BOSCOM reflects on Effective Communication of Gospel Values Through Media

Chris Valentino sdb

The BOSCOM South Asia General Assembly met for a 3 day Seminar and Workshop on
"Effective Communication of Gospel Values through Social Media" at Dimapur, Nagaland.
Salesians from India, Sri Lanka, East Africa, FMA sisters, Scholastics of Good Shepherd
Seminary, students from St. Joseph's University Dimapur participated at the event. This
General Assembly commemorated 25 years of BOSCOM communicating Jesus the Don
Bosco way.

Shri K D Vizo, Principal Secretary IT and Power Department, Government of Nagaland

divered the keynote address on the theme saying, "it is our duty to influence and inspire
people to live Gospel values through media platforms, especially during challenging times of
developing AI technology." He also donated a generous sum of Rs. 50, 000 towards
defraying of the seminar expenses.

Father Filiberto Gonzales General Councillor for Communication sent a message for the
gathering in which he called for quality transformation through effective information
and animation. Father Maria Arokiam Kanaga, the Regional Superior in his message
appreciated the service rendered by all the delegates, Father Earnest Rosario BOSCOM
Soth Asia Delegate, and Father K. M. Jose Provincial Incharge of BOSCOM.

Father Eugene Florence BOSCOM Secretary and Father Jonas Kerketta Dimapur Delegate
coordinated the entire proceedings with pertinent sessions on Print Media and
Evangelization; Radio for Communicating Gospel Values; Music as an effective means of
Gospel Value Communication; Fims as Media for Socio-Religious Values; Social Media and
Gospel Value Dissemination and Short Fims as Peer Value Communication, by eminent
media practitioners from Nagaland, most of whom were Don Bosco alumni/past pupils.

The report presentations of each province, discussion of future BOSCOM projects with
Father K M Jose, and animated visits to various Salesian Institutes in and around Dimapur
enriched the fellowship, stregthened bonding, enlivening the wintry spell of early sunsets.