scholarly journals Effective Youth Ministry: Embracing a family-orientated approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Strong
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Spiritual Growth ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Reformed Theology ◽  
Church Community ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Adult World ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Christian Maturity ◽  
The Church

This article embraces the Sola Scriptura approach of the reformed theology. Firstly, the article focuses on the crisis in Youth Ministry, namely its inefficiency in leading young people to Christian maturity. It addressed one of the contributing factors to the crisis: the isolation of youth from the adult world, and particularly from their own parents and the larger church community. From the Sola Scripturaprinciple, a family-orientated approach to effective Youth Ministry is proposed where parents are expected to take responsibility for their children’s spiritual growth. The church should then support parents and families in this process. Different role players in a family-orientated Youth Ministry are identified and some new perceptions regarding their different tasks are proposed.Effektiewe Jeugbediening: Omhelsing van ’n familie-georiënteerde benadering. Hierdie artikel ondersteun die Sola Scriptura-benadering van die reformatoriese teologie. Aanvanklik fokus die artikel op die huidige krisis in Jeugbediening, naamlik dat Jeugbediening nie effektief toegepas word om jongmense tot volwasse Christenskap te lei nie. Dit bespreek een van die bydraende faktore tot hierdie krisis: die jeug se isolasie van die volwasse wêreld − spesifiek van hulle eie ouers en die groter kerkgemeenskap. Vanuit ’n Sola Scriptura-benadering word ’n familie-geörienteerde benadering tot effektiewe Jeugbediening waar dit van ouers verwag word om verantwoordelikheid vir hulle kinders se geestelike groei te neem, as uitkoms voorgestel. Die kerk behoort dan ouers en families in hierdie proses te ondersteun. Verskillende rolspelers in familie-georiënteerde Jeugbediening word geïdentifiseer en ’n paar nuwe insigte aangaande hulle verskillende take word voorgestel.

scholarly journals Effective Youth Ministry: Theology-driven in a Cultural Context

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Strong
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Contributing Factors

Recently Youth Ministry finds itself mostly in a crisis as it is wrongly presented. In a nutshell the crisis can be described as falling short of leading young people to become mature Christian adults. Research shows that there are a variety of contributing factors to this crisis. This article focuses on two of these contributing factors. Firstly, Youth Ministry today is skill and socially driven, rather than theology or spiritually driven. The discussion commences by indicating the importance of establishing theology as the foundation of Youth Ministry. A Christ-centric theological framework as foundation for effective Youth Ministry is proposed. The article emphasises the meaning and essence of theology, with the Sola Scriptura approach being followed throughout. The second contributing factor discussed is the issue that cultural relevance is wrongly being made the heartbeat and foundation of Youth Ministry instead of theology. The article gives culture its rightful and relevant place in Youth Ministry, without it overshadowing the foundation of effective Youth Ministry, namely theology. Postmodernism and subculture also receive attention and in the conclusion the emphasis falls on a call to return to a Youth Ministry that is theology driven in a cultural context.Effektiewe Jeugbediening: Teologies-gedrewe in ’n Kulturele Konteks. Tans verkeer Jeugbediening grootliks in ’n krisis, aangesien dit verkeerd aangebied word. Kortliks behels hierdie krisis dat Jeugbediening daarin te kort skiet om jongmense tot volwasse Christenskap te lei. Navorsing toon verskeie faktore wat tot hierdie krisis bydra. Die artikel fokus op twee van hierdie bydraende faktore. Eerstens val die soeklig op die feit dat Jeugbediening tans metode- en sosiaal-gedrewe eerder as teologies- of spiritueel-gedrewe is. Die bespreking toon die belangrikheid daarvan om teologie en die behoefte daaraan as fondament in Jeugbediening te vestig. Die aanbeveling is dat daar ’n Christelik-teologiese raamwerk as fondament vir effektiewe Jeugbediening moet wees. Die fokus is op die betekenis en essensie van teologie met die Sola Scriptura benadering as deurgaans sentraal. Die tweede bydraende faktor tot die krisis is die feit dat kulturele relevansie in plaas van teologie verkeerdelik die hartklop en fondament van Jeugbediening gemaak word. Die artikel bied aan kultuur sy regverdige en relevante plek in Jeugbediening gebied sonder dat dit die fondament van Jeugbediening, naamlik teologie oorskadu. Postmodernisme en subkultuur geniet ook aandag. Ten slotte word die waarde van die artikel uitgelig deur die oproep tot die terugkeer na Jeugbediening wat teologies vanuit ’n kulturele konteks gedryf word.

