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YOUTH SERVING YOUTH and COMMUNITY

Module made ready for

Youth Ministry

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youtH serVing Youth

We’ve been trying to understand the evil that we seeWhy people love to hate how the violence came to beThe answer to this question may not be ours just yetBut it doesn’t mean well give up living for the goals we’ve set

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Chorus:

Youth serving youth, moving out to those who need us

Shaping a world that will soon be on our own

Youth serving youth not afraid to take the challenge to be the bearers of love

And signs of all that we believe.

Let’s join our hands together now, to build a better placeWere love, peace and brotherhood gifts to all we shareThe question needs an answer still but the radiance of our faithWe share its light to all around us to start a brand new day

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Objectives:at the end of this module

the participants may be able to know:

1. the basic of Youth Ministry

2. the responsibility of a Youth as member of the

Church and Society

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3. his / her commitmentthrough SERVANTHOOD in

Community4. his/herself serving

Youth5. the basic of their

catholic faith6.to strengthen their faith

7.knowing one's self as member of the community

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COMING TOGETHER:

YOUTH  

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Getting to know activity:

Ako ay masaya

Ako ay masaya kapag kasama kita 3xAko ay masaya kapag kasama kita, kapag

kasakasama ka. 

Kasiko: tell your name, where you live.Katuhod: tell your name, where you live and

favorite hangout favorite color. Why?Kapaa: tell your name, where you live

favorite book and color. Why? The reason you are here?

 

7Getting to know activity:

IBOL

PLACES:

CHURCH 1 pm PLAYGROUND 2 pm-

SCHOOL 3pm – vision, dreams, how this inspires you?

MALL 4 pm – faves, inspirationHOUSE / HOME 5 pm – naging mabuti ka bang anak sa mga magulang mo or kapatid?

 

CHAPTER ONE:

KNOWING MY SELF

My Person: WHO AM I ?What I like?What I hate?What makes me sad?What makes me happy? 

" You are responsible for yourself. Growth and change is a personal choice."

KNOWING MY SELF

Each of us here is invited to grow towards fulfillment.

Each person is meant to become what he / she ought to be.

To process of becoming is growth.

Growth demands change.

And every change is painful and yet rewarding.

Requisite for Personal Growth and ChangeOPENNESS

PSYCHOLOGICAL HONESTY

DE-LABELLING

DISCERNING ATTITUDE

ATTUNED TO THE PRESENT

- to disclose oneself voluntarily. To break ones mind and heart sets or horse blinders. To take moderate amount of risks, learning to stretch out from comfortable zone.

- to face and confront the truth about yourself both positive and negative.

- to be free from the labels of "roles" and "qualities" which limit our own or another's personhood.

- to own and accept all one's life experiences and discovers their meaning.

- to learn to live "here and now". To see the past and the future in the context of the present.

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what do yOu call your

Self?

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Chapter 2:YouTh

MiNisTrY

Chapter 2:YouTh

MiNisTrY

- Youth Ministry indeed flows from the selfsame overall ministry of the church, but is carried out as a concrete expression addressed to the young in their everyday situation.

– is the specific “branch” of the church’s mission, directed to and involving the young in general.

General Description of

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THE FILIPINO CATHOLIC YOUTH

An important first step in any ministry is knowing and understanding the targets of the ministry.

In youth ministry, awareness and understanding of the youth are essential towards relevance and effectiveness.

By youth, we mean those single persons who are between 13-39 years of age; they are the main targets of youth ministry, but emerging as well are those who do not fall under those

general characteristics (such as unwed mothers, youth in the streets, members of

other Christian denominations or other religions, indigenous youth, etc.).

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THE PHILIPPINE CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRYSTRENGTHS:

Qualities and skills of the young people themselves: e.g creativity, dynamism, commitment and many others and also the skills in communicating, organizing, planning and others.

WEAKNESSES:

Lack of funds and programs, as well as some qualities and skills:

Absence of support from various sector such as clergy and parents.

OPPURTUNITIES:

The involvement of various groups

Various activities e.g. programs etc . And facilities e.g resources etc.

THREATS:Social problems

Attitudinal and behavioral problem

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Foundation and Rationales of Youth

Ministry

The "JESUS – EVENT”

YOUTH MINISTRY – CHURCH MISSION AND MINISTRY.

EVANGELIZATION.

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GOALS OF PCYM

TO STABLISH AND STRENGTHEN THE YOUTH’S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST

TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL GROWTH

TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE CATHOLIC

YOUTH MINISTRY

Youth Ministry is: Christ-centereda ministry of the church, concerned with the growth of the total person, youth-focused(Protagonism of, priority for, and preference to the young),

communitarian

(rooted in relationships)

interactive, and self-duplicating

These characteristics are the trademarks of youth ministry, in faithfulness to its vision and its mission.

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Components of youth ministry

EVANGELIZATION

CATECHESIS

FELLOWSHIP

SOCIAL ACTION

LEADERSHIP

WORSHIP