Seminary formators are asked to give the seminarians information and experience so that they can use the media to proclaim God's message and they can evangelize the media. Since very few people are reached from the pulpit, media education is essential for the seminarians. This is especially important because a number enter the seminary wounded and in need of healing. An essential part of this integrated formation is formation in celibacy and sexuality. After careful screening of candidates, they must be challenged to grow in celibacy.
Researches indicate a significant degree of immaturity among priests and religious.
The immaturity is often linked with sexual difficulties. A sixth challenge to priestly formation in Asia today is spiritual formation. The Asian Bishops and formators insist on the centrality of the God-experience and the primacy of the spiritual formation of seminarians, especially since Asia is so deeply religious. Formation in the spirit and the ability to lead others to God is often neglected at the expense of intellectual, social and psychological formation. A final need in Asia is good formation and ongoing formation of the formators themselves.