The Missionary Formation Week is an 8-day immersive mission experience and an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist. It is complemented by preaching formation talks and activities designed to help participants experience the faith in non-traditional ways. Alongside practical preaching courses, a strong foundation of prayer, service to and solidarity with the poor, and community life is established. This creates the ideal environment for nurturing effective evangelist preachers. Participants receive formation talks and engage in the Franciscan Friars’ daily prayer schedule. The primary goal of the Missionary Formation Week is to empower potential evangelists to better serve their Church and communities. 

Participants are invited to experience a 'taste' of mission life, including bucket showers, and simple meals of rice and beans each day while living in a community. Our program is centered around the Catholic-Christian view of the human person, created with dignity and for love. We demonstrate our commitment to these values by serving the poor at the friars' homeless shelter and participating in "Jesus runs" to pray with and provide food and drink to homeless individuals. By emphasizing service to those in need, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of the relationship between personal faith and self-gift, and to learn to love authentically. 

Our goal is to help participants realize their inherent dignity and cultivate a life of flourishing through prayer, community, and service. With this newfound sense of purpose, individuals are naturally inspired to share their gift of faith with those around them and become "missionary disciples" (Pope Francis, 2013). At the end of the program, participants are asked to develop an action plan outlining how they will apply their preaching skills in their own communities. They will provide updates on their progress to the Preaching Program Director. The course is offered bilingually or with simultaneous translation, depending on the audience.