking, Drugs Awreness | ||
| (V) Self-care | 1. Personal integral development 2. Self-care (Physical, emotional, social, spiritual) | 1. Personal Development, Relationship and Sexuality, Self-awareness, Psychological development | Outside formal Curriculum. One to one meetings with assigned staff member |
| 2. Dealing with trauma | Outside formal Curriculum | ||
| 3. Physical health and sports | Outside formal Curriculum | ||
| 4. Language and cultural skills (beliefs, myths, symbols); communication skills (English, Kachin, etc) | English Class, Kachin Class | ||
| 5. Computer skills | Computer basis usages, MS Word, Power Point, Excel and internet usage | ||
| 6. Art | Music, Dance, public speaking, drama, sport. | ||
| Orientation week | – Hygiene – Looking at our contexts – Getting to know each other – Vision, mission and objectives of the local Church and St Luke’s Center |
