Basic Concept, Principles and Norms
MISSION STATEMENT
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Chapter 1. Name and Vocation of the Society
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Article 1. Nature of the Mission Society
Section 1: Name of Society
Section 2: Reason for Existence
Section 3: Juridical Personality
Section 4: Trained LLMS Lay Missionaries
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Article 2: Objectives and Goals
Section 1: General Principle
Section 2: Specific Principle
Section 3: Need for Authentic Spirituality for the Laity
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Chapter 2: Family in Lord’s Leaven
Article 1: Concept of Family in Lord’s Leaven
Section 1: What Family is to Lord’s Leaven
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Article 2: Levels of Families in Lord’s Leaven
Section 1: Family in the Eternal Trinitarian Unity in God
Section 2: Creation, sacrament Blossoming Forth of the Concept of Family
Section 3: Man, sacrament of the Concept of Family in God
Section 4: The Baptized as a Spiritual Family Within Oneself
Section 5: Biological Family: Father, Mother, Child
Section 6: Extended Family
Section 7: Lord’s Leaven Mission Family
Section 8: BEC-Cenacle Family
Section 9: Parish Family
Section 10: Diocesan Family
Section 11: Global Catholic Family
Section 12: The Whole Human Family
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Article 3: Family Atmosphere
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Chapter 3: Concept and Meaning of Lord’s Leaven Mission Spirituality and Way of Life
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Article 1: Purpose of the Church
Section 1. Primary purpose of man and the Church on earth
Section 2: The Key of Divine Indwelling
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Article 2: Role and Spirituality of Lord’s Leaven Mission
Section 1: Role of a Lord’s Leaven
Section 2: Lord’s Leaven: a Way of Life
Section 3: Scriptural Basis
Section 4: Acronym of LORD’S
Section 5: The Most Holy Trinity, Our Life
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Article 3: Jesus our Model in living Lord’s Leaven Spirituality
Section 1: Jesus Our Life
Section 2: Jesus Our Way
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a) Stewardship Function (Pastoral Management)
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b) Priestly Function (Prayer Life of Union with God)
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c) Prophetic Function (Teaching and Formation Life)
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d) Kingly Function (Mutual Services Life)
Section 3: Jesus Our Goal
Section 4: Significance of LEAVEN
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Chapter 4: Basic Pastoral Principles of Lord’s Leaven Mission
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Article 1: Common Sense Principles
Section 1: Conceptual Framework of Pastoral Integration
Section 2: Mission Direction: To realize the Plan of God
Section 3: Mission Vision: Pastoral Integration of All Things in Christ
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a) Pastoral Integration
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b) Process of Integration and the Functions of Christ
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c) The Key to Pastoral Integration
Unity in the uniformity of faith
Unity in the Diversity of Charisms
Section 4: Motivation: Divine Indwelling
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a) Root Motivation of a Lord’s Leaven: Divine Indwelling
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b) Levels of God’s Presence
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Baptismal Presence: Divine Indwelling
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Real Presence
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Substantial Presence
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Immanent Presence of God in every piece of creation
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Liturgical Presence
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Communitarian Presence
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Scriptural Presence
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Providential Presence
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Omnipresence and Immanence of God
Section 5: Process of Integration: Stewardship of the functions of Christ
towards building the Basic Ecclesial community (BEC)
Article 2: Day to Day Applied Principles
Section 1: General Outline
Section 2: Constant JE-DI Contemplation Exercise
Section 3: Regular Walk Through Meditation
Step 1: Walk Through One on One with God
Step 2: Walk Through Sharing with a Team
Step 3: Walk Through Outreach with a Basic Ecclesial Community in a parish.
Section 4: Back to DI at the instance of every negative thought or situation
Section 5: Help others to live the same Day-to-Day Applied Principles
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Article 3: Fundamental Attitudinal Principles
Section 1: Faith
Section 2: Humility
Section 3: Obedience
Section 4: Detachment and Poverty
Section 5: Prudence
Chapter 5: Mission Characteristics
Article 1: Following the mind and footsteps of Christ
Section 1: Contemplative
Section 2: Eucharistic
Section 3: Marian
Section 4: Scriptural and Evangelical
Section 5: Charismatic and Ministerial
Section 6: Missionary
Section 7: Ecclesial and Collegial