The broader mission of community, in line with the Church’s call for the laity to renew the whole temporal order (Decree on the Apostolate of Lay People, November 18, 1965, numbers 5, 7), was revealed to the Elders at the outset. This mission was to actively participate in the ministry of the Holy Spirit to “renew the face of the earth” (Psalm 104:30), especially in our country (national renewal), in the hope that the Philippines shall one day become light of Asia (PCP-II, 249-250).
His Eminence Jaime Cardinal Sin also had occasion to refer to the mission of Elim as involving “the work of renewal and evangelization of the Church in the Philippines and the world.”
Hence, all members of ELIM COMMUNITIES are called to its threefold mission of living by faith, spreading a message of hope and serving with love.
- Through growth in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
- Through devotion to prayer, the Scriptures, community life and service
- Through living the Gospel in humility, obedience and faithfulness
Living by Faith
- By helping proclaim the Good News to the ends of the earth
- By helping proclaim the Mystery of Faith that “Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again”
- By being witnesses of God’s love, mercy and saving power through transformed lives
Spreading a Message of Hope
- By loving and serving God first and foremost with all of one’s heart, soul, mind and strength
- By serving others as an expression of love for neighbor, and engaging in spiritual and corporal works of mercy
- By serving zealously and excellently in the work of renewal, evangelization and global missions