scholarly journals The connection between youth ministry’s division of evangelism and discipleship, and the lack of retention of youth in North American churches

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth A. Moser ◽  
Malan Nel
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Young People ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Evangelical Church ◽  
Evangelical Churches ◽  
American Churches ◽  
The Church ◽  
Pastoral Practice

The evangelical church in North America is facing a crisis in its failure to retain young people. Research has shown that young people are dropping out of the church and they are not only leaving but also failing to return once they are older. This crisis did not appear in a vacuum; it is the result of the church’s movement towards a style of programming that has created a division between evangelism and discipleship. This style of programme not only seeks to reach those outside of the church at the expense of those youth in the church but also creates a dichotomy between who we are (our identity) and what we do (our mission). The church must seek to remove this dichotomy between identity and mission and utilise strategies that work with our identity rather than against it.Intradisciplinary and/or Interdisciplinary Implications: This article is an interaction between practical theology and pastoral practice in Christian ministry. The crisis of youth leaving evangelical churches in North America is because of the dichotomy between mission and identity. Once this dichotomy is erased, mission will be a natural outworking of identity in youth ministry.

Educating youth ministers in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney; John Kidson and the Youthworkers Course

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Ruth Lukabyo
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
Youth Ministers ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Counter Culture ◽  
The Church

Abstract This study is a historical analysis of the education of youth ministers in the Anglican diocese of Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s. John Kidson ran the Youthworkers Course with the goal of educating professional, specialised youth ministers that could evangelise young people who were influenced by the counter-culture and increasingly disengaged from the church. Kidson used a distinctive educational model that emphasised relational outreach, transformative community, praxis, and the importance of the Bible. His goal was only partially met. He trained youth ministers that were able to communicate with and evangelise non-churched youth, but there were small numbers being trained, and few remained in youth ministry in the long-term. The Youthworkers Course and its strengths and weaknesses can be used as a case study for churches and colleges today as they consider the best way to educate youth ministers.

Facilitating Healing and Reconciliation with Young People Living in the Aftermath of Political and Cultural Conflict. The Challenge to the Church and its Youth Ministry

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-28
Author(s):  
Christo Thesnaar
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Young People ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Cultural Conflict ◽  
Youth Workers ◽  
Pastoral Theologian ◽  
The Church ◽  
Considerable Experience

Writing from his considerable experience as a pastoral theologian working for reconciliation and healing in post-apartheid South Africa, Dr Christo Thesnaar offers a timely and challenging article here. His. development of a consistent theological and pastoral approach to healing and reconciliation in the. aftermath of political and cultural conflict is strengthened by his pragmatic suggestions for all youth workers who may be engaged in a similar ministry.

scholarly journals Tantangan Mendidik Anak-Anak Pendeta di Gereja Masehi Advent Hari Ketujuh (GMAHK) DKI Jakarta Melalui Penerapan Disiplin dan Keteladanan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-119
Author(s):  
Aby Gayel ◽  
Stimson Hutagalung ◽  
Rolyana Ferinia
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Growth ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Seventh Day Adventist ◽  
Church Community ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Church ◽  
Descriptive Method

