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November 20 Activities

This was a busy day for us.

A. We had a training session at CRC Hall in Baguio with the CBCP Center for Women and Children. The topic: “Basic Skills and Theory of Pastoral Counseling and Psychotherapy”. 43 attended from over 20 organizations, including DSWD, Couples for Christ, and the Soroptomist Club. Training was led by Rev. Joel Aguirre, BLCCC Executive Director.

B. On the same day, had training workshop on “Church-based Member Care for Missionaries”. This was held at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary. This is part of Asia Vision-STM’s Leadership Development Program. This is our 2nd year of involvement in their program. Over 40 attended. Celia Munson (BLCCC Director of Training) was the trainer, with a bit of help from her husband Bob (BLCCC Administrator).

Psychometric Testing Started

After months of planning, we have started. We began doing psychometric tests with a local school and in partnership with University of Cordilleras Thursday and Friday (Nov 10-11). We have a couple of more lined up. Looking forward to seeing how this will go.

Web Connections

Reminder for our related sites.

1. http://www.bukallife.org. This is our main website. I includes other ministries that are part of our vision but does not fit into the more narrow understanding of pastoral care and counseling.

2. http://www.facebook.com/bukallife. Our Facebook site. This probably gets updated the most frequently.

3. http://missionmusings.wordpress.com. This was set up by Bob Munson (our administrator) to discuss some various topics within the context of missions and Christian ministry.

Psychometric Testing Now Available

We now are able to provide psychological testing services an evaluations to individuals, schools, and other institutions in the Baguio City Area. Details at https://bukallife.wordpress.com/psychometric-assessment/ (or just click on Psychometric Assessment)

A Thought for You

Gordon Kaufman in “The Theological Imagination: Constructing the Concept of God”

“We are social beings to the deepest recesses of our nature. The attachment of infant to mother and of mother to child, of members of families and other intimate groups to each other, and later the wider loyalties to community, guild and nation, are expressive of our fundamental interdependence as human beings. …the real human being exists only in community, in a network of relationships which sustain her or him biologically, psychologically, or culturally and without which he or she could not exist.”

Video/Slideshow

The video/slideshow that was shown at the Bukal Life Care & Counseling Center formal launching is now available for viewing. It is just over 7 minutes long and shows a bit of what we do and who we are. You can find it at http://www.bukallife.org/video.php Alternatively, one can try going to http://www.youtube.com and searching on “bukal launching”.

UPDATE:  One can go to http://www.bukallife.org/inside_pages.php?l=Video for two videos and one slide presentation.  CPE Presentation Below:

Clinical Pastoral Education Introduction (slides)
<div style=”margin-bottom:5px”> <strong> <a href=”http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3/clinical-pastoral-education-at-bukal-life-care&#8221; title=”Clinical Pastoral Education at Bukal Life Care” target=”_blank”>Clinical Pastoral Education at Bukal Life Care</a> </strong> from <strong><a href=”http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3&#8243; target=”_blank”>Bob Munson</a></strong> </div>

 

Supertyphoon Juan (Megi)

Supertyphoon Juan (Megi) is bearing down on Northern Luzon Island. It is taking a path across Isabela Province and then across the Cordilleran mountain range. These same areas were devastated by Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) last October. It is a fast moving storm and, prayerfully, it will pass by too fast for great destruction. However, many people still feel the hurts of the losses from Pepeng.

Please keep people in these areas in your prayers. To keep updated on this storm, pleas look at http://www.typhoon2000.ph/