14 friars from all over Asia gathered in Singapore for their 2-week Closing Residency Programme of the Asia Franciscan Formators Training, having completed 16 modules over 9 months of hard work.
The programme consists mainly of online videos on demand with interactive forum discussions and zoom tutorials with trainers. Each participant has his own accompanier to navigate his own internal terrain especially when the lesson material triggers difficult emotions or memories. Their time in Singapore covered the modules on Ratio Planning & Programming with Br Darko Tepert, Secretary General for Formation & Studies; and Franciscan Formative Accompaniment.
The participants also had opportunities to interact virtually with Friars from the General Curia responsible for Mission & Evangelisation, JPIC, Inter-Religious Dialogue and OFS, to better integrate these aspects into their formation programme. They also had a very interactive zoom session with Tibor Kauser, OFS Minister General.
For 2026, the programme will be welcoming Franciscan Sisters so that it will be more reflective of our journeying as a Franciscan Family, with both female and male perspectives complementing each other. At the end of the Programme, the Minister General, Br. Massimo Fusarelli, sent a Message to the participants of the Course.
For enquiries, please email Br Derrick Yap: afft.adm@gmail.com
