Communication
A committed journey
On the one hand the context of rapid change, technical development eliminating geogrpahical frontiers, and which creates new space/cyberspace and forms of communication – the information era
On the other hand, more communication doesn’t always correspond to this progress in the sense of dialogue, closeness, communion and peace between persons and peoples
GC25 – Chapter of communication
The Chapter proposal urges the Salesian community and the Congregation to create and develop communicative ecosystems
Building such a community of meaning requires institutional awareness:
Everyone coherently involved in mission
Adhesion to the same beliefs and values
Carrying ourt a shared project
Creating channels of conversation and dialogue with social players
1 – Community ImageGospel witness
Opportunity:
The young expect a fraternal witness of life which is a response to their deep need for communication.
Community repsonse:
Inspired relationships in the spirituality of the PS
Visibility of the “primacy of God”
Evangelical Counsels as an alternative way of lfie to be communicated.
In Practice...
Ensure the grace of unity through community discernment
Revive the primacy of God in the community and sharing of spiritual experience
2 – Interpersonal relationships in the community
Opportunity:
The Salesians are aware of the difficulty of interpersonal communication, from an insufficient sharing of life and mission.
Response:
Personal project of Salesian life
Community life Project
In practice....
Educating to a capacity for relationships and sharing life.
Organizing life and communitarian action, to improve communication and personal relationships.
3 – Communicative presence:with young people and the surrounds
Opportunity:
A desire to meet young people and to give rise to many apostolic forces with which to share the charism of Don Bosco
Response:
The community makes Salesian presence visible as a capacity for acceptance and communion, as a commitment to education and evangelization, as a proposal of vocational accompaniment.
In Practice...
Rethink our presence amongst the young.
Creating surroundings with a strong spiritual ‘load’ (ecosystem)
Education and evangelization with appropriate methodologies (language).
Put in place a methodology of accompaniment and vocational proposal
4 – Communication in society – new requirements of the mission
Opportunity:
Mass communication and development in information means are vehicles for innovative models and a fresh mentality.
Social communication as a vital new space for young people to gather.
Response:
Defense and promotion of young people: “give voice to those who have none”
Commitment to educommunication
In Practice...
5 – Communication in institutional relationships – local and province
Opportunity:
Need for a new way of organizing our apostolic work and the life of the Salesian community
Response:
Identification of conditions that make possible a community which communicates while carrying out the mission
In Practice....
Rethink relationships between the work and the Salesian community.
Promote relationships which are more fraternal than functional.
Capacity for dialogue and sharing in the EPC.
Develop and evaluate the Province Organic Plan.
5 – Communications in institutional relationships – world
Opportunity:
Desire for greater contact, closeness and dialogue between Centre and provinces.
Need to overcome closed mentality in Provinces and be open to a common vision of things.
Response:
Attention to different local situations
Need to think and act globally
In Practice....
Working together with Conferences and groups of Provinces, to plan networked projects.
Ensure communication in the various interventions: flow of give-and-take, language of letters-circulars,
dialogue and closeness.
Constitution of councillor for social communication.
6 – Communication in the community
Opportunity:
Listening to the ‘signs of the times’, young people, who call us to constant formation.
The need and the difficulty of communication.
Response:
Value of daily life
Involvement of all the confreres in the processes of tackling things, of dialogue, research, planning.
Ability to work in a team – with laity too..
In Practice...
Timely communication and importance of new Ratio.
Annual Provincial Plan for Ongoing Formation, with special attention to the affective area and the capacity for interpersonal relationships.
Valuing community day and various community gatherings.
The Rector as one who promotes a communicative ecosystem.
More than a question of technology, of means or of products, it’s a human question, of interpersonal relationships in particular social, historical and cultural contexts
A committed journey
On the one hand the context of rapid change, technical development eliminating geogrpahical frontiers, and which creates new space/cyberspace and forms of communication – the information era
On the other hand, more communication doesn’t always correspond to this progress in the sense of dialogue, closeness, communion and peace between persons and peoples
GC25 – Chapter of communication
The Chapter proposal urges the Salesian community and the Congregation to create and develop communicative ecosystems
Building such a community of meaning requires institutional awareness:
Everyone coherently involved in mission
Adhesion to the same beliefs and values
Carrying ourt a shared project
Creating channels of conversation and dialogue with social players
1 – Community ImageGospel witness
Opportunity:
The young expect a fraternal witness of life which is a response to their deep need for communication.
Community repsonse:
Inspired relationships in the spirituality of the PS
Visibility of the “primacy of God”
Evangelical Counsels as an alternative way of lfie to be communicated.
In Practice...
Ensure the grace of unity through community discernment
Revive the primacy of God in the community and sharing of spiritual experience
2 – Interpersonal relationships in the community
Opportunity:
The Salesians are aware of the difficulty of interpersonal communication, from an insufficient sharing of life and mission.
Response:
Personal project of Salesian life
Community life Project
In practice....
Educating to a capacity for relationships and sharing life.
Organizing life and communitarian action, to improve communication and personal relationships.
3 – Communicative presence:with young people and the surrounds
Opportunity:
A desire to meet young people and to give rise to many apostolic forces with which to share the charism of Don Bosco
Response:
The community makes Salesian presence visible as a capacity for acceptance and communion, as a commitment to education and evangelization, as a proposal of vocational accompaniment.
In Practice...
Rethink our presence amongst the young.
Creating surroundings with a strong spiritual ‘load’ (ecosystem)
Education and evangelization with appropriate methodologies (language).
Put in place a methodology of accompaniment and vocational proposal
4 – Communication in society – new requirements of the mission
Opportunity:
Mass communication and development in information means are vehicles for innovative models and a fresh mentality.
Social communication as a vital new space for young people to gather.
Response:
Defense and promotion of young people: “give voice to those who have none”
Commitment to educommunication
In Practice...
5 – Communication in institutional relationships – local and province
Opportunity:
Need for a new way of organizing our apostolic work and the life of the Salesian community
Response:
Identification of conditions that make possible a community which communicates while carrying out the mission
In Practice....
Rethink relationships between the work and the Salesian community.
Promote relationships which are more fraternal than functional.
Capacity for dialogue and sharing in the EPC.
Develop and evaluate the Province Organic Plan.
5 – Communications in institutional relationships – world
Opportunity:
Desire for greater contact, closeness and dialogue between Centre and provinces.
Need to overcome closed mentality in Provinces and be open to a common vision of things.
Response:
Attention to different local situations
Need to think and act globally
In Practice....
Working together with Conferences and groups of Provinces, to plan networked projects.
Ensure communication in the various interventions: flow of give-and-take, language of letters-circulars,
dialogue and closeness.
Constitution of councillor for social communication.
6 – Communication in the community
Opportunity:
Listening to the ‘signs of the times’, young people, who call us to constant formation.
The need and the difficulty of communication.
Response:
Value of daily life
Involvement of all the confreres in the processes of tackling things, of dialogue, research, planning.
Ability to work in a team – with laity too..
In Practice...
Timely communication and importance of new Ratio.
Annual Provincial Plan for Ongoing Formation, with special attention to the affective area and the capacity for interpersonal relationships.
Valuing community day and various community gatherings.
The Rector as one who promotes a communicative ecosystem.
More than a question of technology, of means or of products, it’s a human question, of interpersonal relationships in particular social, historical and cultural contexts