The purpose of this study is to obtain a description concerning the application of the right discipline influences and the pastor’s role model towards the faithfulness of the pastor’s children to God. This study uses the descriptive method by giving a questionnaire to the pastor’s children whose parents serve as the pastor at the Jakarta Local Conference Seventh Day Adventist Church with 108 samples of pastor’s children aged from 15 years old randomly determined. The results show that most of the pastor’s children had a good perception of the application of the right discipline that must be started early and the role model of the pastors towards the faithfulness of pastor’s children to God. The expected implication is that the pastor and his whole family can be a good example for the church community in particular so as not to be a bad impact on the spiritual growth of the congregation.AbstrakTujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan deskripsi tentang penerapan disiplin yang benar dan peran keteladanan pendeta terhadap kesetiaan anak-anak pendeta kepada Tuhan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan memberikan angket kepada anak-anak pendeta dimana orang tua mereka melayani di Gereja Masehi Advent Hari Ketujuh (GMAHK) Konfrens DKI Jakarta dengan sampel 108 orang anak-anak pendeta dengan usia 15 tahun keatas yang ditentukan secara acak. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar anak pendeta memiliki persepsi yang baik mengenai penerapan disiplin yang benar yang harus dimulai sejak dini, dan bahwa pendeta harus menunjukan keteladanan melalui pola hidup bukan hanya melalui pengajaran, sehingga melalui penerapan disiplin yang benar dan peran keteladanan seorang pendeta akan mempengaruhi peningkatan kesetiaan anak-anak pendeta kapada Tuhan. Implikasi yang diharapkan adalah agar pendeta dan seluruh keluarganya dapat menjadi teladan yang baik bagi masyarakat gereja secara khusus agar tidak menjadi dampak buruk bagi pertumbuhan kerohanian jemaat.

scholarly journals Hospitalitas Kristen dalam Pelayanan Kategorial Pemuda Kristen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indriyani Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Youth Service ◽  
Church Youth ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
The Church ◽  
Demand Service

during the time of growth and development, youth needs a place to share their experience in family, school, church, and society. The church needs to evaluate the youth ministry that has been doing, so the church can see the effectivitas of each event they did to reach young people. Youths are called and sent to participate in every ministry in the midst of the church. Being a participatory, creative and innovative youth in the midst of the congregation, not a youth who must always be served or demand service from people around him (church). The youth service in the church can be interpreted as that youth are the church itself as individuals who have experienced the work of salvation and sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, so it means that the presence of the church youth in his life is a picture of the church's presence itself, with the duties and responsibilities of the church that has been inherent automatically in him. Youth have the same duties and responsibilities as other congregations. The method used is a qualitative method.

Youth Ministry Creating Ecclesial Space

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-24
Author(s):  
Mark Scanlan
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
New Space ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Way

By outlining the origins of ‘Urban Saints’ youth ministry and through comparing this with the emerging ecclesiology of ‘New Contextual Churches’ this paper proposes that work with young people creates space into which the church can grow. The potential of a pilgrim ecclesiology is noted as way of moving towards an ecclesiological framework for this. Finally, through reflection on data from extended case studies of two current Urban Saints groups, the way in which youth ministry is still moving into new space is demonstrated. The paper concludes by suggesting that creating ecclesial space is one way of understanding the relationship between youth ministry and the church.

scholarly journals Peran Pemimpin Gereja Dalam Kepemimpinan Pelayanan Kaum Muda Masa Kini

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
Heryanto Heryanto
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Church Leaders ◽  
Youth Services ◽  
Pilot Model ◽  
Previous Decade ◽  
Practical Theological ◽  
The Church

Today's youth ministry is a ministry that has very different challenges and struggles than the youth ministry in the previous decade. The need for leaders in the service of young people today is needed so that youth services can be strong. Through a qualitative review of the literature using a practical theological research method that will discuss the role of church leaders in the leadership of youth ministry today. The purpose of this research is expected to open new understanding for church leaders to build and guide young people to become leaders for youth ministry. The benefit of this research is that the presence of young people in the church is well served to grow prospective young leaders who bring glory to the name of the Lord Jesus. Found several things that must be done by church leaders in building and guiding young people to be leaders in youth ministry are: First, as a spiritual guide. Second, as a pilot model followed. Third, the personal example of having the love of Jesus Christ and loving others. Fourth, inspire young people to give dedication to Jesus Christ and Fifth, to encourage spiritual growth and character. Pelayanan kaum muda pada masa kini merupakan pelayanan yang memiliki tantangan dan pergumulan yang amat berbeda dibandingkan pelayanan kaum muda dalam dekade sebelumnya. Kebutuhan terhadap para pemimpin dalam pelayanan kaum muda masa kini sangat dibutuhkan agar pelayanan anak muda dapat menjadi kuat. Melalui kajian kualitatif literatur menggunakan metode penelitian teologi praktika yang akan membahas peran pemimpin gereja dalam kepemimpinan pelayanan kaum muda masa kini. Tujuan penelitian ini diharapkan membuka pengertian baru bagi para pemimpin gereja untuk membangun dan membimbing kaum muda untuk menjadi para pemimpin bagi pelayanan kaum muda. Manfaat penelitian ini adalah agar keberadaan kaum muda di gereja terlayani dengan baik sehingga menumbuhkan calon pemimpin kaum muda yang membawa kemuliaan bagi nama Tuhan Yesus. Didapati beberapa hal yang harus dilakukan para pemimpin gereja dalam membangun dan membimbing para kaum muda menjadi pemimpin dalam pelayanan kaum muda adalah : Pertama, sebagai pembimbing rohani. Kedua, sebagai model percontohan yang diiikuti. Ketiga, contoh pribadi yang memiliki kasih Yesus Kristus dan mengasihi sesama. Keempat, menginspirasi kaum muda dalam memberi dedikasi kepada Yesus Kristus dan kelima, pendorong pertumbuhan rohani dan karakter.

