Prospectus

(EN) End of Year and Prospectus 2025/2026 Launch

18/06/2025

We Celebrate a Fruitful Academic Year and Look Ahead with Renewed Vision

We at the Pastoral Formation Institute (PFI) concluded another academic year on Tuesday 17th June 2025, having accompanied over 2,000 applicants across 78 course occurrences—an increase from last year’s 1,052 participants across 28 courses.

The evening began with a Thanksgiving Mass, presided over by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi, followed by a moment of communion between our students, lecturers, and staff. This gathering beautifully encapsulated the spirit and journey of the past year.

A Year of Growth and Renewal

Throughout this academic year, we continued to build on the strong foundations established in previous years, while also embracing a spirit of renewal. Our courses spanned a wide range of themes, including Scripture and Theology, Spirituality and Pastoral Care, Liturgy and Ministry, Safeguarding, and Formation.

We remained committed to delivering skills-based micro-credentials—short, targeted courses that certify specific skills—primarily in Maltese, with English-language options available upon request. Whether through traditional in-person classes, hybrid formats that allow participation both in person and via Zoom, or self-paced learning through our virtual learning environment, we strive to meet participants where they are.

This commitment was supported by a significant investment in resources, including a revamped recording studio with upgraded equipment and an enhanced lecture centre. The centre now features three additional classrooms. All classrooms are fully air-conditioned and equipped with streaming and audio-visual technology, enabling students to join lectures online and ensuring a comfortable and engaging learning experience for all.

We also welcomed two new team members, bringing fresh energy and ideas. Our team continues to grow as a young and dynamic group ready to serve with enthusiasm and innovation.

Looking Ahead

During our End of Year celebration, we proudly launched our new prospectus, reaffirming our mission to form lay leaders who are both faithful and forward-thinking. This launch represented more than just a presentation of courses—it marked a renewed commitment to the Church’s call for deep pastoral renewal.

As the Second Vatican Council reminds us:

“The laity are made sharers in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly functions of Christ.”

And as Pope Francis writes in Evangelii Gaudium:

“A Church capable of transforming everything so that our customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channelled for the evangelisation of today’s world.”

This vision continues to guide our educational mission as we look ahead to the 2025/26 academic year. The coming year will feature both new and returning courses, designed to meet the evolving needs of our communities and to support our commitment to cultivating agile, creative, and Gospel-rooted individuals ready to engage in deep pastoral renewal. These courses will cover themes such as Creative Ministry, Deepening Faith, Pastoral Skills, Ethics and Society, and Technology and Faith.

Together, these offerings reflect our dedication to forming thoughtful, spiritually grounded, and socially engaged leaders for the Church and the world.

Click here to explore PFI’s new 2025/2026 prospectus. For more information contact the Pastoral Formation Institute on [email protected], 2590 6514/6 or 7920 1358.

(MT) End of Year u Tnedija tal- Prospectus 2025/2026

12/06/2025

L-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali (IFP) iċċelebra sena akkademika mimlija frott u jħares ’il quddiem b’viżjoni mġedda

Nhar it-Tlieta 17 ta’ Ġunju 2025, ikkonkludejna sena akkademika oħra, wara li akkumpanjajna ftit aktar minn 2,000 applikant fi 78 kors – żieda mill-1,052 parteċipant fi 28 kors tul is-sena l-oħra.

Is-serata bdiet b’ Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament, iċċelebrata mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi, segwita minn mument komunitajru bejn l-istudenti, il-letturi u l-istaff tal-istitut.

Sena ta’ tkabbir u tiġdid

Matul din is-sena akkademika, komplejna nibnu fuq il-pedamenti sodi stabbiliti fis-snin imgħoddija, filwaqt li komplejna nrawwmu spirtu ta’ tiġdid. Il-korsijiet kienu fuq firxa wiesgħa ta’ temi, fosthom l-Iskrittura u t-Teoloġija, l-ispiritwalità u l-kura Pastorali, il-Liturġija u l-Ministeru, il-ħarsien tat-tfal u adulti vulnerabbli u l-formazzjoni.

