Basic Ecclesial Communities: The What, the Why and the How
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About This Presentation
Basic Ecclesial Community Orientation:
1. What it Means to be a Parish
2. Parish Pastoral Council
3. Church Ministries
4. Church Movements and Organization
5. Integral Evangelization
6. The What and Why of BEC
7. The How of BEC
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Renewing and Revitalizing the Parish through Renewing and Revitalizing the Parish through
Building Ecclesial Communities at the BaseBuilding Ecclesial Communities at the Base
San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish
August 13, 2011
I.Review of Sharing the Mission
II.BEC Organizing
III.Summary and Conclusion
Outline
What it means to be a Parish!
The Roles of Parish Pastoral Council
The Ministries and Organizations
Renewing and Revitalizing the Parish through
BEC!
I. Review of Sharing the Mission
We are all volunteers and sharers of the
mission here!
We have only one mission!
We are all followers and learners!
We are all working in the Parish!
BASIC ASSUMPTIONS
•AS A PEOPLE
•AS A PLACE
•AS A PROCESS
MEANING OF A PARISH
1.As a People called to be a
community
Nourished by the Word of God
Life-giving
Prophetic
Ministering
* Evangelization
* Catechesis
* Pastoral Reflection
1.1. A Community Nourished by
the Word of God:
* Eucharist: Source and Summit
of Christian life
* Family: where life is born and
nurtured
* Least, Last and Lost
* Holiness and wholeness
1.2. A Life-giving Community
* Witness: through Word and Deed
* Transformation of Social, Political,
Cultural and Economic spheres of life
1.3. A Prophetic Community
* Different charisms, gifts, talents,
abilities shared
* Collaboration
1.4. A Ministering Community
* Specific boundaries
* Place of Gathering
* Common concerns
* Customs and traditions
1.As A Place – defined by
* Of building and sustaining relationships
* Forming and exercising leadership
* Creating and renewing organizational
structures
1.As A Process
* BECs: sharing/dialogue
* Informal and formal community gatherings
* Celebrations and feasts
* Other communal activities
3.1 Process of building and
sustaining relationships through:
* Seminars and trainings
* Communal discernment
* Community Activities
3.2. Process of forming and exercising
leadership through:
* Periodic evaluation and planning
* Structures truly responding to the needs
of the present
3.3. Process of creating and renewing
organizational structures through:
1.Nature:
- A Representative Body
- Pastoral Body
5.Objectives
- To assess and study life-situation of the parish
- To foster pastoral ministries and programs
- To promote BEC as the driving force and spirit of
the parish
- To lead and inspire the parish in fellowship
(koinonia), service (diakonia) and giving witness
(martyria)
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
1.Roles:
To ensure the that the Parish become a life-giving,
prophetic and ministering community
To make a beautiful place of renewal and get-
togethers
To become effective instrument of building and
sustaining relationships, forming and exercising
leadership and of creating and renewing structures
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
1.Functions:
To draw pastoral plan to attain the vision/mission
of the parish with preferential attention to the poor
To enhance the unity and cooperation among
parishioners
To foster participation among the people
To foster communion with other parishes
To continually promote the implementation of the
Diocesan Pastoral Plan
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Charism is a gift. The use of the gift to advance the life
and mission of the Church is ministry. Ministry is, then, a
form of service, exercised with stability and on a
sufficiently broad basis, recognized by the Church and
made its own (PCM II, p. 101) Put in a personal-
communal context, ministry is simply the actualization of
“what-I-Am-for- others”.
CHURCH MINISTRIES
Ministry is an active participation in the complete mission
of Christ: to proclaim, to serve and sanctify. In fact, this
was the first inspiration of the framework of WES, which
pertains to the participation of a Christian in the
priesthood (worship), prophethood (education), and
kingship (service) of his Master (PCM II, p. 107).
Church Ministries
PCP II:
Renewed Formation/Education
Renewed Social Apostolate
Renewed Worship
ORGANIZING – strategic component of
integral evangelization
MINISTRIES IN THE CHURCH
“Catholic associations and movements are potent
means of renewal in the Church
Specifically, they can be harnessed in promoting
BECS:
- The parish organizations and movements may
continue to be specialized “task forces” in
accordance with their specific apostolic objectives
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS/
MOVEMENTS
These organizations and movements provide leadership
necessary to animate the formation of small communities in
their respective neighborhoods.
