A SYNTHESIS OF INSIGHTS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LOGO AS AN ICON
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Oceania mission study days 2011, day 5, basic text for the action plan of each Salesian Family group
CONTEXT
MISSIONARY
1. From an indifference to mass media and technology in the work of initial proclamation… to interest in the mass media as an educative tool and to maximize the use of technology in initial proclamation.
2. From doing mission/ministry only within our walls or presences… to reaching out to the young where they are and establish our presence in new realities.
3. From a confused ideal between secularism and secularization… to a positive and critical appreciation of secularization.
PROCLAIMER
LISTENER
1. From functional, utilitarian motives… to a purification of motivations
CULTURE
MISSIONARY
1. From ignorance of culture… to taking time to observe peoples and their cultures.
2. From a negative, judgmental attitude regarding the people and culture… to accepting critically, respecting and appreciating the peoples and the richness of their cultures.
3. From resistance to local practices, even elimination of traditional customs… to respecting the listener’s disposition and readiness to accept the Gospel and its purification of culture.
4. From being demanding and result-oriented… to being patient with the listeners and taking them from where they are.
5. From ignoring traditional cultures… to committing ourselves to understand and learn the local culture
6. From disregard, indifference and inattention to traditional cultures… to identifying elements of traditional culture which can be purified and expressed in Christian symbols.
7. From an attitude of superiority and arrogance… to giving an exemplary witness of life.
PROCLAIMER
LISTENER
1. From an ignorance of culture… to the listener reflects critically on his/her own culture and understand their practice.
COMMUNITY
MISSIONARY
1. From a neglect of reflection of experiences in initial proclamation… to promoting venues for the reflection and sharing of experiences.
2. From a lack of preparation of new missionary candidates… to proper selection, guidance in discernment and preparation of missionary candidates.
3. From neglect of the newly arrived missionary… to accompaniment of new missionaries.
4. From a passive attitude in initiating neophytes in the catechumenate journey… to a more involved community in the catechumate journey.
5. From a lack of contact with the family of the neophytes… to more participation and linkage with their families.
6. From doing the mission entirely by ourselves as missionaries… to giving formation and engaging lay mission partners as corresponsible in initial proclamation.
7. From half-hearted proposals in presenting Christ… to being bold in proposing the Faith and challenging the young towards a fundamental choice for Christ.
PROCLAIMER
1. From the missionary remaining an “outsider” in a culture… to forming proclaimers with whom the listeners can identify.
LISTENER
1. From no formal venue for listeners to share their experience… to promoting venues for the reflecting and sharing of experiences.
2. From a neglect of the neophytes… strong accompaniment by the entire community of the neophytes.
3. From a haphazard vocational orientation of the listener… to a systematic accompaniment of the listeners in vocational orientation and discernment.
CHRIST
MISSIONARY
1. From ordinary lecture sessions in preparing neophytes… to a celebration as a culmination of the first stage of acceptance in the catechumenate journey.
PROCLAIMER
1. From a inadequate formation and preparation… to a more systematic and holistic catechetical formation.
LISTENER
1. From resistance to forgo negative traditional practices and beliefs… to a positive view and critical appreciation of Faith in Christ
PERTAINS TO STAGES AFTER INITIAL PROCLAMATION
CONTEXT
MISSIONARY
1. From passive teaching on media awareness… to media education
PROCLAIMER
LISTENER
CULTURE
MISSIONARY
PROCLAIMER
LISTENER
COMMUNITY
MISSIONARY
1. From an indiscriminate selection of CLE teachers… to assigning prepared teachers to CLE classes
2. From accomplishing the mission independently as a congregation… to networking with other religious congregations and agencies.
PROCLAIMER
1. From listeners and church-going members being silent, passive and timid spectators… to active proclaimers who participate in society, standing for human and Christian values
LISTENER
CHRIST
MISSIONARY
1. From an ill-prepared celebration of the sacraments of initiation… to more frequent follow-up on the journey of preparation for the sacraments of initiation.
2. From a limited period of preparation for the sacraments of initiation… to a more exhaustive and involved preparation in the sacraments.
3. From a personal approach or style in giving formation… to a more holistic and systematic approach in catechetical preparation.
4. From a superficial way of preparing catechumens to receive the sacraments… to adopting the catechumenate journey.
5. From Complacency in preparing people for the sacraments of initiation… to Creativity in the preparation.
6. From ignorance of Local Church documents… to awareness of Church documents, directives on catechism & formation
PROCLAIMER
LISTENER
1. From a stress on Initial formation only… to promotion of on-going formation
2. From always compulsory attendance in liturgical celebrations… to, other times, well-organized and attractive liturgical celebration
