Organized by the Central Secretariat of Federation
of Asian Bishops Conferences, the seminar is being held at the FABC Documentation
Centre from July 15-20 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Among the rosters of speakers is Msgr.
Pedro Quitorio, media director of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the
Philippines, who will speak on the signifcance of using the new media in the
proclamation of the Gospel.
Scheduled to speak today and tomorrow,
Quitorio will discuss the importance of understanding the dynamics of media and
communication skills in response to the call for new evangelization.
He will explore the impact of social
media and the internet in general in today’s society and how the Church can
effectively utilize the digital media as a platform for communicating the gospel.
Other speakers
include Mumbai Archbishop Oswald Cardinal Gracias, President of
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India and of FABC; Daet Bishop Gilbert Garcera, who is also the seminar’s
program coordinator; Fr. Jesus Augusto Angeles, Episcopal Vicar for the
Clergy, Religious and Seminarians and former Executive Secretary of the CBCP Episcopal
Commission on Seminaries; Mr. Prakai Cholahan, Director of ACAP Advisory Public
Company, Ltd; and Mr. Prachuab Trinikorn, Advisor of Banpu Public Company, Ltd,
Thailand.
Topics during the seminar are Leadership
Spirituality given by Garcera; Becoming a Change Leader by Cholahan;
Effective Pastoral Leadership by Trinikorn;
Social Media and the Skills of Listening by Quitorio; and
Relationship with Priests and
Seminarians by Angeles.
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