These organizations and movements are instruments of
genuine conversion, venues of life-changing encounters
with the Lord. They are schools of evangelical zeal
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS/ MOVEMENTS
Parish as a Process underlines the important elements of
building and sustaining relationships, forming and
exercising leadership and creating and renewing
organizational structures.
The Parish must give primary importance to this
PROCESS.
PASTORAL LEADERSHIP
Thus, leadership in the Parish must be “dialogic” and
not “authoritarian”, “participative” and not “intolerant to
criticism”, and “co-responsible” and not “not sharing
power or responsibility”
Leadership at the grassroots must be empowering and
liberating.
PASTORAL LEADERSHIP
Renewing the Parish
through Building Ecclesial Communities at the Base
Religious Life
Political Life
Socio-Cultural Life
Renewed Church
Economic Life
1. VISION
2. MISSION
4. BEC: Expression of
a Renewed Church
3. Spirituality of Social
Transformation
PCP II Church
VISION
Community of
Disciples
Church of the
Poor
MISSION
Integral
Evangelization
towards
Fullness of life
SPIRITUALITY OF SOCIAL
TRANSFORMATION
Metanoia
(Conversion)Social Renewal
TraiTs of VaT ii
ChurCh
* Dialogue
* Participation
* Co-responsibility
The Church seeks to transform the
whole fabric of society according to the
values of the Kingdom and of Christ
(PCP II, # 192)
MISSION
DEFINITION:
… the proclamation, above all, of
SALVATION from sin; the LIBERATION from
everything oppressive to man; the
DEVELOPMENT of man in all his dimensions,
personal and communitarian; and, ultimately, the
RENEWAL OF SOCIETY in all strata through the
interplay of the GOSPEL TRUTHS and man’s
concrete TOTAL LIFE (Pope Paul VI, Evangelii
Nuntiandi, n. 9, 29)
THIS IS OUR TASK. THIS IS OUR MISSION. (CBCP, 1984)
INTEGRAL EVANGELIZATION
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(PARADIGM SHIFT)
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II. Ano ang BEC?
Madalas na nating naririnig ang katagang MKK/Kawan o BEC.
Pare-pareho ba ang ibig nating sabihin kapag sinabi nating
MKK/Kawan o BEC? Mayroong ibang grupo na tinatawag
MKK/Kawan o BEC gaya ng CFC o charismatic groups. Ano
nga ba ang MKK/Kawan/BEC?
Gusto nating tingnan sa sesyong ito kung bakit ba natatawag
ang isang grupo na MKK/BEC? Anu-ano bang mga
elemento o tanda ang dapat naroon sa isang grupo para ito
matawag na isa nang MKK/BEC?
Anu-ano bang mga elemento o tanda ang dapat naroon sa isang
grupo para ito matawag na isa nang MKK/BEC?
Kailan Masasabing BEC o MKK?
Definition of BEC
“They are small communities of Christians,
usually of families who gather together around the
Word of God and the Eucharist. These
communities are united to their pastors but are
ministered to regularly by lay leaders. The
members know each other by name, and share not
only the Word of God and the Eucharist but also
their concerns both material and spiritual. They
have a strong sense of belongingness and of
responsibility for one another (PCP II, #138)
Ano ang ibig sabihin ng magkapitbahay? Ano ba ang
isang kapitbahayan?
May relasyon ba ang mga tao sa kapitbahayan?
Sa palagay ninyo ano ang dapat ang relasyon ng mga
magkakapitbahay sa isa’t isa?
Bakit kaya ang isang MKK ay nasa kapitbahayan?
Unang Tanda: Magkapitbahay
Naniniwala tayo na ang mga magkakapitbahay
ay hindi lamang isang aksidente o isang hindi
sinasadyang pangyayari – yung bang nagkataon
lang na kayo ay magkapitbahay.
