1. “Inclusive Approach -Key principles in ministering to 15 -25”
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2. “Inclusive Approach -Key principles in ministering to 15 -25”
Malan Nel
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3. Introduction
What you want me to know about issues and questions from your side
What I want you to ‘know’ about the theme and issue of our time together
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4. Agenda In our time together: Who are we?
A Theological understanding of youth and Youth Ministry: Theory and practice
A Few Guidelines for a ministry to Middle and Late Adolescents
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5. Who are we? Local Churches as God’s gift to His world
His called people to reach the world
God’s vehicle to His address: the world
Missional credibility through contextual relevancy
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6. GOD GOD CREATED HIS WORLD
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7. God committed Himself to creation
CREATED
HIS
WORLD
God committed Himself to creation
(world)
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8. GOD
God created
the church
CHURCH
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9. God comes to the church and through the church to the world
God skep
die kerk
God comes to the church and through the church to the world
CHURCH
KERK
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10. GOD KERK KOINONIA KERUGMA LEITOURGIA DIAKONIA MARTURIA PARAKLESIS
DIDACHE
KOINONIA
DIAKONIA
MARTURIA
KUBERNESIS
KERK
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11. GOD God’s church / God’s Kingdom
Communication of the gospel of Jesus Christ, in service of God, of one another and of the world.
1 = Preaching (Kerugma)
2 = Worship Service (Leitourgia)
3 = Pastoral Care (Paraklesis)
4 = Teaching (Didache)
5 = Management + Administration (Cybernesis)
6 = Fellowship of Believers (Koinonia)
7 = Deeds of Mercy (Diakonia)
8 = Witnessing (Marturia)
Covenant / Relational Commitment
(God cannot let go of his created reality) 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 8
Church = Mine 1
Pass on what you have received!
Missionary
purpose 2
World
1 = “Church growth”
2 = Get into the world!
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12. Who are we? Local Churches as God’s gift to His world
His called people to reach the world
God’s vehicle to His address: the world
Missional credibility through contextual relevancy
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13. A Theological understanding of youth and Youth Ministry
Theological/Biblical
God and households
Gen 12, 17
God’s involvement with children and their training
Deutr 6: 4-20
Youth involved in the Kingdom
1 Sam 17
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14. A Theological understanding of youth and Youth Ministry
One conclusion
Youth are an integral part of the faith community
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15. A Theological understanding of youth and Youth Ministry
Three consequences
Though unique never apart from
Never and nowhere to be ignored
They are the responsibility of the total faith community with special reference to the parents/family
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16. A Theological understanding of youth and Youth Ministry: Practice
Get primary role players together
Admit and register the absence of youth and let them tell you why
Start small: relational approach
In youth groups (Sunday school)
In worship: mean it and take them serious
Family worship: the answer?
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17. Revisiting a few beacons
Youth Ministry
Revisiting a few beacons
Relational
(corporate)
Hermeneutical
(Family)
Integral
part
Agogical
(congreg.)
Differentiate
(focus)
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18. A Few Guidelines for a ministry to Middle and Late Adolescents
Good News: Being and doing
Self-revealing Pastoral Care
Project Orientated Kingdom driven Diakonia
Creative: involve them
Challenging
Facilitate: Individuation
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