The BEC-GKK Program

In what aspects of mass media and entertainment contributed to the weakening of your BECs? Explain.

• Poor programming on Radio and TV which do not offer much variation
• Inane programs and entertainment which cater mostly to the young
• Telenovelas that compete with BEC meetings and religious activities

Please tell (attach or write below) one particular story / experience / situation. 

CHURCH / BEC CULTURE 

PATTERNS OF RELATIONSHIP 

Please use a word or a phrase to describe the relationships of the BEC? 

Among its members – harmonious

With the BEC leader – openness

With the Parish Priest – full support

With the Parish Pastoral Council - cooperation

With other BECs – camaraderie

With Church Associations / Mandated Organizations – mutual respect

With the Barangay - coordination

CONFLICTS 

How do most of your BECs deal with conflicts?

• Discuss it after emotions have subsided
• Negotiate resolutions

What could be the reason(s) they respond to conflict in this way?

• To solve problems in a reasonable way
• Dialogue among affected parties

LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE 

Please describe the leadership structure in your BECs (positions, duration, style).

• Each BEC has 5 major officers elected by the members from among themselves
• The 5 major officers are assisted by the BEC service personnel
• Regular meetings are held

What elements of this leadership structure within your BECs promote their growth?

• Good relationship
• Openness
• Transparency

What elements of leadership structure within your BECs hinder their growth?

• Authoritative leadership style
• Poor leadership quality
• Leaders that cannot inspire people

Please describe the leadership structure in the parish center and how your BEC leaders are linked to it.

• A Parish BEC Ministry structure has been organized in every parish
• The BEC Ministry sends 1 representative to the PPC

What elements of the leadership structure in the parish center promote the growth of your BECs?

• The BEC leaders are organized as a body called Parish BEC Ministry
• The Parish BEC Ministry formulates its own plans and activities presented to the PPC.

What elements of the leadership structure in the parish center hinder the growth of your BECs?

• Most PPC members are not pastorally oriented
• Most PEC and PPC members do not give enough moral and financial support

DECISION-MAKING 

Please describe the decision-making process used in your BECs.

• We promote democratic, participative, pro-active process.

What elements of this decision-making process in your BECs promote their growth?

• They promote openness, participation and transparency.

What elements of this decision-making process in your BECs hinder their growth?

• Limited participation, lack of interest of some members, leader-dependency attitude

Is your BEC part of the leadership structure in the parish center? If yes, in what way?

• Yes, in a way that many parish leaders come from the BEC. No, in the sense that the BEC Ministry is only 1 among the many groups in the parish.

SOCIAL CHANGE 

Please note at most three significant social action programs done in your BECs.

• Sustainable Agriculture, Health and Nutrition, Alay Kapwa initiatives (for sickness, death)

Assess individually each of the above social action programs in your BECs in terms of the following factors on a scale of 1-5 (with 1 as the highest value). (Note: wrong scale value?)

• Social Action Program – 3
• Relevance – 2
• Management of Finances – 3
• Training of People – 2
• Impact – 3

What were the factors that sustained the social action programs in your BECs? Please name three.

• Answer to felt needs, help in times of emergency (sickness, death), communal action.

What were the factors that weakened the social action programs in your BECs? Please name three.

• Lack of personnel, no clear social action programs, lack of interest among some leaders.

END OF REPORT

FR. ROMING’S OBSERVATION ABOUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE 

Looking at the theme (sustainability) and the questions asked, it is difficult to see the correlation between the two. For example, what have operative values, popular religiosity, globalization, media, etc, to do with BEC sustainability?  

In other words what kind of information are the formulators of the questionnaire and the organizers trying to get and what do they intend to do with them? Or do the designers of the questionnaire have other purposes, objectives in mind? If they have, then what are they? 

The way the questions are asked reveal some kind of confusion on the part of the formulators of the questionnaire as to what BEC is, its nature and its relation to persons who work for BEC (like the BEC Coordinator).  

Some of the questions ask whether BEC is an association, organization, ministry, etc. But is it? Can a BEC be under the PPC, or be in the same level as other parish associations and organizations? This should not be so.  

But if we talk about persons who promote BEC or work for BEC, then we are not talking about BEC anymore and should use other terms like BEC Ministry or BEC Coordinators. Persons who compose such group can then work in coordination with the PPC and other parish associations and organizations.  

I think, a much better questionnaire should be designed! 

FR. ROMEO BUENAOBRA
Vicar General
Diocese of Marbel

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