Naniniwala tayo na ang ating kapitbahay ay
ating kapamilya, mga kapatid sa iisang
pananampalataya, sa iisang Ama. Kaya tayo ay
tinatawagan ng ating iisang Magulang na tayo
ay magkaroon ng malalim na relasyon sa ating
mga kapitbahay.
Ang isa sa pinakadakilang habilin sa atin
ni Hesus: “Love your neighbor as you
love yourself.” Mahalin mo ang iyong
kapitbahay katulad ng pagmamahal mo
sa iyong sarili. Isang pagtawag ng
Ebanaghelyo ang mahalin ang
kapitbahay.
At ang pagmamahal na ito ay walang pinipili.
Hindi natin pinipili kung sino ang ating
magiging kapitbahay. Ika nga sa kwento ng
Mabuting Samaritano, ang iyong kapitbahay ay
‘yong taong dinaraanan mo sa araw-araw.
Marami marahil sa aating mga kapitbahay
ngayon ang hindi natin gusting makasama,
hindi natin maakasundo, mabigat an gating
kalooban sa ilan – pero sinaasabi sa atin ng
Diyos sa iyang mga taong yan ang dapat mong
mahalin. Huwag mamili ng mamahalin.
Ito ang malaking kaibahan ng isang MKK
o isa lamang grupo. Sa isang grupo –
haslimbawa, couples, youth, o mothers’
group o maski na anong club, pili ang mga
sumasali roon.Halimbawa, ang sasama
lamang sa couple’s group ay yaong mga
mag-asawa, o sa isang mothers’ group ay
mga nanay, o isang club ay lahat ng mga
qualified na sumali sa club na iyon. Pero sa
isang MKK, ang qualification mo lang ay isa
kang kapitbahay. Walang pinipili.
Ang MKK ay nasa kapitbhayan dahil ang
ating mga kapitbahay ang siya nating
kasama sa buhay: kapibahay, kapitbahay.
Kung araw-araw na buhay ang pag-
uusapan, kapitbahayan ang gusto nating
puntiryahin. Kung tinatawagan tayo ng
Diyos na sumunod sa kanya sa araw-
araw, kapitbahayan ang may
pinakamalaking potensyal dito dahil dito
tayo nakatira at nabubuhay sa araw-araw.
Ang MKK ay nasa kapitbahayan dahil sa
pamamagitan ng pagpopokus sa kapitbahayan,
nabibigyan ng pokus ang mga problema o isyu
sa ating paligid, sa ating komunidad.
Kadalasan, ang mga catholic associations o iba
pang religious organizations ay nakapokus
lamang sa kanilang grupo o kung minsa’y sa
service o apostolate na ginagawa ng kanilang
grupo. Sa pamamagitan ng MKK, nabibigyan
ng pokus ang mga problema o isyu sda
kapitbahayan, lalo na ang mga social, political,
economic o ecological issues.
Ano ang magagawa ng pagninilay sa Salita ng Diyos at
pagdiriwang ng Eukaristiya ng mga magkapitbahay?
Ikalawang Tanda: Nakaugat sa
Salita ng Diyos at Eukaristiya
Nagkakaroon ng bigkis ng pagkakaisa ang mga
magkapitbahay. Gayung iba-iba silang tao, iba-
iba ang kanilang pinanggalingan, iba-iba ang
kanilang karanasan – ang Salita at Eyukaristiya
ang magbubuklod sa akanila.
Sa pamamagitan ng pagbabahaginan nila, mas
nakikilala nila ang Diyos, mas nakakasalamuha
nila ang Diyos, mas napagninilayan nila kung ano
ang kanilang pananampalataya at ano ang
hinihiling nito upang mas maging matapat sa
pagsunod sa Diyos sa pang-araw-araw na buhay.
Sa pamamagitan ng
pagbabahaginan, mas nakikilala nila
ang isa’t isa sa mas malalim na
paraan (hindi lamang sa
pamamagitan ng mababaw na
kwentuhan); dahil ditto napagtibay
nila ang kanilang pakikitungo sa
isa’t-isa; nagkakaroon sila ng suporta
sa kaguluhan ng buhay.
