BCBP Mactan Holds Leaders Pastoral Training

by Kuya Louie Climaco (Fra Louie)

The smallest organizational unit of the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) is the Action Group (AG). It is composed of five to seven couples or five to seven individuals, and is headed by an Action Group Leader (AGL). The action group is a significant means of support, formation, and growth for all members. The BCBP continuously trains AGLs to better help members to find and establish their life and service on God’s Word, to work with God in their life, and preach God’s work to others. For such purpose, every year the BCBP conducts a training seminar not only for current Action Group Leaders but future ones as well together with Service Ministry heads.

Objectives, Attitudes, Focus Areas, and Ends

The one-and-a-half-day AGL training has the following objectives:

Develop a joyful attitude and commitment to service.
Clarify our leadership roles and responsibilities.
Learn and apply ways to improve caring for our members.

It invites trainers and trainees to adopt the following attitudes:

Openness to the Lord
Eagerness to learn from the Lord
Willingness to obey the Lord
Love for others as the Lord loves them

It emphasizes the following aspects:

servant leadership
the action group
the BCBP caring system

It prays to the Lord to achieve the following ends:

greater service and faithfulness to the Lord
refreshment and encouragement from the Lord
strength from the Lord for service

Training in 2020

Last February 22-23 this year, the BCBP Mactan Chapter held its Leaders Pastoral Training at Societas Verbi Divini (SVD) Retreat House in Barangay Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City, with Formation Director Mon Figueroa and wife Helen as the course leader. Below are the teaching topics with the corresponding resource persons.