Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

Introduction

During the past decades, religious group were being implemented

aiming to strengthen the spiritual life of human individual specifically

the youth. In 2010, Christianity, a religion which believes that Jesus

Christ is the son of God, savior of humanity and as the Messiah was

considered to be the world’s largest religion. Based on the few report, a

ministry is an activity carried out by Christians to express or spread

their faith, the prototype being the great commission or the instruction of

Jesus Christ to his disciples in spreading his teachings to all the nations.

This study focuses on an organization called Youth for Christ or

YFC. A youth organization under the supervision of Couples for Christ

with the support of different Catholic Church aiming to evangelize youth,

molding a generation of young, passionate, convicted and Christ-

centered young people. This study is very important specially to the

youths for when they reach the required age, they begin looking for their

belongingness specially in terms of religious group or organization.

Though religious things play a big role of developing ones soul and allow

youths to engage with religious practices enlightening young minds

about the spiritual world which can’t be seen by naked eyes. This study

itself must be given an attention for youths this day involves themselves

from activities which is no longer accredited. The role of knowing this is

to aware people specially the youths about its vision, mission, history,

advocacies and goals of the YfC in improving catholic life of an

individual. Thus, it is in this site, that this study was conducted to

determine and learn what are the promises, practices, origin of Youth for

Christ Organization.

Conceptual Framework

In line with the subject and with the discussed facts, this study

will only focus on the goals of YfC’s in improving one’s religious life. The

figure 1 below shows the profile of the respondents in connection to the

main goal of the study which is to determine how will this organization

improves spiritual life of am imdividual.

Demographic Profile

1.1 Age

1.2 Sex

1.3 Religion Improvement to

Spiritual Life
1.4 Years of membership

1.5 Role
 Figure1.1 Research Paradigm

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the history, goals, programs,

agreements, or promises of a Youth for Christ organizational chapter.

Specifically, it attempts to answer following questions:

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of :

1.1 Age

1.2 Sex

1.3 Religion

1.4 Years of membership

1.5 Role

2 What is YFC?

A. Their mission and vision

B. Its origin

C. The founder

D. Programs

3 What are the advocacies of YFC chapter Tambacan and Dona Maria

Sub-division in Iligan City?

 4 What are the goals found within the organization that can help

improve the spiritual life of a youth?

Significance of the Study

New generation somehow dedicated their selves from different

types of self pleasures limiting the involvement of spiritual aspects. This

situation somehow reflects on the continuing increasing level of crimes,

addictions or even the arising number of reports about misbehavior such

as suicides and murder. The worst thing was people who were involved

in this activity were youths. The study somehow reflects the importance

of connection between spiritual life and reality world. This is to give a

prior understanding about the background information of this

organization specifically its history, practices, goals and programs.

The following are the beneficiary of this study:

Youth . This study will enable youths to aware themselves about this life-

changing organization through its own ways of improving the spiritual

aspects of a single individual.

Parents . This study will give an opportunity specially the parents to

introduce the religious practices specifically the organization to their

children aiming to nurture ones personality and attitude turning it into a

better one.
Scope and Delimitation

This study was only limited to a specific population – the YFC

members specially the leaders and coordinators of two different chapters,

Tambacan and Dona Maria Subdivision in Iligan City.

The researchers’ attention was drawn on the investigation of determining

the YFC’s mission, vision, demographical profile, people behind this

organization and goals in its different organizational chapters. To

determine the main goals of this study, the researcher prepared

questionnaires for each YFC members of two chosen chapters in Iligan

City expected to be answered with detailed information relating on the

subject matter.

Definition of Terms

The following terms are conceptually and operationally defined to

facilitate the reader’s understanding of the concepts used in the study:

Organization. Is an entity comprising multiple people, such as

an institution or an association, that has a collective goal and is linked

to an external environment. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization)

Christian Ministry. In Christianity, ministry is an activity carried out by

Christians to express or spread their faith, the prototype being the Great

Commission. 2003's Encyclopedia of Christianity defines it as "carrying

forth Christ's mission in the world", indicating that it is "conferred on

each Christian in baptism."[1] It is performed by all Christians. This is

distinguished from the "office of minister", to which specific individuals

feel a certain vocation.[2] It can signify this activity as a whole, or specific

activities, or organizations within a church dedicated to specific

activities. Some ministries are identified formally as such, and some are

not; some ministry is directed towards members of the church, and some

towards non

members. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_ministry)

Advocacy. Is the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; 

active espousal.( http://www.dictionary.com/browse/advocacy)