Index

Abbreviations and Notes

Letter of presentation

Introduction


Chapter I

IN THE WORLD WITH THE EYES AND THE HEART OF DANIEL COMBONI

A) The context of global reality
B) The Church context
C) The Comboni context

D) Challenges
For the Church
For consecrated life
For the Comboni Institute


Chapter II

THE COMBONI MISSION TODAY

A) The Heart and the Cross of Christ at the centre of mission
B) To the poorest with Comboni's passion in our hearts
C) To regenerate Africa with Africa
D) With the Plan
E) In four continents
F) In permanent reappraisal
G) Programming elements
Reflection group on Islam
Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation
Ratio Missionis
Projects of human promotion


Chapter III

IN ON-GOING FORMATION

A) Starting point
B) Basic foundations and attitudes
C) Programming elements in the formation process
I) On-going formation
At a personal level
At community level
At province level
At continental level
At the level of Institute
II) Basic Formation
Mission/formation
Preparation of vocation promoters and formators in postulancies
Professional formation of Brothers
Preparing Brothers for perpetual vows
Scholasticates


Chapter IV

THE COMBONI COMMUNITY: A GIFT AND A WAY OF LIFE

A) Dream and reality
B) Our present situation
Efforts and hardships
Causes
C) Returning brotherly love to the heart of community life .
D) The community: subject and object of mission
E) Programming elements for a renewed praxis in community


Chapter V

SELF-RENEWAL IN OUR MISSIONARY METHODOLOGY

A) Action - contemplation
B) Ministerial action and collaboration
In the Comboni community
In the ecclesial community
C) Mission and economics
A culture of communion through sharing
Self-limitation
Training and formation of personnel
D) Missionary Animation
E) Local Church
F) Inculturation
G) Dialogue and proclamation in inter-religious contexts
H) Criteria of provisionality
I) Programming elements .
Comboni Brothers
Comboni Lay Missionaries
Mission and finance
Missionary Animation


Chapter VI

OTHER PROGRAMMING ELEMENTS FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF THE INSTITUTE

A) Priorities for the next six years
B) Provinces and delegations
C) Continental coordination
The continental coordinator
Continental assembly of provincials
The provincial who oversees a sector
Sectoral continental councils and general secretariats
D) Spiritual patrimony of the Institute

Appendix 1
Upper limits for extraordinary expenditure of provinces

Appendix 2
Letter of Chapter members to confreres