Sa pamamagitan ng pagbabahaginan
nila, mas lumalago sila sa kanilang
pananampalataya; marahil ang
binabahagi ng isa ay makapagbigay ng
inspirasyon sa kanila, makapagbigay-
liwanag sa kanilang mga pagdedesisyon;
nagbigay hamon sa kanilang pagsunod sa
Diyos sa gitna ng hatak ng mundo.
Sa pamamagitan ng
pagbabahaginan nila, nahihikayat
silang maglingkod sa kapwa;
napagtatanto nila na hindi nila dapat
asikasuhin lamang ang kanilang
sarili, bagkus tumugon sa
pangangailangan ng kanilang mga
kapitbahay.
Minsan ang ating pananampalataya
ay puro salita lamang, walang
kasamang gawa
Ang daming itinituro sa atin ng ating
pananampalataya, pero hindi naman
naisasabuhay
Ikatlong Tanda: Naglilingkod
Pinaamoy lang natin sa ibang tao
ang ating pananampalataya,
hindi naman nila ito natitikman –
sa pamamagitan ng ating pang-
araw-araw na buhay
Kulang tayo sa kilos, marami
lang tayo dada
Ang pananampalataya walang kasamang gawa ay
patay o walang saysay. Kadalasan an gating
pananampalataya ay hindi dumadaloy sa ating
paglilingkod sa kapwa. Nagkakasya na lamang
tayo sa panalangin at pagsisimba
Hindi kumpleto ang ating pananampalataya kung
walang pagkilos o panglilingkod. Ang MKK ay
hindi MKK kung hindi ito naglilingkod sa iba, sa
kapwa, sa kapitbahay.
Ang paglilingkod ay isang dakilang
tanda ng isang MKK
Anong klaseng paglilingkod
mayroon sa inyong kapitbahayan?
Anu-anong paraan makakaugnay ang MKK sa
kalakhang Simbahan?
Ikaapat na Tanda: Nakaugnay sa
Kalakhang Simbahan
Unang-una, ang Eukaristiya ang nagbibigkis sa
ating lahat na mga Kristiyano. Gayung maaring
magkaroon ng misa sa mga MKK kapag may
okasyon, ang pagdiriwang pa rin ng Banal na
Eyukaristiya sa sentro ang siyang dakilang
tanda n gating pagkakaisa bilang mga
Kristiyano
Ikalawa, ang mga MKK leaders ay kasapi ng
PPC at mga komunidad nakaugnay sa isa’t isa
Ang kura paroko na siyang sumasama sa
kanilang mga pagpupulong at siyang
nagbibigay sa kanila ng training at seminars ang
siyang nakikitang tanda ng ugnayan ng mga
MKK sa parokya at sa diyosesis
Ang pagkilos at misyon ng mga MKK ang siya
ring misyon ng kalakhang simbahan: ang
itaguyod ang paghahari ng katarungan at pag-
ibig ng Diyos ditto sa ating mundo. Ang iisang
misyon na ito ang isa ring dakilang tanda ng
pagkakaugnay ng mga MKK sa kalakhang
simbahan
Universality of the Church exists and can be
experienced in the Local Church – Diocese
The Local Church – Diocese exists and can be
experienced in the Parish
The Parish exists and can be experienced in
the “Base” Communities
LEVELS OF ECCLESIALITY
PARISH
Area 2
Area 1
Area 3
Area 6
Area 5
Area 4
Kawan /
MKK 4
MKK 2
MKK 1
MKK 3
Family4
Family3
Family2
Family1
Family5
1.MKK – Communion (Kaisahan) ng mga
pamilya
3.KAWAN – Communion (Kaisahan) ng
mga MKKs
3. Parish – Communion (Kaisahan) ng mga
Kawans
4. Vicariate – Communion (Kaisahan) ng mga Parokya
5. Diocese – Communion (Kaisahan) ng mga Vicaiate at
Parokya
BEC in the Vision-Mission of the
Diocese of Novaliches
We, the local Church of Novaliches, are a
Christ-centered community of disciples,
responding to the needs of the people,
journeying with the Blessed Virgin Mary
towards the newness and fullness of life.
