“Be a preacher of the Joy of the Gospel”

These were the words of our Keynote speaker during the 4th National Assembly of the Basic Ecclesial Community (BEC), held in Apo View Hotel, Davao City, Philippines.

The bishop of Digos, Bishop Jimmy Afable, after a few introduction on the “Discerning the Challenges of BEC in the Light of the New Evangelization, proceeded to talk about the need for Pastoral Conversion in order that the BEC in our country will really succeed. We need to be the Agents for renewal in order to build Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs).

On this aspect there is also the need for Basic Catechesis, where there is an integral formation of our faith. The teachings should be evangelical, meaning that the Word of the God should be the focus of our teachings, filled with love. We should be empowered by the Holy Spirit, and should be more charismatic and be able to preach to all the Joy of the Gospel and be a witness to all.