Seminar for Rectors,
Provincial
Councillors, as Extraordinary Visitation gets underway in
KOR
SEOUL 26 August
2012 -- From 22 to 24 August Fr Stephen Nam,
KOR
Provincial, ran a seminar for Rectors and Provincial
Councillors. He
has done this annually, addressing various topics each time
and
including a study of the Rectors Handbook. Altogether the
group made up
18 including Fr Andrew Wong, Regional Councillor for EAO, who
arrived
at the Provincial House in Seoul on 20 August to begin the
Extraordinary Visitation. The seminar began with a
half-day
retreat which was led by Fr Wong who gave the opening
conference. He
spoke of our belief that the Preventive System is our way of
evangelising, and so the medium (in this case the method)
becomes the
message. The medium and message are love of Christ and only a
Christian
can fully apply the Preventive System to good result.
The second day of the seminar dealt with the rethinking of
Youth
Ministry. Fr Marcello Baek, Provincial YM Delegate, offered
three
topics to occupy the day's discussions: encountering the world
and
culture of youth; evangelising by educating in the culture of
our time;
an all-round, coordinated youth ministry. After the
presentation
of each topic participants were able to share in-depth from
their own
wealth of experience as pastors of the young, discussing the
challenges
and possibilities for YM today.
Fr Nam organised this part of the seminar as a follow-up to
the Annual
Regional meeting of YM Delegates for EAO in Jakarta in March
2012.
Those who took part in the seminar decided to continue the
process of
rethinking at the local community level. The YM Commission
will
accompany the rethinking process in all communities.
Then on 24 August, Fr Michael Chang, provincial economer,
spoke on the
topic of evangelical poverty. After his presentation those
present took
up some of the focal points for evangelical poverty. This
discussion
brought the seminar to its conclusion and Fr Wong then met
with the
Provincial Council to discuss the preparatory document for the
extraordinary visitation prepared by the Provincial and his
council.