Trusting in the grace of God and in the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
we commit ourselves to:
*promote renewed and integral evangelization;
*empower the laity and form servant-leaders;
*commune with the poor, the oppressed and the
marginalized, and work for their upliftment,
through the building and developing Basic
Ecclesial Communities towards total human
development and social transformation.
Integral
Evangelization
Empowerment
of Laity
Upliftment of
Poor KRA
BEC Building
Total Development
Social Transformation
Strategic
Approach
Outcome
JESUS THE ORGANIZERJESUS THE ORGANIZER
JESUS, THE
ORGANIZER
1.Why did Jesus organize?
2.Whom did Jesus organizer?
3.How did Jesus organize?
FEATURES OF JESUS
ORGANIZING WORK
1.Bringing people into the Kingdom of God
2.Looking at each person as a potential of becoming
believer and leader
3.Opting for typical and sometimes controversial
persons to be members of His group
4.Developing values and attitudes in people: concern
for people, selflessness and service
5. Emphasizing not on status or position but potentials
and capabilities to serve others
WHOM DID JESUS ORGANIZE?
His criteria: PEOPLE AT THE PERIPHERY/AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE POWER STRUCTURE
1. Core Group: 12 Apostles
2. Crowds/Multitudes – Basis Masses
HOW DID JESUS ORGANIZE?
1.Setting up of Core Group
2.Developing people in their potentials
3.Encouraging team work
4.Assigning roles and functions
5.Delegating responsibilities
6.Employing criticism to determine strengths and
weaknesses of the apostles
RATIONALE of ORGANIZING
1.Who are the People to be organized?
2.What is the current plight of these people?
3.Why assist in organizing these people?
4.What is our standpoint in organizing people?
(SGS – Getting people’s ideas)
WHY ORGANIZE?
1.Organizing is an effective strategy to build up
people’s capabilities towards elf-determination and
self-reliance
2.Direct response to overcome powerlessness,
exploitative and oppressive relations
3.Genuine developmental change in the life of the
poor and needy
4. Our creative response to become life-giving parish:
- empowerment of people
- solidarity
- maximum participation
- development of leadership potentials
- self-reliance/self-sustenance
STANDPOINTS
1.Respect for the dignity and innate potentials of the
poor
2.Realistic recognition of the situation of the people
3.Facilitative and supportive role of the LGUs and
NGOs
4.Active participation of the poor in the total
development process
B. THE ORGANIZING PROCESS
BASIC Assumptions in Organizing:
1. The unorganized poor do not participate actively
in societal decisions affecting their lives because
they are powerless.
The powerlessness is reinforced by their
perceptions of themselves as helpless individuals
in the face of forces mostly beyond their control
2. When the poor bond together, and as a group
confront their own problems, their collective force
can tilt the imbalance between the weak and strong
groups and allow interaction on an equal basis.
3. Critical awareness is crucial to genuine people’s
participation towards total human development
4. Actual participation in group mobilization
develops a sense of power and unity among the
poor. The process itself generates a sense of control,
pride and dignity as people, and self-reliance
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
ORGANIZING
1. TRAINING & EDUCATION
A continuing process of action-reflection and skills
formation to critically analyze existing conditions and
collectively change and improve it.
