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3 Year Pastoral Formation Track: An Overview of All The Basic Formation Tracks For YFC Members
3 Year Pastoral Formation Track: An Overview of All The Basic Formation Tracks For YFC Members
Overview
2010 Edition
CFC Youth for Christ 3 YEAR PASTORAL FORMATION TRACK OVERVIEW (2010 Edition) 1
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
A. Rationale 3
B. Phases of Evangelization 3
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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More so, YFC believes that intense pastoral support is needed by a YFC member not just
in the first year of his/her membership, but all throughout his/her YFC life. Because of this, YFC
starts to give pastoral formation in the first three years of YFC membership. Hence, the 3-Year
Pastoral Formation Track for YFC general membership.
The 3-Year Pastoral Formation (PFO) Track is the new-compiled pastoral module of YFC
given to all members of YFC regardless of area or program of service. It is composed of twelve
(12) modules, which will start with a Youth Camp, the entry activity of those who want to join
YFC.
PHASES OF EVANGELIZATION
The 3-Year Pastoral Formation (PFO) Track caters to three (3) Phases of Evangelization,
which represents the number of years of YFC membership.
CHAPTER 2
3 YEAR PASTORAL
FORMATION TRACK
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The modules are further divided into the different areas of growth of a YFC member,
namely: personal life, family life, community life and membership in the society. Below is the 3-
Year PFO matrix.
*while some module must be conducted at a specific time span (e.g. Covenant Orientation
which should happen 3 months after the Youth Camp), others are left to the discretion of the
Cluster Couple Coordinators and their youth heads, provided that they fall under the specific
year of the youth’s membership in YFC.
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Of the 12 PFO Tracks, 3 are old YFC manuals which are fully revised to cater to the
changing times. These tracks are the following:
1. YOUTH CAMP
- The Youth Camp is the entry point to YFC. It is a 2-day, 2-night weekend activity
that introduces the youth to a new life in Christ, through YFC, founded in God’s
ultimate love for them. This will start their journey as a YFC member and will
open new and exciting opportunities for them to grow in their personal
relationship with God.
- The Revised Youth Camp Manual features a more extensive explanation of the
Youth Camp, its compositions, activities and sessions. It will address the
question “how is the Youth Camp conducted… really?” and will lay down the
principles behind its activities, debunking practices that is not really part of our
culture but have been done over the years.
- This includes new handbooks for the Team Leaders, Facilitators and Prayer
Warriors.
2. COVENANT ORIENTATION
- The Covenant Orientation (CO) is the Pastoral Formation Track that laid down
our commitments as YFC members, as shown in the YFC Covenant Card.
- Objectives of the Covenant Orientation are:
1. Learn and understand the covenant of a CFC Youth for Christ member.
2. Renew and deepen our commitment with Christ by understanding and
following our covenant with Him.
3. Develop a sense of identity and responsibility in our role as a believer of
faith, a member of our church, our family, our community and our country.
4. Inspire the youth as they mature in their Christian life through YFC.
5. Live out the covenant of YFC through the pastoral formation and activities.
3. DISCOVERY CAMP
- The Discovery Camp is the 1st pastoral formation track on the members 2nd year
in YFC. It is given one year after the Youth Camp.
- This talks about more extensively the different aspects of a YFC’s life and shows
the YFC Christian way of dealing with these aspect. It also serves as a refresher
course for the YFC members of their experience in their youth camp. This activity
aims to bring them to a deeper level of commitment to God, to YFC and to their
households.
The rest of the PFO tracks are very new manuals, which address the needs of the
“new” CFC Youth for Christ with its 7 Identities and core values. This is YFC’s response to the
call to be more relevant to the times. The following are the new Pastoral Formation
Modules:
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4. FAMILY CULTURE
- A whole day activity, given in a YFC member’s first year
- It allows our YFC members to appreciate the different family cultures which are
unique in every family and allows them to appreciate the entire family and the
different personalities of the family members.
- Objectives of the activity are:
a) This formation track aims for the YFC members to acknowledge, to
appreciate and to understand the distinct culture in each of their family.
b) This seeks for the YFC members to believe and to understand that the Lord
has a unique plan for their family.
c) This aims to let YFC members realize that we are to fulfill God’s promises for
the family to our respective families.
- SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
8:00 am Registration
9:00 Opening Worship
9:30 Icebreaker
10:00 Session 1: Picture Perfect
10:30 Group sharing
11:30 Processing of the activity
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 Ice breaker
1:30 Session 2: My Family and I
2:15 Prayer-Writing Activity
2:30 Session 3: My Choice, My Family
3:15 Reflection / Closing activity
3:35 Praise fest
4:00 Closing / home sweet home
5. YOUTH POWER
- A whole-day activity, given in a YFC member’s first year.
- It focuses on YFCs response to the social dimension of the gospel, which is loving
others, especially loving the poor as our expression of our love for God.
- Objectives of the Activity are:
a) For the YFC to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of our
mission of “building the church of the poor”.
b) Provide an opportunity for YFC to be a true champion of the poor.
c) Show that our deep love for God in YFC is also expressed by putting our faith
into action.
- SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
Youth Power is intended as a whole day activity.
8:00am – 8:30 Arrival and Registration
8:30 – 8:45 Opening Worship
8:45 – 9:15 Session: I am Hero!
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7. 100% FREE
- A whole-day activity, given in a YFC member’s second year as a YFC.
- This is a launching of the new and improved concept of 100% Free, coming from
the previous 100% Pure advocacy. It is an overview of all the repackaged
principles and advocacies of 100% Free, given in a creative and comprehensible
manner.
- It is all in all encouraging the YFC into aiming and advocating to live a life free
from the bondage of sin and the lures of the world.
- Objectives of the activity are:
a) Explain the new concept of 100% Free.
b) Create an awareness of our God’s given freedom.
c) Move the youth in initiating a 100% Free lifestyle.
- SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
8:00am – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 8:45 Gathering
9:45 – 10:00 Worship
10:00 – 10:15 Emcees Adlib
10:15 – 11:30 SESSION 1: 100% FREE
Creative:
Talk Proper
Sharing
Reflection-
11:30 – 12:30pm LUNCH
12:30 – 12:45 GATHERING
12:45 – 01:00 Afternoon worship
01:00 – 01:30 ICE BREAKER
01:30 – 02:30 SESSION 2: FREE TO LIVE
02:30 – 02:45 BREAK / Snacks
02:45 – 03:45 SESSION 3: FREE TO BE. FREE TO LOVE
Breakout session
Men’s and Women’s Forum
NOTE: This session is recommended to be done in
different areas aside from the main session area
where the praisefest will be held.
03:45 – 03:50 BREAK
03:50 – 04:30 PRAISEFEST
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- SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
The Stake for the Nation is a half day, four-hour activity. It can be given either
in the morning or afternoon.
00:00 – 00:30 Arrival and Registration
00:30 – 01:00 Gathering/Teaching of Songs
01:00 – 01:15 Worship
01:15 – 01:30 Orientation
01:30 – 02:30 Activity No. 1: My Puzzle Portrait
02:30 – 03:30 Activity No. 2: The Strongest Bridge
Group Discussion
Commitment
03:30 – 03:45 Closing worship/prayer
03:45 – 04:00 Announcements
04:00 Home Sweet Home
9. VOCATION RECOLLECTION
- A whole day activity, which gives the YFC members a venue to appreciate the
different vocations and God’s personal calling for them. It is given in a YFC
member’s third year as a YFC.
- Objectives of the activity are:
a) For the YFC to be aware and to appreciate the different types of vocation or
calling.
b) Initiate in the hearts of the YFC the desire to seek what the Lord’s plan for
our lives.
- SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
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12:00 LUNCH
01:00pm Session 2: YFC and the CHURCH
02:00 Field Trip
02:30 Session 2B: Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
03:00 Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
04:00 Home Sweet Home
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12. YOUTH ADVOCATE
- A whole-day activity, given in a YFC member’s third year in YFC
- An activity for the YFC to actively make stands in society that will translate their
Christian ideals and values and encourage them to actively pursue these stands.
- Objectives of the activity are:
a) Make the youth realize that they can fight for what they greatly value.
b) Help them understand what and how it means to be a true Christian
Advocate.
c) Help them be aware for the values that YFC advocates as a community.
- SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
The Y-AD is a whole day, 9-hour activity. It is ideally a Saturday or
Sunday activity unless a more convenient day is preferred. Suggested schedule is
as follow:
8:00am – 8:30 Arrival and Registration
Survey forms (PULSE OF THE PEOPLE) are
distributed during registration
8:30 – 9:00 Gathering
9:00 – 9:15 Opening Worship
9:15 – 9:30 Orientation
Ice Breaker: PULSE OF THE PEOPLE
9:30 – 11:00 SESSION 1: I STAND
11:00 – 12:00pm Lunch
12:00 – 12:15 Gathering
12:15 – 12:30 Afternoon Worship
12:30 – 01:00 Ice Breaker
01:00 - 03:00 ACTIVITY: SCRIPTED DEBATE
03:00 – 03:15 Snacks/Break
03:15 – 04:15 SESSION 2: I ADVOCATE
04:15 – 04:30 Closing Worship
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CHAPTER 3
MANUAL IMPLEMENTATION
GUIDELINES
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CHAPTER 4
PASTORAL PLANNING
AND PLOTTING
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PASTORAL PLANNING
Since we will be having new teaching tracks to conduct, it is crucial to ensure that we
plot out and schedule the PFO tracks every year. A thorough Pastoral Planning must be
conducted per cluster (Sector, in case of the YFC Programs) at the start of the YFC Year (which
is April to April of the following year).
YFC Pastoral Planning is the systematic way of plotting out the different YFC teachings
at the given year to ensure that all YFC members are able to go through them.
2. Different Roles. Note the complementary roles of the Chapter and the Cluster when
it comes to the different YFC teachings.
The following Youth Camp, Youth Camp Training, and Regular Assemblies
(chapter for commbased, club meeting for highschool, and prayer assemblies for
campus) will be handled by:
The implementation of the 3 year pastoral formation track will be handled by:
Community Based – Cluster heads
Highschool Based - Club President or Senior Sister
Campus Based - EVP – 3-Year Pastoral Formation Track, HLT
4. Area of Focus. Although the Pastoral Planning will involve both the youth head and
Couple Coordinators, one should keep in mind that there are different planning
considerations or area of focus for different levels
3. If a member fails to attend a particular PFO, the youth head assigned to monitor the
pastoral growth of each member through the formation track will ensure that
he/she attends the next time said PFO becomes available. The particular youth head
has an option (with the approval of his/her Immediate Head) can ask the member to
attend the said PFO in another cluster/school/campus, if it the PFO is being
conducted there.
2. The rest of the PFO tracks can be done in no particular order as long as it is
conducted within the year it is suppose to be conducted, to wit:
YEAR 2 – PARENT’S HONORING NIGHT, STAKE FOR THE NATION, 100% FREE
YEAR 3 – VOCATION RECOLLECTION, BEST WEEKEND, CHURCH AND
SACRAMENTS, YOUTH ADVOCATE
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D. WORKSHOP PROPER
Objective: to experience firsthand a Pastoral Planning
1. Plot out the regular activities of the Chapter within the year
2. Plot out the first-year PFO
3. Plot out the second and third-year PFO
NOTE: This table is based on the community based program. Blank template will be provided
for Highschool Based and Campus Based Pastoral Plotting.
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Chapter
Cluster
II. YEAR 1
Plot out the Cluster and Chapter Activities for Year 1
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Chapter
Cluster
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III. YEAR 2
Plot out the Cluster and Chapter Activities for Year 2
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Chapter
Cluster
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IV. YEAR 3
Plot out the Cluster and Chapter Activities for Year 3
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Chapter
Cluster
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Month Month Month Month 4 Month Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10
1 2 3 5
II. YEAR 1
Plot out the Campus Activities for Year 1
Month Month Month Month 4 Month Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10
1 2 3 5
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III. YEAR 2
Plot out the Campus Activities for Year 2
Month Month Month Month 4 Month Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10
1 2 3 5
IV. YEAR 3
Plot out the Campus Activities for Year 3
Month Month Month Month 4 Month Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10
1 2 3 5
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Month Month Month Month 4 Month Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10
1 2 3 5
Non-
members
Members
II. YEAR 1
Plot out the Highschool Activities for Year 1
Month Month Month Month 4 Month Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10
1 2 3 5
Non-
members
Members
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III. YEAR 2
Plot out the Highschool Activities for Year 2
Month Month Month Month 4 Month Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10
1 2 3 5
Non-
members
Members
IV. YEAR 3
Plot out the Highschool Activities for Year 3
Month Month Month Month 4 Month Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10
1 2 3 5
Non-
members
Members