BLD EVANGELIZATION
Mission Statement
As a communion of encountered families, we are called by the Lord to build communities of disciples of Jesus Christ who, empowered by the Holy Spirit, will renew and strengthen our Christian faithful through programs of Christian encounter (Marriage, Family, Solo Parent, Singles, Youth Encounters and Life in the Spirit Seminars), of Spiritual Growth, of Pastoral Care and of Poverty Alleviation.
About This Cause
We are a communion of families and a community of persons called together as one people through the moment of encounter and a process of renewal to a relationship of faith, hope and love with God. We are reconciled with the Father by our saving faith in Jesus Christ, by renewing trust in the Holy Spirit, and by our uniting compassion with one another. We are blessed with personal gifts – spiritual and natural, innate or acquired – which we yield to the Word and the Spirit. We give freely and fully of ourselves, love and serve one another as we seek and proclaim God’s Kingdom. We commit, as disciples of Jesus, to speak the words and do the deeds of Christ among the Filipino people and among others to whom we are called by the Lord.
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Evangelization
Weekly prayer meetings, encounter programs (Family Encounter, Marriage Encounter, Singles Encounter, Youth Encounter & Solo Parents Encounter), Life in the Spirit Seminars.
Formation
Christian Discipleship Formation Program to ensure the spiritual growth of community members for service in the BLD Covenant Community and in the larger Church.
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Mission
Outreaches in Parishes and Institutions to conduct evangelization and formation programs, conduct of poverty alleviation programs (such as housing for the poor, livelihood programs) and supporting social action programs (medical mission, pro-life advocacy, visiting the sick and the imprisoned).
Pastoral
Pastoral Care Program for all BLD Covenant Community members globally. Principal venue for pastoral care is the weekly Word Sharing Circles.
Composition of Membership
A BLD Covenant Community member may fall into three classifications of membership – Regular Member, Committed Disciple or Covenanted Disciple. The entry points to Regular Membership are the Encounter Programs (Marriage Encounter, Singles Encounter, Solo Parents Encounter, Family Encounter, and Youth Encounter). A Committed Disciple is a Regular Member who has completed the Life in the Spirit Seminar and an encounter program, and has freely signed the BLD Covenant Community Commitment – sealed by the action of the Holy Spirit at the Consecration of the Gifts during the Eucharistic Celebration. A Covenanted Disciple is a Committed Member who has freely signed the BLD Covenant Community Covenant – sealed by the action of the Holy Spirit at the Consecration of the Gifts during the Eucharistic Celebration.