Course Guide

Biblical Apostolate

Special Course at the Divine Word Seminary, Tagaytay

Professor: Fr. Randy Flores, SVD

Website: www.biblicalapostolate.blogspot.com

Course description: A seminar on the biblical apostolates practiced here and abroad.

Goal: Successful student will be able to have a thorough knowledge of the Biblical Apostolate and innovate ways and means to promote further this ministry.

Class meetings: Nov. 12, Dec. 3, 10, Feb 4, 11, and 18; conference on Feb. 24

 ACTIVITIES

A. Presentations (oral and written) – December 3, 10, Feb. 4 & 11

Use the PowerPoint well. You hand in your written reports only on February 4, 2016 to have time to polish them but send to me right after your report the ppt presentations converted to pdf to be uploaded in the blog.

Topic	Reporter	Date
1. What is the Biblical Apostolate?	Fr. Randy	Dec. 3
2. ECBA and the Philippine BAs	Lito and Lawrence	Dec. 3
3. The Bible in Mass Media	Buen and Fhilippe	Dec 3
4. Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF)	Aldrin	Dec. 10
5. UBS and PBS	Rick and Paolo	Dec. 10
6. BAs in other countries	Mike and Alemar	Dec. 10
7. Church Docs. On BAs	Agapito	Feb 4
8. Modern Biblical Hermeneutics	Matthew and Larry	Feb 4
9. BA in the Arch. of Manila	Fr. Tony Navarette	Feb 11

B. Innovative Ideas on Doing Biblical Apostolate. Each student must prepare an innovative (new and unique) insight, idea, or demo for the biblical apostolate and we will brainstorm them in class on Feb. 18.

C.  Bible Sharing Experience. Each group must at least experience one bible sharing session in either the Nazareno Parish (Dasmariñas) or Sacred Heart Parish (Kamuning, Quezon City). You do this before Feb. 18 so you can share your experience with the group on Feb. 18 meeting. Submit a written report of the experience also on that day. The coordinator in Nazareno is Larry Pilario; coordinator in Kamuning is Dr. Jojo Lumitao, MD (09158759041).

D. Conference. Assist in organizing the conference on the “History of the Bible in the Philippines” (Feb 24, 2016).