Episcopal Commission on the  Biblical Apostolate 

Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines

IN THE WORD.  FOR THE WORD.

CBCP-ECBA
COMMISSION MEMBERS


NATIONAL BIBLE MONTH

Theme from PBS:

#The Bible: RealTalk


Alternatively, you can also align with the theme of the Philippine Catholic Church for 2019:

The Filipino Youth in Mission:  Beloved, Gifted, Empowered.

National Bible Youth Camp - Iloilo
January 16-19, 2019
Registration now on-going.
Contact CBCP-ECBA at
ecbacbcp@yahoo.com.ph
for details and registration

Registration Form:  Download here 

ABOUT US


The Episcopal Commission for the Biblical Apostolate (ECBA) is a pastoral commission of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) whose area of competence and service is the biblical-pastoral ministry in its five-fold ministries of:


     Animating Biblical-Pastoral Formation

     Organizing Bible Celebration 

     Promoting Bible Translation  

     Coordinating Bible Distribution 

OUR MISSION

We, Biblical-Pastoral Animators, commit ourselves to a new Evangelization through the Word of God.


OUR VISION

That all pastoral work be animated 
by the Word of God.




  



UPDATES

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

Bible Animators' Formation Course I

The Bible Animators' Formation Course was held from June 17 to July 1, 2018 at the Institute for Consecrated Life in Asia.  There were 31 participants from 19 dioceses:  4 priests, 3 religous and 24 lay persons.  More...

National Bible Workshop 2018
Theme:  
Becoming Servant-Leaders of the Word
in the Church today.

22nd NBW Statement

Gathering in the island of Cebu, from the 5th to the 8th of February 2018, to celebrate the 22nd National Bible Workshop with the theme, “Becoming Servant-Leaders of the Word in the Church Today”, we, the members of ECBA and its affiliates, including the Philippine Bible Society coming from the different ecclesiastical jurisdictions in the Philippines, relishing the birth of Evangelization in 1521 amidst the festive Sinulog in praise of the Sto. Niño, hosted by the St. Jerome Biblical Center, after evaluating our past activities and listening to the Word of God and Church Documents, have discerned to meet the challenges of the present by resolving to do the following:

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RESOURCES

2019 Catholic
Daily Bible Reading Guide
now available. 
Please contact Lito at ECBA for orders.

Resources for Bible Animators:

Handbook for Bible Animators
Lectio Divina Guide
MTBO+

Available at the CBCP-ECBA Office