Bqajna mpenjati li nipprovdu micro-credentials ibbażati fuq il-ħiliet – korsijiet qosra u mmirati li jiċċertifikaw ħiliet speċifiċi. Dawn jingħataw primarjament bil-Malti, bil-possibilità li jsiru bl-Ingliż fuq talba speċifika. Il-korsijiet jingħataw f’formati differenti – il-mod tradizzjonali fejn l-istudenti u l-letturi jiltaqgħu wiċċ imb’wiċċ u dak ibridu li jippermetti l-parteċipazzjoni kemm permezz ta’ Zoom kif ukoll wiċċ imb’wiċċ. Mod ieħor disponibbli huwa dak li jsir kors kompletament b’mod virtwali permezz tal-Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) tal-istitut. Dan il-mod jagħti aktar flessibiltà lill-istudent bil-pass u minn fejn isegwi l-kors. Permezz ta’ dan rajna li naslu għand l-individwi fis-sitwazzjonijiet tal-ħajja diversi li jinsabu fihom.

Din is-sena kienet ukoll immarkata minn investiment sinifikanti fl-infrastruttura disponibbli għall-istitut. Rrinovajna r-recording studio u ċ-ċentru prinċipali tal-IFP b’tagħmir u faċilitajiet ġodda.  Iċ-ċentru issa fih tliet klassijiet ġodda. Il-klassijiet kollha huma mgħammra bl-arja kkundizzjonata u teknoloġija awdjo-viżiva, li tippermetti lill-istudenti jingħaqdu fil-korsijiet permezz ta’ Zoom u jiżguraw esperjenza ta’ tagħlim komda għal kulħadd.

Lqajna wkoll żewġ membri ġodda fit-tim li ġabu magħhom enerġija u ideat friski. It-tim kompla jikber bħala grupp żagħżugħ u dinamiku lest biex iservi b’entużjażmu u innovazzjoni.

Ħarsa ’il Quddiem

Matul iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-aħħar tas-sena, nedejna l-prospectus għas-sena akkademika 2025/26, u affermajna mill-ġdid il-missjoni tagħna li nifformaw mexxejja lajċi mimlija bil-fidi kif ukoll innovativi fil-ħidma tagħhom. Il-programm għas-sena d-dieħla jilqa’ s-sejħa għat-tiġdid tal-Knisja mitluba mill-Konċilju tal-Vatikan II:

“Il-lajċi jipparteċipaw, fil-qies tagħhom, mill-uffiċċju saċerdotali, profetiku u regali ta’ Kristu.”

U kif jikteb il-Papa Franġisku f’Evangelii Gaudium:

“Noħlom li nagħmlu għażla missjunarja li kapaċi tibdel kull ħaġa, biex hekk id-drawwiet, l-istili, il-ħinijiet, il-lingwaġġ u kull struttura ekkleżjali jsiru kanal tajjeb għall-evanġelizzazzjoni tad-dinja tal-lum, iktar milli għall-awtopreservazzjoni.”

Din il-viżjoni tiggwida l-missjoni edukattiva tal-istitut hekk kif nħarsu ’il quddiem għas-sena akkademika 2025/26. Is-sena li ġejja se tinkludi kemm korsijiet ġodda kif ukoll dawk li saru fis-snin ta’ qabel, kollha imfassla biex jissodisfaw il-ħtiġijiet li jġibu magħhom l-komunitajiet ekkleżjali hekk kif qed jevolvu sabiex jiltaqgħu mal-bżonnijiet tad-dinja tal-lum, b’għeruq fil-vanġelu. Dawn il-korsijiet se jkopru temi bħall-Ministeru Kreattiv, l-approfondiment tal-fidi, il-ħiliet Pastorali, l-Etika u s-Soċjetà, u t-Teknoloġija u l-fidi.

Dan kollu jirrifletti d-dedikazzjoni tagħna biex nifformaw mexxejja sħaħ impenjati fil-Knisja u d-dinja.

Ikklikkja hawn biex tesplora l-prospectus għas-sena akkademika 2025/2026 tal-IFP. Għal aktar informazzjoni ikkuntattja lill-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali fuq [email protected], 2590 6514/6 jew 7920 1358.