Slum Ministry: Faith formation
Faith formation is one of the main activities of the Slum Ministries.
The formation has different aspects: catechism; Faith formation in the small christian communities (scc); organization of the parish activities (Liturgy, readers, procession, drama, etc). Deepening the Word of God in the Bible is one of the main means of the faith formation.

The aim is to help Christians to live according to the values of the Gospel and to work towards the coming of the Kingdom in their context.

Faith formation Ministry at Christ the King Parish - Kibera
The aim of the department is to promote the formation of the members of the 35 small christian communities in the parish, to give them a solid faith formation and to help them to make the link between their faith and their daily life.

The department of Faith Formation has 23 catechists: 1 full-time catechihst and the 22 others work on voluntary terms. They are in charge of the catechism and the preparation to the sacrements.

The Pilot project and one of the priorities of the parish is the "Bible on the ground" based on a reflection on the Bible and in their life and situation, in order to live the Word of God in daily life. All the departments and all the small christian communities participate in this formation.

The department takes care of the Sunday school teachers, of the group of adolescents and the groups of couples from the parish.
They also coordinate the pastoral activities and the liturgy of the parish.

St. John, Korogocho Faith Formation
Biblical and human formation of the leaders, youth and children has been a priority for the last 16 years.

There are many formative moments through the year and a workshop of a couple of hours on specific topics for all the community is given every other week. Some of the workshops given have dealt with: Aids, the sacraments, alcohol/drugs, the Bible, visits to the sick, counselling, etc. A specific formation is also given to those directly involved in the performance of each particular service (Huduma). Three times a year Bible Weeks are organized, open to the whole community.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish - Faith Formation
Faith formation and Catechism. The catechetical team is formed by 3 people full-time working for the parish: a sister and 2 lay men. There are 3 full trained catechists that do a voluntary work and 4 catechists who have not yet completed their formation. There are also about 40 more volunteer catechists in the parish: brothers, sisters and lay people.

The catechists prepare children, adults and parents for the sacraments. They follow the Pastoral Program Instruction (PPI) in 8 Primary public schools in the parish and the priests goes to celebrate the Eucharist in these schools, where there are a good number of Catholics.

The team of catechists also takes care of the Sunday school (2 classes) in the Parish and in 1 class in each one of the 3 other sub-parishs.

The parish organizes moral and human formation workshops on different issues: HIV and AIDs; leadership, etc.

Regularly there are instructions, formation classes and retreats for the youth, the adults, the leaders, etc.
The team are in charge of the formation on behaviour change mainly for young people.