BEC IS A NEW WAY OF BEING CHURCH. It is a concrete
expression of the church of the poor, where the empowerment of the laity is
emphasized towards a participatory church In the demands for renewal, Basic
Ecclesial Communities are a must. In this small Christian communities change
and renewal are experienced It is in this new way of being church that
communion and empowerment first take place (Bacolod Diocesan Synod II, acts,
par. 207).