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Activity workshop:
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Getting to
Know My
Ka-Lakbay:
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+ My name is …..(name & nickname)
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Why look at the youth?
Our first step in youth
ministry is to look at the
youth, to go out to them, to
look at their world, to strive
to know and understand
them, to share their lives, to
feel their dreams and
anxieties, to be one with
them.
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Who are the youth?
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How can we describe the
world of youth?
We can only understand and describe the
youth by giving a prior look at the world
where they are, that is, by taking into
consideration the broader in which they
live, and the effects these contexts have on
the young people. By context, we would
mean “the overall social and pastoral
environment in which they find
themselves.”
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1. There are contexts
marked by an abundance of
material goods.
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2. There are contexts of
underdevelopment and
poverty.
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3. There are contexts of
religious pluralism.
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4. There are contexts of
greater freedom.
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5. There are contexts of
indigenous groups and ethnic
minorities.
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How can we describe today’s Filipino
youth?
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First, we find the Filipino youth “everywhere.”
Just like our jeepneys: they clog the streets of metro
manila. They venture into the mountain trails of
mindanao. You find them on the ferry from matnog to
leyte. The Filipino youth are everywhere because they
are the majority of the Philippine population. Our cities
teem with young people: Metro Manila, Cebu, Baguio,
Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, or even in Cavite.
They are there to study or to work. But also the majority
of our young people are in the rural areas: farmers in
the fields, fishermen in the open seas, NPA’s in the
mountains.
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Secondly, we find everything in the Filipino youth.
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Thirdly, the Filipino youth can do everything.
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What are the challenges from today’s
youth?
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* There is the challenge posed by youth
who remain at a distance from the world
of faith, who are more interested in the
material aspects of life, who do not care
about God or religion, much less about
Church and Sunday Mass.
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* There is the challenge posed by youth
who are poor, and find great difficulty in
developing themselves, who cannot
practice their faith because of more
basic and urgent needs, who suffer
because of the injustice and oppression
perpetrated by a few rich people.
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* There is the challenge posed by
youth who separate life from faith,
who live their religion in private, who
believe they are already “good
Christians” because they go to Sunday
Mass, whose faith has no link with nor
impact on daily living.
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* There is the challenge posed by
youth who desire and are involved in
the Church, and look for the deeper
meaning of life and closer
relationship with God.
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF
YOUTH MINISTRY.
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What is youth ministry?
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* Some Definitions of Youth Ministry *
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And from the Latin American context, we provide this
translation of CELAM’s (the Episcopal Conferences of
Latin America) definition of pastoral juvenil (Spanish for
youth ministry):
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The “WHAT” of Youth
Ministry
The definitions quoted above state clearly the “what
of youth ministry”, that is, the actions, programs,
activities, carried out by the Church on behalf of the
young people.
Furthermore, they indicate why youth ministry is a
special ministry of the Church; firstly, it is directed
towards a particular group, the young, and secondly; it
is carried out in a way proper of the young.
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More the “WHO” than the
“WHAT”
YOUTH MINISTRY IS
JOURNEYING WITH THE YOUTH
AS ONE COMMUNITY.
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* 3 important elements in
youth ministry emerge. *
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1.Youth Ministry involves PEOPLE:
not just the young, but adults and
children as well, related among
themselves in the context of a family or
community. In fact, Youth Ministry can
only take place within a community that
is journeying together. The young are
not simply the objects of ministry; they
too are active and responsible agents of
ministry to each other.
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2. Youth Ministry is a process of growth
towards a GOAL;
it is not a single moment or activity, or a
cluster of sporadic activities but involves an
educative process that enables the young to
grow. This can only take place through growth-
enabling relationships within a community that
is also growing.
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3. Youth Ministry moves gradually along
the STAGES OF GROWTH.
it takes every young person where he is,
adapts to his pace of development, and
progressively leads him to Jesus Christ, the
perfect Man. The community guarantees the
continuity that fosters growth.
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* A Biblical Model *
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* Additional Questions *
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Furthermore:
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* It involves people who have a common
and definite set of values and goals, are
bound by interpersonal relationships and
processes, and are employing various
techniques and strategies.
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF
YOUTH MINISTRY.
Loving Father,
You have called me to minister to the youth and to
journey with them
That they may discover life in Jesus Christ.
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Help me to become a faithful disciple of Your Son.
Teach me how to enter the world of the youth,
to be in solidarity with their everyday experiences,
to bring Christ’s love and acceptance to them
so that they may live their gifts to the full
and express their questions and doubts without fear,
but with confidence and trust.
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Train my heart to listen
to what they say and do not say.
Grant that I may respond lovingly,
that I may speak and bring Youth Word to them
so that they may find Your Way.
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Let the examples of the first Christian community
be my guide in living in communion with them,
and in embracing the vision of a kingdom of
justice, peace, and joy.
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These I ask in Jesus, our Lord and Savior,
in the Spirit Who animates and empowers,
and through the intercession of Mary,
our loving mother and model in faith
forever and ever.
Amen.
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF
YOUTH MINISTRY.