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“The New Evangelization impels us to continue joyfully responding to the Spirit that never ceases to stimulate our communities to a deep conversion. Our call to celebrate the Gospel and to proclaim it to all our communities is at the very core of the creative ministry of the FIP. With years of Hispanic experience the Federation will continue to respond to the challenges of today’s world and will continue to serve by offering excellent faith, academic, and ministerial formation to our communities and beyond.”

-Bishop Arturo Cepeda

FIP is a non-profit organization of volunteers totally committed to leadership formation of our pastoral agents at the service of the Latino/Hispanic catholic communities in the US. Your help and support is very important to us. A big THANK YOU for your kind and generous donation to us!

“A sign of vitality in ministry to our Hispanic communities is the ever growing numbers of laity in need of learning and deepening their knowledge of one’s faith, a crystal-clear sign for us to continue offering sound and quality services throughout every ministry within the Church. This ever present need is the reason why and how many new educational services have been brought to life in every region of the country. The challenges are indeed varied and many for anybody to deal with them in isolated ways. That is why FIP [Federation of Pastoral Institutes] came into being. FIP‘s mission is to offer excellent faith formation services to our Hispanic communities en route to God.”

-Bishop Felipe J. Estevez

The Federation is committed on the formation and education of all the Latin communities on all levels. Performs this function through collaboration and exchange of experience and resources to help meet pastoral and educational needs of the laity leadership while recognizing the contributions made to the Catholic Church in the United States.

Conceptos E Instrumentos prácticos para Institutos Pastorales HANDBOOK OF THE FEDERATION OF PASTORAL INSTITUTES (FIP)
For Catholic Institutes of Pastoral Formation serving the Hispanic Community in the United States

Builders of the Present and the Future of our Church

Part I: Theological–pastoral framework

Historical Foundations of Hispanic Ministry Formation
Theological-pastoral Framework

Part II: Practical Guide for the Institutes

Types of Institutes, Levels of Formation, and Functions of Pastoral Formation Instructors
Curriculum, Programs, and Courses
Students: Profile and Standars for Registration and Certification

Part III: Contributions and Sample Documents

Fundamental Ecclesial Documents
for Hispanic Ministry Formation
Glossary of Terms
Annotated Bibliography
of Key Documents
Examples of Practical Documents
Bibliography

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