Waste of Space or Room for Place?

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-48
Author(s):  
Leah Marie Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Visual Research ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
The Us ◽  
Youth Ministries ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Physical Spaces

This article explores how young people today engage with physical space and how it can best be utilized within ministry to youth. Sociological research has suggested a movement away from thought on physical space and its impact on creating a place for young people to be rooted in community. Through visual research conducted on a current youth ministry, it was discovered that physical spaces directly impact youth and their ability to belong to a faith-based community. It was also discovered that of the two youth ministries analyzed in this study – one in the US and one in the UK – there was the practice of attempting to create a third place for youth to congregate. From the visual research conclusions, this article argues for the importance of creating a place for youth and how this can be achieved in multi-functional spaces, specifically through the utilization of music.

Chaplaincy as a Reframing and Expansion of Youth Ministry – Initiating and Developing an Occupational Standards Ecumenical Project in the UK for Chaplaincy with Ages 5–25

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-138
Author(s):  
Sally Nash ◽  
Paul Nash ◽  
Nigel Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Common Core ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Training Development ◽  
Occupational Standards ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Sometimes churches and Christian groups encounter scepticism or even hostility when they seek to engage with children, young people or young adults (cypya) within their community and have sought models and approaches that would be both accepted and understood. Chaplaincy is one way that some have sought to reframe mission and ministry. Chaplaincy is a distinctive ministry with a long history across many sectors but with no common core understanding. The Centre for Chaplaincy with Children and Young People embarked on a project to develop occupational standards for chaplaincy with cypya through convening a group consisting of chaplaincy leaders from denominations and organizations. The reason for developing occupational standards is to address issues of definition, credibility, measurement, accountability, training, development and audit framework. This article describes the process, underpinning values and theology and presents the twelve standards.

Transition From School to Work

2019 ◽  
pp. 100-121
Author(s):  
Çiğdem Apaydın
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Young People ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
School To Work ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Labor Market Programs

Although the pattern and issue of transition from school to work (TSW) is commonly discussed in France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, and the US, it cannot find a place as a topic of discussion in the press and academe in Turkey. In reality, transition from school to work constitutes one of the most critical steps in young people's careers. It is therefore necessary to discuss the power of public policies to improve policies for young people, such as the regulation of the labor market, labor market programs, the effect of education on having a profession, and transition from higher education to work, all of which are underlined in the literature. The aim of this chapter is to discuss the process of transition from higher education to work within the context of Turkey based on the literature.

Protestant Youth Ministry at the University of Sydney in the 1930s

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-22
Author(s):  
Ruth Lukabyo
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Model ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Youth Ministries ◽  
Theologically Conservative ◽  
The University ◽  
Peer Ministry

This paper will examine youth ministry focusing on the foundation and character of the Evangelical Union at the University of Sydney. It will be argued that a new model of ministry to youth was created in the 1930s with four key characteristics: theologically conservative, student led, a focus on peer ministry and co-educational. This model was to influence the other youth ministries formed in the 30s and flourish and bear fruit in the 1950s. The paper concludes that those who minister to youth today may learn from the example of the eu in nurturing a strong religious identity in young people and by encouraging self-sacrificial leadership.

Professional Boundaries in the Practice of Youth Ministry: An Ethnographic Study of the Limits of Relationships.

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Hart
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Professional Boundaries ◽  
Youth Ministers ◽  
Social Science Literature ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Uk

Although much has been discussed in secular social science literature on the use of professional boundaries in limiting interactions between practitioners and young people, there last been little empirical research into professional boundaries in a youth ministry context. Here it is argued, through the use of an ethnographic study of youth clubs in the UK, that a youth ministry context offers unique challenges and opportunities for the use of professional boundaries, in particular where missiological and incarnational influences seek to delimit the scope and influence of youth ministers’ interactions with young people.

