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 The Meaning of Evangelization Everything that we do is about evangelization. What is evangelization? It is the proclamation of the good news of Jesus to the world. Therefore, as CFC-FFL, our call and our thrust is evangelization. The word “evangelization” sums up who we are and what we are called to do. CFC-FFL is an evangelistic community, and all CFC-FFL members are to become evangelizers. How does this happen? First we evangelize by the witness of our lives, both personal and community. This is walking the talk. Second, we evangelize by the witness of our mouths, through our programs and ministries. This is talking the walk. Evangelization is not necessarily recruitment We seek to evangelize, not to recruit. We seek to save souls, not to chalk up numbers. But since evangelization is a continuing process, which does not stop even after someone has accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord, then we desire to bring in those we are evangelizing into a support environment that can help move them on to holiness of life and to service to Christ. These environments are the parishes, religious groups, ecclesial communities, and of course CFC-FFL. For us, since CFC-FFL, together with our involvement in our parishes, can provide the means by which we can become a holy people of God, it is natural for us to seek to bring people into CFC-FFL. As such, evangelizing them can continue in a deliberate and structured manner. This is where the aspect of “recruitment” comes in. Evangelization comes in many different forms There are the formal programs such as the Life in the Spirit seminars and the CFC-FFL Christian Life Seminar (CLS). But since evangelization is proclaiming the good news of Jesus, then evangelization is also the many other works that people do in the name of Christ. For us, these are works such as building communities among the poor, our pro-life advocacy, and our service in our parishes. Ultimately, however, we look to the CLS as our primary means of starting the work of evangelization, because the CLS is the entry point to the fullness of community life and support. Evangelization and our Core Values In doing whatever we are doing, being centered on Christ and consequently speaking about Christ is a must. This is what makes a work evangelization. Otherwise, it would just be a good work, if we simply did good but did not witness to the Person who causes us to do good works. If our good work does not ultimately introduce a person to Christ, then it is still laudable good work (which Christians should do), but it is not evangelization. Every CFC-FFL member is to be an evangelizer, in the ordinary day-to-day circumstances of his life (with relatives, friends, neighbors, co-workers, co-students). Every CFC-FFL member should be open to doing mission, which is to evangelize outside of one’s parish, province or country. Evangelization starts with one’s self, then radiates to the other members of the family. In turn, the family and the home become the base for evangelistic work that we do in the larger society. Evangelization is nurtured in community, where the tools to growing in the Christian life are offered, where the call to holiness is seriously looked to, where the opportunity to serve others is provided, where brethren support each other to enter more deeply into the life of Christ. Community also brings together the varied spiritual gifts of members, together with human resources, to be able to do a more massive and effective work of evangelization in the larger society and in the world. The very mission of Jesus is to bring good news to the poor (Lk 4:18). This has both spiritual and social dimensions. Our evangelization then takes us into the realm of work with the poor, of having a preferential option for the poor, of building the Church of the Poor. Evangelizers follow in the footsteps of the Savior and Master, who is the One who sends us forth to the ends of the earth. We are the slaves of Jesus. Many of us will be called to leadership, and many will be used in the power of the Holy Spirit. But there is only one Master, and our work of evangelization necessitates servant leadership. This is according to the teaching of Jesus, where the leader is the servant, where the greatest is the least of all. Finally, our evangelization brings us to serving the Church, through our parishes and dioceses. We are an integral part of the Roman Catholic Church. We do the very mission of Jesus, and the Church is the body of Christ on earth. We live out our call as a lay ecclesial community that is integrated in the life and mission of the Church. We make ourselves available for service in the parishes, especially in the areas of family and life. (November 4, 2008) |
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FFL Vision & Mission
Vision
We are an evangelistic and missionary community committed to become families empowered by the Holy Spirit to renew the face of the earth.
Mission
We strive for holiness of life, as we commit to renew the temporal order through our work with the poor, our work for justice, and our work for life.
We are a servant of the Church, working to renew her children through every generation and throughout the world, until the Lord returns once again.
(Oct 5, 2007)
FFL Covenant
Trusting in the Lord's help and guidance:
1. I shall live as a follower of Christ.
2. I dedicate myself to the task of building a strong family for Christ.
3. I shall be a committed and active member of Couples for Christ.
4. I shall be a witness to the world of God’s love.
May the Lord Jesus Christ, with the intercession of our blessed Mother Mary, help me to faithfully live this covenant, for His greater honor and glory and for the good of my brothers and sisters.
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FFL Philosophy
CFC-FFL adheres to a set of beliefs and ideals from which flow its Christian attitudes, values and behavior, as well as its programs, teachings and approaches to Christian renewal within the context of family relationships.
WE BELIEVE in marriage as an indissoluble institution as taught by our Lord Jesus Christ (Mt 19:6).
WE BELIEVE that God created marriage primarily for love between man and woman, and for the procreation and proper rearing of children. Read more...
FFL Core Values
Our Core Values describe who we are and what we are called to do in the world. They provide parameters and constant guideposts in our moving on in our life and mission.
1. Centered on Christ.
2. Evangelistic and missionary.
3. Focused on the family.
4. Being community.
5. Living a preferential option for the poor.
6. Exercising servant leadership.
7. Being a servant to the Church. Read more...
FFL Statutes
1.0 Nature and Purpose
1.1 COUPLES FOR CHRIST FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY AND LIFE (CFCFFL) is a private association of faithful committed to the work of evangelization and family life renewal.
1.2 CFCFFL is a missionary body, and the families that make up this association are to be families that will be instruments of the Holy Spirit in renewing the face of the earth.