scholarly journals Christ alone ... Redeeming Youth Ministry

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Strong
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Spiritual Transformation ◽  
Personal Relationship ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Behavioural Modification ◽  
Se Status

In this article a fresh approach is proposed pertaining the contents and focus of the biblical message being taught in Youth Ministry: a Christocentric message in effective Youth Ministry is proposed as foundation to build on considering the Sola Scriptura approach. This is done to address one of the contributing factors to the current crisis in Youth Ministry, namely the use of behavioural modification techniques to transform the youth instead of spiritual transformation. The crisis in Youth Ministry can be described as not being effective in leading young people into mature Christian adulthood. Only through believing the Christocentric message of grace and allowing the sanctification of Holy Spirit in one’s life genuine spiritual transformation will take place. This article took a stance against behavioural modification techniques or preaching the Law, which may produce outward moralisation without the inward genuine transformation by Holy Spirit. Instead, it proposed four facets of a Christocentric message to be focused on in effective Youth Ministry: firstly, the grace of God as gift, secondly, the Christian’s status in Christ, thirdly, the message of the Kingdom of God, and lastly, the importance of cultivating a personal relationship with God.Alleenlik Christus ... Die herstel van Jeugbediening. In hierdie artikel word ’n vars benadering aangaande die inhoud en fokus van die Bybelse boodskap wat in Jeugbediening oorgedra word, voorgestel. ’n Christosentriese boodskap, gebou op ’n Sola Scriptura-benadering, moet as fondament in effektiewe Jeugbediening dien. Dit word gedoen om die aandag op een van die bydraende faktore tot die huidige krisis in Jeugbediening te vestig, naamlik dat gedragsveranderingstegnieke gebruik word om te poog om geestelike groei by die jeug te bevorder. Só word jongmense egter nie tot geestelike volwassenheid gelei nie. Geestelike transformasie kan slegs plaasvind deur geloof in die Christosentriese boodskap van genade en die werking van Heilige Gees in ’n mens se lewe. Hierdie artikel neem standpunt in teen die moralisasie van jongmense deur gedragsveranderingstegnieke of die verkondiging van die Wet sonder die transformerende werk van die Gees van God. Vier fasette van ’n Christosentriese boodskap om in effektiewe Jeugbediening op te fokus, word voorgestel: eerstens, die genade van God as geskenk, tweedens, die Christen se status in Christus, derdens, die boodskap van die Koninkryk van God, en laastens, die belangrikheid daarvan om aan ’n persoonlike verhouding met God te bou.

The New Rhetoric of Youth Ministry

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-19
Author(s):  
Kenda Creasy Dean
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Christian Education ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Youth Culture ◽  
Youth Ministry ◽  
Youth Programs ◽  
First Century ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
New Rhetoric ◽  
The Church

Surprisingly, despite the litany of crises that ushered in the twenty-first century, the rhetoric of despair that once typified the conversation about mainline Protestant youth ministry shows signs of softening. This article traces three developments that have gathered momentum in the last thirty years to set the stage for a rhetorical change of heart surrounding youth ministry. Today's conversation about ministry with young people aligns itself with practical theology as well as Christian education, claims as its context global postmodernity as well as youth culture, and interprets its curriculum as the spiritual practices of the Christian community, and not simply as youth programs. Armed with a broader purpose, a broader context, and a broader curriculum, the present discourse surrounding youth ministry suggests an emerging "rhetoric of hope" as it sets out to redefine the church as well as youth ministry itself.

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