{"id":39,"date":"2023-05-11T09:35:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T09:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bced-umc.org\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-02-20T08:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:01:12","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umc-bced.org\/?page_id=39","title":{"rendered":"Program Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aad6d3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aad6d3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e2918b\" data-id=\"0e2918b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3bf736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3bf736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3f810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b3f810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\">BCED stands for a three-pronged ministry:\u00a0 Christian education, communications, and discipleship\u2014three major areas of work that resulted from the merger in 2013 of the then Board of Christian Education and Communication and the Board of Christian Discipleship.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f6668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52f6668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><strong>Christian education,<\/strong>\u00a0the biggest area, includes spiritual formation, Christian nurture, and leadership development. It has the following program components: training and capability building, resource material production, early childhood education and development, lifespan ministries, worship and liturgy, the National Bible Quiz, and leadership development.\u00a0<\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>Communications<\/strong>\u00a0program includes publication of The Filipino Methodist Magazine, training of Christian communicators, multi-media productions, and promotion and sales.<\/p><p><strong>Discipleship ministries<\/strong>\u00a0include spiritual formation through\u00a0<strong>Kasama ni Jesus<\/strong>\u00a0(KNJ), mission and evangelism, ecumenical relations, health ministries, and discipleship training and resource development.<\/p><p>BCED has two full-time staff. We have a huge mandate with limited resources, but God is good and has done wonderful things for us and through us, even during the very trying times of the Covid-19 pandemic!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e00f266\" data-id=\"e00f266\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52b4a064 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52b4a064\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Christian education,\u00a0the biggest area, includes spiritual formation, Christian nurture, and leadership development. 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