Young Adults' Sense of Belonging in the Context of SNS and Cyberspace Usage

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ilkim Markoc ◽  
Tuba Sari Haksever
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Uses And Gratification ◽  
Uses And Gratification Theory ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
Physical Spaces ◽  
Transportation Technologies

People have become more mobile with advances in transportation technologies. This has led to higher use of cyberspace and social network sites, and people have started socializing over cyberspace instead of meeting in physical spaces. This study analyses this process from a “uses and gratification theory” perspective and addresses how people's sense of belonging to physical places changes through gratification achieved in cyberspace. Literature was reviewed, and a two-phase field study was designed. First, samples in various age groups (n=105) were asked questions about their sense of belonging, cyberspace, and SNS usage; then, a questionnaire of quantitative and semi-structured qualitative questions was conducted with young people (n=285). As a result of this study, up-to-date data were obtained about Istanbul's young people (18-30) and their relationship with physical space, SNS, and cyberspace. The original contribution of this study to literature is that whilst addiction to cyberspace draws young people away from a physical place, they maintain strong interaction with the world.

scholarly journals The Sexual Abuse Crisis in the US, Its Effect on Catholic Youth Ministry, and a Way Forward Through Relational Ministry Utilizing the Developmental Relationships Framework

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 572
Author(s):  
Chris Miller
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young People ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Youth Programs ◽  
Short History ◽  
Developmental Relationships ◽  
The Us ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

The sexual abuse crisis that has rocked the Catholic Church in recent decades has resulted in one major unintended casualty: creating a skeptical distance in the relationship between adult leaders and youth. This article provides a short history of the abuse scandal in the US and discusses the reforms and repercussions of the Dallas Charter, in conjunction with the relationships between adult leaders and youth. By incorporating the five aspects of the Developmental Relationships Framework into youth programs, ministers and volunteers will have the means to provide tangible action items for developing positive relationships with young people. These five items include expressing care, challenging growth, providing support, sharing power, and expanding possibilities.

‘To see oursels as ithers see us’: Reflections on Scottish Independence from the United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Euan Hague ◽  
Alan Mackie
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Us ◽  
Scottish Independence ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Scottish Diaspora

The United States media have given rather little attention to the question of the Scottish referendum despite important economic, political and military links between the US and the UK/Scotland. For some in the US a ‘no’ vote would be greeted with relief given these ties: for others, a ‘yes’ vote would be acclaimed as an underdog escaping England's imperium, a narrative clearly echoing America's own founding story. This article explores commentary in the US press and media as well as reporting evidence from on-going interviews with the Scottish diaspora in the US. It concludes that there is as complex a picture of the 2014 referendum in the United States as there is in Scotland.

Report1: Impact of Covid-19 on young people aged 13-24 in the UK- preliminary findings

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liat Levita ◽  
Jilly Gibson Miller ◽  
Todd K. Hartman ◽  
Jamie Murphy ◽  
Mark Shevlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Social Recovery ◽  
The Impact

COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented disruption of normal social relationships and activities, which are so important during the teen years and young adulthood, and to education and economic activity worldwide. The impact of this on young people’s mental health and future prospects may affect their need for support and services, and the speed of the nation’s social recovery afterwards. This study focused on the unique challenges facing young people at different points during adolescent development, which spans from the onset of puberty until the mid-twenties. Although this is an immensely challenging time and there is a potential risk for long term trauma, adolescence can be a period of opportunity, where the teenagers’ brain enjoys greater capacity for change. Hence, the focus on young people is key for designing age-specific interventions and public policies, which can offer new strategies for instilling resilience, emotional regulation, and self-control. In fact, adolescents might be assisted to not only cope, but excel, in spite of the challenges imposed by this pandemic. Our work will feed into the larger societal response that utilizes the discoveries about adolescence in the way we raise, teach, and treat young people during this time of crisis. Wave 1 data has already been collected from 2,002 young people aged 13-24, measuring their mental health (anxiety, depression, trauma), family functioning, social networks, and resilience, and social risk-taking at the time of the pandemic. Here we present a preliminary report of our findings, (Report 1). Data collected 21/4/20- 29/4/20 - a month after the lockdown started).

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