2. ORGANIZING BUILDING
Developing mechanisms and structures for
organizations to function effectively on a sustained
basis in the context of collective leadership,
democratic participation and organized action; and
eventually for expanding and strengthening the
organization
3. MOBILIZATION
Sustaining group action as well as maximum use
of accessible resources to respond to immediate and
long-term needs. The people’s participation is
important in all phases of the activities
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES APPLIED
TO ORGANIZING WORK
1.Start with the people’s needs, resources and
capabilities
2.Trust people in their capacity to change and
develop
3.Respond to current people’s needs and
interests
4.Encourage collective decision-making and
action so they can identify with their
activity
5. Aim at small action to start with, leading to
small victories
6. Group mobilization and projects must aim
not only for concrete solutions to specific
problems but also with a vision of
empowering and strengthening the
organization
7. Organizing must provide opportunities for
mutual assistance and common action
through which individual members may
achieve their own self-fulfillment as well as
group welfare, not one above the other
8. A process of action-reflection is utilized in
preparation for higher forms of collective action
9. If handled properly, confrontation and conflicts are
venues for growth and learning for the organization
10. Establish linkages and form alliances with similar
organizations and other groups for cooperation and
mutual support
MAJOR PHASES IN
ORGANIZING PROCESS
1.SOCIAL PREPARATION: Preparatory Activities,
including Parish BEC Team, Area selection and
Consultations
3.ACTUAL ORGANIZING: Leadership
Development & Establishing Organizational
Structures & Mechanisms toward Capability
Building
3. GROUP MOBILIZATION: Participation in the
Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Group
Activities
4. CONSOLIDATION & EXPANSION
Strengthening the organization & establishing
linkages with other groups and agencies
1. SOCIAL PREPARATION
1. Conduct consultations with the PPC
3.Set up Parish BEC Team
5.Identify target areas
2. ACTUAL ORGANIZING
1.Community Entry and Integration
2.Needs Assessment
3.Spotting and developing potential leaders
4.Core Group (KPC) Formation
5.Formalization of the organization
6.Setting up of organizational mechanism for
effective implementation and management
3. GROUP MOBILIZATION
1.Community concerns as basis for mobilization
2. Different types of activities
4. CONSOLIDATION AND
EXPANSION
1.Continuous education and training
2.Socio-economic projects
3.Committee work
4.Support programs by other groups
5.Networking/Linkage building
Approach
Two approaches used in organizing BECs due to the two
types of communities in the parish: 1) open villages or
informal areas and 2) Gated villages
In the open villages we organized first the Kawan
(90 –180 families) through organizing a Core Group of
leaders in every identified area before we go to the
Mumunting Kapitbahayang Kristiyano (MKK)
organizing.
In the gated villages, however, we proceed
immediately to the organizing of MKKs (15-20 families)
because private subdivisions are already organized
under the leadership of the Board.
We call the small community “Kawan” which means
flock. It is more biblical and pastoral. It is composed of
either one or two streets; average Kawan members
range from 90-180 families. Note: the Kawans are still
big. In a Kawan, there are several MKKs (Mumunting
Kapitbahayang Kristiyano).
Phases/Stages
I. Social Preparation/Preparatory:
1. Preliminary Meetings/Consultations with and
Assembly of Parish leaders meetings, re. Renewal of the
Parish through formation of BECs
2. Formation of Parish BEC Pastoral Team
(Core Group level -initially only 7 people)
3. 3. Parish mapping
II. Entry/Immersion
A. Open Villages
1. Street masses
2. Purok aralan
3. Formation of the Initial Core Group and Adhoc
Committees to take care of the street masses
- Adhoc committees: Physical Arrangement, Liturgy,
Invitation/Program and Finance.
- Area Core Group is our access to the area and to help
spot and recruit more potentials
B. Gated Villages
1. Family Visits
2. Block Rosaries
3.Street masses
4. Identification of groups for MKK formation and
potential leaders (Punong Alagad)
III. Core Group Formation
A. Open Villages
1. Intensification of recruitment of potentials in the
areas: 20 potentials per area
2. Discussion on community issues and concerns
3. Regular meetings
4. BEC Basic Orientation Seminar
5. Continuous invitation for the street mass
6. Area mapping and listing of families within the
covered area
A. Gated Villages
1. Core Group of leaders is set up and oriented, not only
for Sunday mass in the Chapel but also organizing the
village.
