Foundational Verse

“Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which Thou hast done,and Thy thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with Thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.” Psalm 40:5.

Functional Diagram of Secretariat

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Secretariat, being one of the ministries of Management Apostolate, handles all matters involving communication, information and technology. Although support in nature, the scope of its duties and responsibilities span all apostolates/ministries, including other BLD districts, and all levels of leadership/membership. The Secretariat oversees the administration of personnel, information dissemination and material resources of the BLD Toronto Community, in accordance with the policies and instructions as mandated by the District Council Steward (DCS).

Being the custodian of all data related to the operations of BLD Toronto District, the ministry prepares appointment letters, updates and tracks records of all community members, maintains event calendars, books venues, coordinates special projects and prepares reports based on the above.

Its method of achieving communication is varied utilizing whatever means is effective whether spoken, written and/or electronic. It is also actively exploring new ways such as group emails, web technologies and online booking/calendaring to make communication and coordination even better.

Improvements are also being sought in related areas. Procedures, techniques and templates on community projects were documented and turned-over to classes/groups vested with the tasks thereby adopting best practices and avoiding pitfalls/failures. The BLD event calendar was streamlined to allow each apostolate/ministry the freedom to update its own calendar but also providing for automatic consolidation on the community-wide basis.

Secretariat is truly an exciting ministry to be in. Members of the ministry are able to get acquainted and interact with everyone in the Toronto District as well as those of other districts. Apart from the wide variety of tasks that are presently being handled, a number of new areas are being explored that show tremendous potential in benefitting the community. The challenges are countless and the tasks many but all of these will be overcome since the Lord Jesus has put these to bear on us. “Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which Thou hast done, And Thy thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with Thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.” Psalm 40:5.