Digital Technology Use and Christian Faith Formation Among Catholic Youths in Nyakach Sub-County, Kenya

The aim of the research was to examine the digital technological use and faith formation among Christian youths in the Sub-county of Nyakach. The study was supported by Transformational leadership theory. A crosssectional study design was employed in the study. The study target population was 10 youth leaders, 15 parishioners and 5 parish priests at Bolo Catholic Parish, Kakach Sub-county. Census was used to sample include 10 youth leaders, 15 parishioners and 5 parish priests in the study. Semi-structured questionnaires were employed in Data collection. The construct and content validity was guaranteed in this research by using pertinent representative questions for the purpose of the investigation. The internal consistency of the research was determined using the Cronbach Alpha coefficient. SPSS (version 25) was used to analyze the quantitative information using descriptive statistics. Data was presented in form of percentages, and figures, using tables. Analysis of qualitative information was done using verbatim quotes. It was found that the Catholic church has engage youths in their technological applications. The Church has improvised technology in the services delivery, offering Computer classes, choir training for youths, Video conferencing, use of projectors, camera security musical instruments. Many youths particularly in Catholic Churches have improvement in working on their faith building through church commitment. The study further revealed Catholic Church needs to improve their working standards by advancing on technological use in worshiping and accessing online resources for youths’ faith development. further report showed that it would be important if the Church adopts the use of computers and train youths on the literacy adoption. The Church also needs to provide internet services to aid in social media accessibility including You-tube for choir practices, security provision devices like CCTV and gain of other technological skills. In recommendation, the study suggested that the Catholic leadership, the church development committee and Diocese Bishop should think of computer schools, choir team, video and tape recording as activities that will attract many youths to take part in the Church development. Key Words: Digital technology, Faith formation, Youths, and Catholic Church.