2. BEC Basic Orientation Seminar
3. Seminar on different formats for Bible sharing
4. Regular meetings
IV. Formalization/Institutionalization
1. Pre-organizational seminars
2. Setting up of formal BEC structures/mechanisms
- From Area to Kawan
- Formation of Kawan Pastoral Circle (KPC)
- 6 Officers and 6 Ministries
3. Naming of Kawan and Formal Commissioning of leaders
V. Deepening Phase
1. General Assembly for Parish Vision/Mission
2. Pastoral Planning
3. Formal setting up Parish Pastoral Council
4. Setting of Ministries from Kawan to Parish level (structuring)
5. MKK formation
6. Bible Sharing and Fellowship activities
V. Deepening Phase
7. Ongoing BEC seminars for leaders
8. Pastoral and Spiritual formation and skills development
seminars and workshops
9. Regular meetings
10. BalikHandog program (modified tithing program)
VI. Clustering of Kawans
1. Six (6) Bec Clusters were organized led and managed by
a Coordinating Council
2. Bec Cluster Coordinator becomes automatic member of the
Parish Pastoral Council
3. Link up with some NGOs, Foundations, Barangay and
government agencies
There are four levels of organizing:
1) MKK, 2) Kawan, 3) Cluster, and 4) Parish
MKK – headed by Punong Alagad, Ikalawang Alagad &
Secretary
Kawan – led by Kawan Pastoral Circle (KPC) :
1. Coordinator 1. Worship Head
2. Assistant Coordinator 2. Education Head
3. Secretary 3. SSDM Head
4. Treasurer 4. Family Life Head
5. Auditor 5. Youth Head
6. Public Affairs Head
7. General Services Head
DIFFICULTIES:
2.Renewing the parish through BEC is a decision that the
parish priest has to make. His time and resources must
be poured in. My first difficulty is time and necessary
funds, and of course hard work.
3.Next is the immersion aspect of the program. I need to be
frequent in the areas to be affected by the different
situations of people. I also need a lot of listening in order
to know them and be evangelized by them.
DIFFICULTIES:
2.Developing leaders is a patient undertaking. It is a
“trial and error” in building a team.
3.Facilitating the paradigm shift on the part of the
traditional church leaders and organizations is also
very difficult and painstaking
4.Maintaining around six hundred (600) leaders needs a
reliable formation program and financial resources.
IMPACT:
2.The creation of Kawans facilitated wider participation of more
people in the life of the parish: more new leaders from the
base and more attendance to the liturgical celebrations.
3.The environment is gradually changing especially at the base;
neighbors begin to know more each other and help each
other. People are more generous and participative now
4.Increase in quality formation programs and concrete social
services for the poor.
5.Bridges little by little the gaps among leaders, between gated
and open villages.
1.Structures for decision-making that make laypeople
become the ultimate change agents are in place. The
communities at the base begin to decide by
themselves and not just wait for something from the
Center.
2.Increase sense of parish and belongingness.
3.Begin to put their faith into action.
4.Self-reliance – gradual realization of “this is our
church, we have to support it”
III. CONCLUSION
BEC provides DIRECTION to the Parish; it
sets direction to all church ministries,
programs and organizations and movements
“Small Christian Communities where
personal exchanges and the practice fraternal
love and solidarity can be more easily
achieved, open vast opportunities for
creativity in the ministry” (John Paul II, 1981)
BEC has “environmental” technology. BEC
does not only empower the individual but
also the community
“Traditional method tends to hammer on
individual activities and group projects. In
fact, many parishes suffer from an avalance
of tasks and action points but the total
environment of the parish hardly changes.”
BEC seeks to change the environment in the
neighborhood. This is through extensive
organizing of small units whose members are
assisted to confront their situation and to
respond to it by using their own resources
If the parish undergoes a process of
structuring where the lay at the base are
responsible in deciding on matters that
directly affect their lives, the whole
environment of the parish changes. They are
now in position to shape the quality of their
environment.
BEC concretizes participative leadership that
promotes maximum participation and meaningful
involvement of everyone.
BEC is the “hope of the universal church and
society.”
Challenges
PCP II gave the direction to the local churches
towards the need for authentic renewal.
“A community of disciples, united in their
diverse charisms and ministries, a Church of the
poor, a Church that lives the faith and works for the
transformation of society.”
We need the Church that responds to the “signs of
the times”
We need the Church that becomes the “leaven” or
“yeast” for the transformation of life and society.
Challenges
Challenges
How sad, how frustrating, how exasperating that the
language of Vatican II and PCP II is used in church
circles BUT the structures of old, traditional ways of
ministering, of governing, of participating and of
evangelizing have not changed very much.
There is really a great challenge for us, as an
individual and as a church.