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Toward A Theology Of Youth Ministry And Its Praxis In The Local Church, Luis Fernando Ortiz

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

In many Seventh-day Adventist churches in North America patterns of non involvement among the youth were observed. Young people were attending church on Sabbath, but almost none of them were leaders. The objective of this dissertation was to identify biblical principles for the development of a youth ministry in which leaders build responsible servant leaders and encourage young people to grow, learn, and use their gifts in Christian ministry.

Method

The Scriptures were searched for a biblical background for youth work and principles for successful youth involvement. The word “youth” was analyzed in the Old and New Testaments together …

Youth Ministry, Unknown

Human Subject Research Archive

This paper reports a research on the subject of youth leader attitudes and perceptions toward Youth Ministry in the local church. Its purpose was to review ministry resources, and to gather information for upcoming Youth Ministry taskforces. In order to complete the study, focus groups and telephone surveys were conducted throughout the North American Division.

Youth Ministry, Scott P. Cooper

Whittier Scholars Program

This project is a field study of three different church youth programs, geared for the Jr. high age group. This covers the formation and functioning of these programs to form one. Two broad topics of discovering if there is a correlation between a program that has been regarded as a quality program and one that is regarded as successful. Deals with the following questions: what are the methods used to evangelize the people? Do the leaders make any attempts at apologetics? What are the goals of the program? How does the programs, and its leaders, get their message across? Are …

An Examination Of Studies On Beliefs Of Christians With Special Reference To Their Validity And Their Insights Regarding Lutheran Youth, Norman Steffen

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The goal of this thesis is to evaluate the accuracy and validity of the findings of specific recent research into the beliefs, values, and action patterns of Christians. This points to ways for utilizing these and other such studies critically and yet positively in the church's ministry, especially to youth.

What's Going On Here?, Donald L. Jerke

Concordia Theological Monthly

There's a cartoon around which shows a perplexed father driving home from the local high school PTA meeting with his wife; he says, "Twenty years ago I was told I wasn't as smart as my father. … Today rm told I'm not as smart as my teen-ager …. Where did we go wrong?"