TRAINORS-TRAINING SEMINAR ON GKK MANAGEEMENT AND PROCESSES
May 26-27, 2003, Greenwoods, City of Koronadal

PART II – THE GKK MINISTRY

DEFINITION. GKK ministry is a service apostolate to serve the GKKs. It has two levels: parish and diocesan. The diocesan level has 24 members (called BPR), 5 major officers (called Execom), and 3 Standing Committees (Education, Finance, Planning and Evaluation).

1. NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PARISH GKK MINISTRY

NATURE: A ministry that organizes, sustains and strength­ens the GKKs as churches.

FUNCTIONS:

1.    To organize and strengthen GKKs (Buklods, Units, Celdas, etc,)

2.    To tap and train potential leaders of the GKK (Buklods, etc.)

3.   To facilitate the formulation, implementation and coordination of the plans, programs and activities of parish ministries in the GKK such as: CATZ, KRISKA, FL&M, YOUTH, LLL, LLM, Social Action, and others. (These programs once established become part of the GKK Programs)

4.    To sustain the formation of the GKK officers and mem­bers. (Also Buklod officers, etc.)

5.    To monitor and evaluate the GKKs (Buklods, Units, Celdas, etc.)

6.    To mobilize the GKKs for parish-wide or diocesan-wide activities 

COMPOSITION of the Parish GKK Ministry:

1.    Parish GKK Presidents and 4 other GKK officers (5 Major Officers of the GKK)

2.    Parish GKK Ministry Officers (5 Major Officers of the Ministry)

3.    Parish GKK Ministry Core Group (Officers and members)

4.    Parish GKK Coordinator

5.    Parish GKK Organizers and Lecturers

 
GKK MINISTRY OFFICE (or Desk)

The Parish GKK Ministry Office is the Secretariat of the Parish GKK Ministry and the Service Center of the parish GKKs. Its functions are:

1.   To formulate strategies that will implement the direction, policies and guidelines set by the Diocese, Parish and the GKK ministry

2.    To implement, monitor, evaluate the plans and programs that the Ministry has formulated and approved

3.    To establish linkages with other groups, agencies, and institutions of related concerns

4.    To facilitate and/or provide basic services to the GKKs

The GKK Ministry Office Personnel are the Parish GKK Ministry Coordinator and Staff.

PARISH GKK MINISTRY PROGRAMS

GKK Ministry Programs have 4 main components: Organization, Education, Worship, and Social Apostolate (based on PCP II Elements of Integral Evangelization)

1. Organizational Program (for strengthening the Ministry)

2. Education Program (for on-going education of Ministry members)

3. Worship and Liturgy Program (for spiritual development of Ministry members)

4. Social Action Program (to improve social awareness and involvement of Ministry members)