Professor Thomas notes that typically the captives were taken to a church, where a catechist ​ — usually a slave himself — ​ spoke to the slaves in their native tongue about their conversion.
ويذكر الپروفسور توماس ان الاسرى كانوا يؤخذون الى كنيسة ،‏ حيث يتكلّم معلِّم للدين المسيحي —‏ عادةً عبد ايضا —‏ الى العبيد بلغتهم الام عن اهتدائهم .‏